On a quiet street of multimillion-dollar properties, one stands out: a 1340-square-metre mansion that looks like a villa plucked from the hills of Tuscany in Italy and transplanted to Austin, Texas.
This is where Elon Musk, 53, the world’s richest man and perhaps the most important campaign backer of Donald Trump, has been trying to establish the cornerstone of an unusual family compound, according to four people familiar with his plans.