Hemmings Find of the Day – 10-car fortress of solitude

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New Jersey 10-car fortress of solitude

Can it be a Fortress of Solitude if it doesn’t have giant crystal formations and a statue of Jor-El? Well, that’s how the seller of this 10-car garage with country home currently for sale on Hemmings.com describes it:

10-Car Fortress of Solitude + Country Home for Her. GARAGE/WORKSHOP/rebuilt 4500 sq ft barn w hoist & shed. Your wife won’t ever again complain about your automotive hobby after you present her with matching, warmly RENOVATED 1850s COUNTRY HOME in upscale neighborhood Perryville-Hampton area in rural western NJ. 3 bedrooms, sitting room/office, 2.5 baths, dining/family room w Heatalator fireplace, library/living room w built-in bookshelves, kitchen w appliances, custom pine cabinets & breakfast area w raised hearth. Mud room has French doors to wrap-around, partially covered deck. Original hardware & refinished, wide plank floors. Renovated 2004 2-story 22×55 barn w hayloft landing & overhead hoist beam; 20×36 shed addition; 3-story 20×22 garage/office/studio addition w spiral staircase. House & garage have vinyl siding, metal roofs. Outbuildings, tennis court. Quiet street, secluded, 3.26 acre wooded property, rolling views, 2 minutes to Rt 78.

Of course, the real cost is not the asking price of $549,900, but the total of that and the classic car buying spree you’d go on shortly after to fill the space.