CARMEL, Ind.– Scott Jones, founder of ChaCha and inventor of voicemail, will hold an estate sale at his 27,000 square-foot Carmel estate in September. 
 
 Jones has resided in Hawaii for the last few years and has decided to open the doors to his mansion and invite the public to peruse a lifetime of collections and household furnishings. 
 
 The sale will run from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. on Sept. 14-17. The house is located at 1150 West 116th St, Carmel, IN 46032. 
 
 “This sale will undoubtedly be one of the best estate sales ever conducted – not only in the state of Indiana, but the entire country,” said Aether Estate Sales Co. 
 
 The Carmel home is built in the style of an English country manor. It cost $20 million and took seven years to build. The mansion’s features include a 33-foot high great room, an indoor tree house, a circular mahogany slide, a 25-foot long saltwater aquarium and an indoor basketball court. It also has many automation features. 
 
 The estate has been on shows like HGTV’s Mega Mansions and MTV Cribs. It has served as an incubator for members of the tech scene over the years. 
 
 Jones has amassed a collection of eclectic possessions, including: 
 
 T-Rex skull cast 
 
 High-end, original art 
 
 Museum-quality, priceless antiques 
 
 Custom-built furniture 
 
 Kubota tractors 
 
 Incredible clock collection 
 
 Conversation pieces 
 
 Home accents 
 
 For more information, visit Aether Estate Sales Co. online here or call (317) 567-2319. ||||| Skip in Skip x Embed x Share CLOSE Entrepreneur and coder Scott Jones opens his Carmel home up to Airbnb. Take a video tour. (August 2017) Mykal McEldowney/IndyStar 
 
 Buy Photo The home of Scott Jones, now on the market for $4,995,000. (Photo: Mykal McEldowney/IndyStar)Buy Photo 
 
 Scott Jones is simplifying. 
 
 The tech maven with the big house on 116th Street — the one with the indoor tree house, the 25-foot saltwater aquarium, the spiral slide made of the finest mahogany — is selling his stuff. 
 
 Jones has been living mostly in Hawaii for the past two years and has decided that the Carmel house's furnishings must go, all of them. 
 
 This would include his Tyrannosaurus rex skull replica, for which he'll take $10,000, and his Steinway grand piano, $100,000. The sale runs Sept. 14-17, at the house, 1150 W. 116th St. 
 
 It's not an auction; it's a sale. People can walk through the house and check out the merchandise as if the house were a store. 
 
 "Everything will be bar coded," said Lee Parson of Fishers-based Aether Estate Sales Co., who's managing the sale. 
 
 Jones' house — seven bedrooms, 14 bathrooms, 24,000 square feet — is for sale, too. The asking price is $4,995,000. 
 
 You don't have to be Steinway-rich to file through the house next month and acquire a piece of Jones' legacy. Parson said everyday household items will be sold alongside the good stuff, including "half-opened bottles of Windex that'll be 50 cents." 
 
 Jones, 56, has a second home in Honolulu, and a couple years ago, he began spending most of his time there. He kept his Carmel house occupied by running a computer coding school out of the great room and the theater and renting bedrooms on Airbnb. 
 
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 He moved to Indianapolis as a teenager and graduated from North Central High School and later Indiana University. At 25, while living in Boston, he invented the technology that made voicemail practical. He sold it for $50 million then started several other businesses. 
 
 Jones returned to his hometown in the 1990s and, as a 30-something multimillionaire tech titan, quickly became a major player. He was one of the key voices lobbying for Indiana's move to daylight-saving time, a surprisingly hotly contested transition that he and other business leaders considered critical to aligning Indiana with business interests on the coasts. 
 
 He gave money away, most notably $3 million to The Children's Museum for its "Dinosphere," a dinosaur exhibit. 
 
 Along the way, Jones collected a wide variety of stuff from all over the world: antiques, artwork, a suit of armor, a model of the sailing ship that's the size of a fourth-grader, and a telescope so huge that it takes three people to move. 
 
 Parson predicted dispensing it would be "the best estate sale ever held in Indiana." 
 
 "Everything must go," said Jones' publicist, John Ross. "This will be a nice opportunity for people to see how the other half lives." 
 
