Read More...SOMERS, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut home that is a replica of Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello is about to go on the auction block. The sale of the 10,000-square-foot home in Somers is set for Tuesday. The co-founder of the Springfield, Massachusetts-based Friendly’s restaurant chain had the house built for $7.7 million in 2014 ahead of his 100th birthday.