There’s a castle outside Oklahoma City looking for a new owner – here’s a phrase you don’t come across that often. The perfect owner doesn’t have to be a king or a lord, but he does have to be a family man and a car collector.
In fact, a better description of Milam Castle would be “here’s a massive car garage / custom man cave attached to a castle.” Property of Joe Milam, Castle Milam was build between 2013 and 2016 and is more of a castle-like Old England Tudor family home. It was designed as a family home from the get-go, so it places a lot of emphasis on personal space, where one can pursue one’s hobby at leisure. Especially if it revolves around cars.
One of the highlights of Milam Castle is the 5,550 square-foot (511 square-meter) 20-car, insulated car garage. According to the owner, it’s big enough to allow you to store your collection and drive right inside it and make a complete turn, without fearing you could hit something.
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To further turn this garage into a man cave, you have an Irish pub inside, a soda fountain and a lounge area, where you and your like-minded car enthusiast friends can relax or catch up with your automotive adventures. It’s all very stylish and very royally decadent.
“I can't even tell you what I love the most about this house, there are too many things to list,” Milam revealed in a recent interview, as the house hit the market. “The large garage that you can pull into and then completely turn around is great. The main living room that holds all of our large family at Christmas with room to ride any toys or gifts. We have also been able to open up our home for many different guests that truly appreciated what it has to offer.”
In addition to the 20-car garage, the castle comes with room for another 100 vehicles in the driveway. That figure might seem an exaggeration, but it’s a must if you consider the purpose of this home: that of entertaining large parties. We’re talking about gatherings with hundreds of guests, much like a lord would.
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Sprawling over 15,300 square-feet (1,421 square-meters) of living space and three levels, the castle comes with its own banquet hall with a performance stage, so you can either use it to hold dinner parties or even actual concerts. The current owner has held here charity functions, school proms and church gatherings, and can attest for the room’s functionality and versatility.
Entertaining opportunities are also provided by the large playroom / optional gym room upstairs and a media room. There’s an inground pool with spa, and elsewhere on the grounds, a waterfall and plenty of gazebos for a taste of aristocratic rural life. You know, the kind where you get to pretend you live in the country while being all posh and fancy.
With such an incredible guest capacity and high variety of entertainment options, Milam Castle is not very welcoming for overnight guests. In other words: there is little room to put up guests, so here’s to hoping either your family isn’t very large or they’re not particularly fond of coming over to visit. The castle has only three bedrooms and two full and three half-bathrooms.
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The master suite is described as worthy of a king and queen, with plenty of space and lavish furnishes. There’s a walk-in wardrobe and ensuite bathroom with jacuzzi and his and hers sink. Both guest rooms come with their own dining room and kitchen, so guests can enjoy themselves in their own space or, depending on how you look at it, enjoy themselves without bothering you. One of the guest rooms doubles as shelter room in case of a storm and a safe room thanks to a bank vault door.
The main kitchen takes up the entire second floor and is open-plan, modernly equipped and as luxurious as you’d expect it to be.
“The estate delivers unlimited potential, combining an opulent environment, top-of-the-line high-tech features, extravagant air-conditioned garage facilities, spacious banquet room plus so many warm indulgences that make this estate have just the right mixture for a truly magical destination to live, work and play,” reads the description at Supreme Auctions.
Pricing for Milam Castle was initially listed as $3.9 million, but it’s expected to go under the hammer on October 31 at no reserve, at Supreme Auctions.
Elena has been writing for a living since 2006 and, as a journalist, she has put her double major in English and Spanish to good use. She covers automotive and mobility topics like cars and bicycles, and she always knows the shows worth watching on Netflix and friends. Full profile
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