 Skip in Skip x Embed x Share CLOSE Have you ever wanted to peek inside the Carmel, Ind., mansion of tech guru Scott Jones? Now you can — and you might be able to walk away with a memento, too. Jones is selling all of his possessions from the Hamilton County home. Dwight Adams/IndyStar 
 
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 Read or Share this story: http://indy.st/2wT9QwI ||||| While it’s easy to identify the largest and most affluent metropolises in the United States, it’s far more difficult to pinpoint the priciest suburb closest to each major city. So real estate firm Engel & Völkers examined the fringes of the country’s 10 most populated urban spreads to determine just that. 
 
 Here’s a rundown of the well-to-do towns that made the list, ordered from least to greatest in terms of the corresponding major city’s population. 
 
 Los Altos Hills, CA 
 
 Bordering San Jose, Los Altos Hills is one of Silicon Valley’s most esteemed residential enclaves. With rolling hills and unparalleled bay views, it’s a popular home base for tech titans—including Cisco president John Chambers—and baseball legend Barry Bonds. (To boot, among its plethora of multimillion-dollar havens is the $10,000-a-night Airbnb mansion Beyoncé rented before performing at Super Bowl 50’s halftime show.) 
 
 Population (as of 2013): 8,334 
 
 Median home sales price: $3.45 million 
 
 Most expensive home for sale: A five-bedroom, 12-bath home now priced at $88 million 
 
 Westlake, TX 
 
 Nestled on the outskirts of Dallas, Westlake is one of Texas’ most enviable communities. A Certified Gold Scenic City, it contains the Vaquero Club (one of the most exclusive private clubs in the nation) and the prestigious Westlake Academy, along with several corporate campuses such as Deloitte University and Fidelity Investments. Noteworthy residents include Glenn Beck, who occupies a 8,000-square-foot house formerly owned by retired MLB player Jorge Piedra and his Swarovski heiress wife, Vanessa. Properties currently up for grabs (sans celebrity ties) include this $4 million Mediterranean-style home. 
 
 Population (as of 2013): 1,096 
 
 Median home sales price: $2 million 
 
 Most expensive home for sale: An 11,248-square-foot mansion presently listed at $6.299 million 
 
 Rancho Santa Fe, CA 
 
 A stone’s throw away from San Diego, Rancho Santa Fe houses a slew of wealthy notables—from baseball bigwig Bud Black to billionaire businessman Bill Gates (who purchased his horse ranch for $18 million from weight loss guru Jenny Craig). Former denizens include singers Patti Page, Bing Crosby, Jewel, and Janet Jackson; NASA astronaut Pete Conrad (the third man to walk on the moon); golfer Phil Mickelson; and filmmaker Howard Hughes. Among the beautiful abodes now on the market in the area is this 7,400-square-foot, two-acre spread, now priced at $3.888 million. 
 
 Population (as of 2010): 3,117 
 
 Median home sales price: $2.119 million 
 
 Most expensive home for sale: A 210-acre ranch with an 8,148-square-foot home now asking $85 million 
 
 Terrell Hills, TX 
 
 Population (as of 2013): 5,088 
 
 Median home sales price: $1.322 million 
 
 Most expensive home for sale: A four-bedroom, five-bath home presently priced at $2.077 million 
 
 Five miles from downtown San Antonio, Terrell Hills is just minutes away from the vibrant city, widely regarded as one of the most culturally rich places in southwest Texas. Historic and cultural landmarks including the Riverwalk, Witte Museum, and the Alamo are at arm’s reach for inhabitants of the illustrious town, who include Oscar winner Tommy Lee Jones. 
 
 Paradise Valley, AZ 
 
 Back in the day, Paradise Valley catered to farmers and their cattle. But today it’s regarded as Phoenix’s most coveted suburb and one of Arizona’s most popular tourist spots, touting a number of luxury resorts and must-see attractions. Framed by magnificent mountains, the desert oasis counts boxers Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson, along with former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor and former U.S. Vice President Dan Quayle among its past residents. Picturesque properties for sale in the area include this 6,905-square-foot, $5 million contemporary. 
 
 Population (as of 2013): 13,387 
 
 Median home sales price: $1.1 million 
 
 Most expensive home for sale: A five-acre Mediterranean estate with a 25,416-square-foot main house now listed at $25 million 
 
 Bryn Mawr, PA 
 
 Bryn Mawr—which translates to “great hill” in Welsh—rests 10 miles outside of Philadelphia, in a moneyed region known as the Main Line. Teeming with distinguished schools, high-end boutiques, and fine-dining restaurants, the lush stretch is tied to an impressive who’s who, from Katharine Hepburn (who attended Bryan Mawr College) and former President Woodrow Wilson (who taught government at the school) to Kat Dennings (who grew up there) and Pro Football Hall of Famer Emlen Tunnell. 
 
