The word “chateau” brings to mind a nobility-owned manor somewhere in France.

But you don’t have to travel abroad to enjoy that lifestyle. This chateau-inspired spread includes two connected houses on more than 68 acres in West Linn, OR, a suburb of Portland. It’s listed for $6 million.

And in case it’s not obvious, Europe is built right into this regal residence.

“It’s like nothing I’ve ever seen before,” insists listing agent Kristen Kohnstamm, with Cascade Hasson Sotheby’s International Realty. “The floors are imported from Europe. There are artifacts throughout the house, including hardware and doors that are from various countries. … It’s just an incredible artist’s creation.”

10 years to build

Although it was completed in the last five years, the project was a decade in the making.

Kohnstamm says the place was finished in 2019, but the guesthouse dates back to the late 1980s or early 1990s.

Both houses total 13,023 square feet, with six bedrooms in the chateau and another four in the guesthouse. There are two complete kitchens and 10 full bathrooms.

The owner “absolutely loves European history and chateaux, and that was what she wanted to recreate,” Kohnstamm explains.

Separate yet connected

The two homes are distinct but are linked inside and have separate outside entrances.

“The powder-blue kitchen really is the connector between the two buildings,” Kohnstamm says. “You go through a kind of grandiose double door that is an antique from Europe, and that brings you into the original main house.”

A rooftop terrace with a rounded window is also part of the connector.

Kohnstamm says local Oregon artisans created items like custom curtain rods, railings, and more that dovetail with the owners’ treasures and vision for the place.

“I think really it was a place to put all these things that they’d collected over the years,” she notes. “I believe there are 78 chandeliers, and all but one are from Europe.”

Wedding destination

The picture-perfect Chateau de Harpe, named for the owner’s family, has an event permit and hosts at least a dozen weddings each year.

“The owners wanted to create an event space where they could invite others to enjoy the property,” Kohnstamm says.

Now that they’ve succeeded in their palace project, the owners are ready to part with the property.

The land is designated for agricultural use and currently cannot be subdivided. But befitting a landed chateau, perhaps the next buyer would want to start a vineyard, Kohnstamm suggests.

“I think [the perfect buyer] is someone who wants a destination location that can accommodate extended family and friends and loves to get people together,” she says.

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