Wow House: Northern Italy In Northumberland

NASHVILLE, TN -- Ian Brick was born in East Belfast, Northern Ireland, U.K., earned a PhD in pharmacology, moved to America, settling in Nashville in 1987, starting a pharmaceutical company in 1990 and selling it four years later, moving into an early retirement. Brick died in 2015, but his legacy lives on in a number of ways. First, the student union bar at Queen's University, Belfast, is named "Brickie's" in his honor after a $1 million donation; he was later made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in honor of his service to education in Northern Ireland. Second, he spearheaded the effort that made Nashville and Belfast sister cities.

And then there's this house, a sprawling villa that wouldn't look out of place in Northern Italy except that it's in Northumberland in Forest Hills. Sitting on two acres atop a hill, it offers enviable views inside and out.

• Address: 31 Inveraray, Nashville, Tennessee
• Price: $2,950,000
• Square Feet: 10857
• Bedrooms: 4
• Bathrooms: 5 Full and 3 Half Baths
• Built: 2002
• Features: In the exclusive enclave of Northumberland, this estate offers extraordinary beauty, quality and privacy.The custom, 11,000-square-foot Northern Italian-inspired villa is situated on a secluded two acre hilltop in the gated community, offering solitude and spectacular vistas from every window,terrace and loggia.

This listing originally appeared on realtor.com. For more information and photos, click here.