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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]
This house is actually much shorter than the world's tallest, [a] the approximately 560 foot (170 m) tall Antilia in South Mumbai, India. [8] Falcon Nest is built upon natural granite, held in place by gravity without other physical attachment. Pal claims this will minimize damage in the event of earthquake activity. [6]
United States: 472.4 metres (1,550 ft) 98 2020 Has been the tallest residential building in the world since 2020. Tallest pencil tower in the world. 2 111 West 57th Street: New York City United States: 435.3 metres (1,428 ft) 84 2021 Topped out in April 2019. 3 432 Park Avenue: New York City United States: 425.7 metres (1,397 ft) 85 2015
[291] [292] If built, it would become the 77th tallest in the United States, as well as 7th tallest in Texas, and 2nd in Austin. 1045 S. Olive Street: Los Angeles: 810 ft (247 m) 70 — Approved in 2021 [293] If built, it would become the 84th tallest in the United States, as well as 6th tallest in California, and 4th in Los Angeles. Transbay ...
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 tallest building in the U.S. by architectural height is currently Central Park Tower in New York, which is approximately 1,550 feet (470 m)—more than the combined heights of the tallest buildings in Wyoming, Vermont, Maine, South Dakota, Montana, North Dakota, New Hampshire, and West Virginia.
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.
The Woolworth Building is a 792-foot-tall (241 m) residential building and early skyscraper at 233 Broadway in the Tribeca neighborhood of Lower Manhattan in New York City, United States. Designed by Cass Gilbert, it was the tallest building in the world from 1913 to 1929, and it remains one of the nation's 100 tallest buildings as of 2024.