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Photos: Former Northern California mansion owned by Papa Murphy’s founders listed for $12.5 million

Mediterranean-style home boasts materials imported from France and Italy, including hand-painted frescoes and limestone floors

Overview of wine country estate.
Founders of Papa Murphy’s Take N’ Bake Pizza have listed their Petaluma, Calif. wine country estate (Peter Lyons).
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Trustees of Terrence and Rose Collins, founders of Papa Murphy’s Take N’ Bake Pizza, have listed the family’s wine country estate in Petaluma for $12.5 million.

Living room with a stone fireplace.
A wine country estate once owned by the founders of Papa Murphy’s Take N’ Bake Pizza is for sale (Peter Lyons). 
Living room with rounded windows and a chandelier.
A wine country estate once owned by the founders of Papa Murphy’s Take N’ Bake Pizza is for sale (Peter Lyons). 
Bedroom with beamed ceilings.
A wine country estate once owned by the founders of Papa Murphy’s Take N’ Bake Pizza is for sale (Peter Lyons). 

The Mediterranean-style home includes a four-bedroom main residence and a one-bedroom casita. The property evokes classic European charm with materials imported from France and Italy, including hand-painted frescoes and limestone floors from a French monastery. There is also a chef’s kitchen, sauna, wine cellar and theater room.

Chef's kitchen with 6-seat island.
A wine country estate once owned by the founders of Papa Murphy’s Take N’ Bake Pizza is for sale (Peter Lyons). 
Wine cellar with table.
A wine country estate once owned by the founders of Papa Murphy’s Take N’ Bake Pizza is for sale (Peter Lyons). 

Nestled on 35 acres, the property includes abundant outdoor amenities including a large courtyard, bocce court, koi pond and an olive tree grove.

Koi pond and deck.
A wine country estate once owned by the founders of Papa Murphy’s Take N’ Bake Pizza is for sale (Peter Lyons). 
Bocce court.
A wine country estate once owned by the founders of Papa Murphy’s Take N’ Bake Pizza is for sale (Peter Lyons). 

Nicole Marzo of Compass and Abe Matar of Avenue 8 hold the listing.

Estate at night.
A wine country estate once owned by the founders of Papa Murphy’s Take N’ Bake Pizza is for sale (Peter Lyons). 

Papa Murphy’s began in 1995 as a merger between Hillsboro, Oregon-based Papa Aldo’s Pizza and Petaluma-based Murphy’s Pizza. In 2010, the chain was sold to Lee Equity Partners in New York.