 Population (as of 2010): 3,779 
 
 Median home sales price: $760,292 
 
 Most expensive home for sale: A 6,500-square-foot haven nestled on over five acres currently asking $4.25 million 
 
 Southside Place, TX 
 
 Southside Place is known for its family-friendly nature and close proximity to Houston. Spanning a mere 10 blocks, the charming expanse has an abundance of pools, parks, and reputable public schools, making it a great white-picket-fence escape from the bustling city. 
 
 Population (as of 2013): 1,784 
 
 Median home sales price: $1.253 million 
 
 Most expensive home for sale: A Prairie-style house with four bedrooms and four baths now priced at $2.395 million 
 
 Glencoe, IL 
 
 Twenty miles north of Chicago lies the Village of Glencoe—a quaint community teeming with green, bordered by Lake Michigan, the Cook County Forest preserve, and Glencoe Golf Course. TV star Fred Savage and film actors Bruce Dern and Lili Taylor all grew up in the small town, which was also once home to vacuum cleaner king Earle Hoover, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Archibald MacLeish, and Judge James Wilkerson (who put Al Capone behind bars). 
 
 Population (as of 2013): 8,854 
 
 Median home sales price: $1.3 million 
 
 Most expensive home for sale: A six-bedroom, English Country-style manor presently listed at $7.5 million 
 
 Bel Air, CA 
 
 Ensconced beneath the foothills of the Santa Monica Mountains, Bel Air has served as the backdrop for innumerable film and television productions in the past and boasts countless A-list residents—among them, Tesla CEO and founder Elon Musk (whose 20,248-square-foot haven cost $17 million) and Jennifer Aniston (who spent $21 million on her 8,500-square-foot estate). Erstwhile dwellers include Star Trek actor Leonard Nimoy, film icon Alfred Hitchcock, British screen legend Elizabeth Taylor, and Nancy and Ronald Reagan. 
 
 Population (as of 2013): 17,613 
 
 Median home sales price: $3.45 million 
 
 Most expensive home for sale: A yet-to-be-built bespoke behemoth, set to be priced at $75 million (for 23,000 square-feet) or $115 million (for 59,000 square feet) 
 
 Bronxville, NY 
 
 Fifteen miles north of the Big Apple, Bronxville is one of Westchester County’s most beguiling suburbs. Measuring only one square mile, the close-knit spread—styled to resemble an English village—showcases an assortment of shops and restaurants, along with two collegiate institutions (including Sarah Lawrence College). Frank Abagnale Jr.—whose life story inspired the movie Catch Me If You Can—was born in the village, where the Kennedys also once lived. 
 
 Population (as of 2013): 6,403 
 
 Median home sales price: $2.325 million 
 
 Most expensive home for sale: A Classic Revival-style charmer currently listed at $7.295 million
– Tech titan Scott Jones, best known for inventing voicemail and founding the search engine ChaCha, is moving on. The Indiana native has spent most of the past two years in Hawaii, and now he's decided to sell the Indiana house, which he has been renting out on Airbnb, for nearly $5 million and throw one of the country's "best estate sales ever conducted" per the company managing the sale, Aether Estate Sales Co. Fox59 reports that the Carmel home took seven years and $20 million to build in the tradition of an English country manor. It also boasts a 25-foot saltwater aquarium, circular mahogany slide, indoor tree house, and more. But what's for sale inside the 27,000-square-foot, 7-bedroom, 14-bathroom mega mansion is arguably more intriguing. That's because Jones, who is 56, is a collector with eclectic interests. Want a T. rex skull replica? That'll cost $10,000. A Steinway grand piano? That's a cool $100,000. He's also got "high-end, original art" and "museum-quality, priceless antiques," but because everything must go, there are even price tags on half-empty bottles of Windex (50 cents), reports IndyStar. The sale runs Sept. 14 through 17 and is open to the public; buyers can wander through the house to check out the wares as they would at any other estate sale. (Estate sales can turn up stolen masterpieces.)