The Estate Today
Juggler Meadow is a private New England estate on more than 80 acres in Leverett, Massachusetts: five residences, 18 bedrooms, and a remarkable collection of recreation and wellness amenities.
A Private Stay
Today Juggler Meadow is held for the people staying here, from arrival to the last morning.
Families, wedding parties, and teams take five residences, 18 bedrooms, The Spa, and more than 80 acres of New England. Overnight accommodations are for approximately 50 guests. Larger gatherings use the indoor pavilion, subject to layout, permitting, and fire code.
Explore the Area
The estate sits in Leverett, in the Pioneer Valley, with Amherst and UMass a short drive away. Exact times belong on a map, not in a promise.
Amherst & UMass
The university town and campus sit a short drive from the estate: dining, bookstores, and the rhythm of the academic year.
The Five Colleges
Amherst College, Smith, Mount Holyoke, Hampshire, and UMass share the valley. Families visiting any campus can keep one home base.
The Pioneer Valley
Forest, farmland, and river towns. Seasonal events, conservation land, and the kind of quiet that holds after the last car leaves the road.
New England Peace Pagoda
A Buddhist monument in the Leverett woods, close enough for a morning walk from the estate.
How the Estate Was Built
In 1969, a sixteen-year-old in South Hadley, Massachusetts was short on money for a Christmas gift. He melted crayons in the family kitchen and made his mother a candle. A neighbor bought it, and the money paid for the next batch. Michael Kittredge grew that first candle into Yankee Candle, the largest hand-crafted candle maker in America, and sold the company in 1998 for a reported half a billion dollars.
In 1984 he had bought a modest colonial on Juggler Meadow Road in Leverett for $144,000. Over the next quarter century he expanded it in eight stages, finishing in 2010: an indoor water park, The Spa, three lanes of bowling, a two-story arcade, climate-controlled barns for the car collection, and a tennis pavilion that converts to a concert hall, where Hall and Oates and The Doobie Brothers played for his guests.
“There was nothing he loved more than bringing his family and friends together and hosting parties at his home,” his son said. Kittredge died in 2019 at 67. The estate he built remains what he meant it to be: a place made for gathering.
Historical names such as the Yankee Candle estate belong to this record. They do not name the stay.
At Juggler Meadow, we believe life's most meaningful moments deserve extraordinary places. Our mission is to create a private estate where families, friends, couples, and organizations gather to reconnect, celebrate, recharge, and build memories that last a lifetime. Through thoughtful hospitality, timeless surroundings, and exceptional experiences, we transform ordinary getaways into unforgettable traditions.
MrBeast
The most-watched house film on YouTube, 432M+ views
Bloomberg
Yankee Candle Founder's $23 Million Massachusetts Compound Comes With Bellagio-Inspired Water Park
CNBC
Inside the $23 million mega-mansion that Yankee Candle built
Newsweek
Inside the Former Yankee Candle Owner's $23 Million Massachusetts Mansion
Entrepreneur
Yankee Candle Founder's $23 Million Estate Comes with an Indoor Water Park and Two Car Barns
The Wall Street Journal
First reported the estate's 2022 listing
Dwell
You Can See What the Yankee Candle Estate Looks Like, But What Does It Smell Like?
New York Post
MrBeast tours mega-mansion of late Yankee Candle founder
The Independent
Inside the estate at its 2022 listing
NBC Boston
YouTube's superstar MrBeast tours $23M Yankee Candle mansion
Boston Magazine
On the Market: A Massive Western Mass. Estate Owned by the Founder of Yankee Candle
Boston.com
Get a whiff of, well, a look inside, the Yankee Candle mansion
The estate has been toured, filmed, and written about by national press. The coverage is part of the record.