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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. [1]
Harbor Hill: the Gold Coast, Long Island estate of Clarence Hungerford Mackay was one of the 10 largest residences in America; Hempstead House: the massive Gould-Guggenheim estate, and now park, on Long Island's gold coast in Sands Point, New York; Hyde Park: the Hudson Valley estate of Frederick W. Vanderbilt.
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 ...
See pictures of the biggest houses in the world, including the biggest house in America and the biggest modern house, and learn about their design history.
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.
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.
In the following video, host Chris Hill sits down with Motley Fool analyst Austin Smith to talk about housing trends in the United States. Austin tells investors about the huge surge in private ...
Today, it houses the lower school of the Convent of the Sacred Heart [86] more images: Morton F. Plant House: 1905: Neo-Renaissance: Robert W. Gibson Thierry W. Despont (renovations) New York City: Today, a Cartier store [87] [88] more images: Felix M. Warburg House: 1906: Châteauesque: C. P. H. Gilbert: New York City: Today, home to the ...