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You Can Finally Buy Derek Jeter’s Castle

Photo: Stephen Dolinsky

There’s still time to get a castle for Christmas. Unfortunately it’s Derek Jeter’s castle, which contains both a baseball-diamond-shaped infinity pool and a replica of the Statue of Liberty. The 9,000-square-foot Orange County estate is going up for auction from Paramount Realty with a minimum bid of $6.5 million — which is a steep discount from the $14.75 million Jeter was asking for in 2018. (No one was interested.)

Photo: Stephen Dolinsky
Photo: Stephen Dolinsky
Photo: Stephen Dolinsky
Photo: Stephen Dolinsky
Photo: Stephen Dolinsky
Photo: Stephen Dolinsky

Tiedemann Castle has 24 rooms and was first built in 1903 by a dentist. According to The Wall Street Journal, Jeter spent his childhood summers at the castle because his grandfather was the adopted son of the Tiedemann family. The castle, which features a shocking number of cast-iron chandeliers, also contains a guesthouse with a turret, a billiards room, and a dining room fit for medieval cosplay.

The castle is going up for auction on December 15, just in time for the holidays, so mark your calendars.

You Can Finally Buy Derek Jeter’s Castle