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This is a list of the 100+ largest extant and historic houses in the United States, ordered by area of the main house. The list includes houses that have been demolished, houses that are currently under construction, and buildings that are not currently, but were previously used as private homes.
Pensmore is a 72,000 square feet (6,700 m 2) home in the Ozark Mountains near Highlandville, Missouri.One of the largest homes in the United States, it has five stories, contains 14 baths, 13 bedrooms; has exterior walls 12 inches thick, and was designed to survive earthquakes, tornadoes, and bomb blasts.
Biltmore Estate is a historic house museum and tourist attraction in Asheville, North Carolina, United States.The main residence, Biltmore House (or Biltmore Mansion), is a Châteauesque-style mansion built for George Washington Vanderbilt II between 1889 and 1895 [2] and is the largest privately owned house in the United States, at 178,926 sq ft (16,622.8 m 2) of floor space and 135,280 sq ft ...
The redevelopment of Witanhurst has received widespread attention in the media, much of it focusing on the large basement extension to the main house that extends for two storeys below the entire footprint of the building. [8] Over 90,000 square feet, Witanhurst is the second largest private residence in London, after Buckingham Palace. It is ...
The largest private residence in Detroit by square footage, at more than 33,000-square feet, has undergone a significant price reduction of $2 million recently.
Before construction, the value of the plot and unbuilt house were estimated to be more than US$1.2 billion. [6] [unreliable source] During planning, the house was expected to be the world's largest and most expensive home, with a cost of about US$2 billion. [33] In 2014, it was considered the world's most expensive private residence. [2]
Completed in 1895, the historic landmark known as “America’s Largest Home” is famous for its 250 rooms, breathtaking gardens and connection to the Vanderbilt family.
Versailles house in 2014. Built on a constructed hill on 10 acres (4.0 ha) of lakefront property, [4] [11] the residence is expected to include nine kitchens, [2] 14 bedrooms, [12] three indoor pools, two outdoor pools, a video arcade, [4] a ballroom with a capacity of 500 to 1,000 people, [3] a two-story movie theater with a balcony inspired by the Palais Garnier, a 20,000-bottle wine cellar ...