Outside the small city of Festus, Mo., a 19th-century castle modeled after a château on Italy’s Lake Como, is coming on the market for $24.75 million. The extravagant property is far from typical for the area. About 40 miles south of St. Louis, Festus has a population under 12,000, and its median home price is $176,640. “We don’t get many castles in Missouri,” quipped listing agent Mike Hanrahan of Cushman & Wakefield. Situated...

Source: Wall Street Journal February 05, 2020 19:04 UTC