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| 1 || 175,000 || [[Biltmore Estate]] || [[Asheville, North Carolina]] || [[William Amherst Vanderbilt Cecil|William A.V. Cecil]] || 1895 || [[Châteauesque]] ||[[Richard Morris Hunt]]
| 1 || 175,000 || [[Biltmore Estate]] || [[Asheville, North Carolina]] || [[William Amherst Vanderbilt Cecil|William A.V. Cecil]] || 1895 || [[Châteauesque]] ||[[Richard Morris Hunt]]
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| 2 || 109,000 || [[Oheka Castle]] || [[Huntington, New York]] || [[Gary Melius]] || 1919 || [[Châteauesque]] || [[William Adams Delano|Delano and Aldrich]]
| 2 || 110,000 || [[Mar-A-Lago]] || [[Palm Beach, Florida]] || [[Donald Trump]] || 1927 || [[Mediterranean Revival architecture|Mediterranean]] || [[Marion Sims Wyeth]]
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| 3 || 100,000 || [[Hills of Silverleaf]] || [[Scottsdale, Arizona]] || [[Jason Hope]] || Under Construction || || [[Peterson Architecture & Associates]]
| 3 || 109,000 || [[Oheka Castle]] || [[Huntington, New York]] || [[Gary Melius]] || 1919 || [[Châteauesque]] || [[William Adams Delano|Delano and Aldrich]]
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| 4 || 88,198 || [[Versailles (Windermere, Florida)|Versailles]] || [[Windermere, Florida]] || [[David A. Siegel]] || Under Construction || [[French architecture#French provincial|French Provincial]] ||
| 4 || 100,000 || [[Hills of Silverleaf]] || [[Scottsdale, Arizona]] || [[Jason Hope]] || Under Construction || || [[Peterson Architecture & Associates]]
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| 5 || 84,626 || [[La Reverie]] || [[Palm Beach, Florida]] || [[Sydell Miller]] || 2001 || || Jeff Smith ||
| 5 || 88,198 || [[Versailles (Windermere, Florida)|Versailles]] || [[Windermere, Florida]] || [[David A. Siegel]] || Under Construction || [[French architecture#French provincial|French Provincial]] ||
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| 6 || 72,215 || [[Pensmore]] || [[Highlandville, Missouri]] || [[Steven T. Huff]] || Under Construction || [[Châteauesque]] ||
| 6 || 84,626 || [[La Reverie]] || [[Palm Beach, Florida]] || [[Sydell Miller]] || 2001 || || Jeff Smith ||
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| 7 || 68,000 || [[Il Palmetto]] ||[[Palm Beach, Florida]]|| [[James H. Clark]] || 1930|| [[Mediterranean Revival architecture|Mediterranean]] || [[Maurice Fatio]]
| 7 || 72,215 || [[Pensmore]] || [[Highlandville, Missouri]] || [[Steven T. Huff]] || Under Construction || [[Châteauesque]] ||
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| 8 || 67,033 || [[2000 S Ocean Blvd]]|| [[Manalapan, Florida]] || [[Unknown]] || || ||
| 8 || 68,000 || [[Il Palmetto]] ||[[Palm Beach, Florida]]|| [[James H. Clark]] || 1930|| [[Mediterranean Revival architecture|Mediterranean]] || [[Maurice Fatio]]
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| 9 || 66,395 || [[Fairfield (Sagaponack, New York)|Fairfield]] || [[Sagaponack, New York]] || [[Ira Rennert]] || 2003 || || Ferguson and Shamamian
| 9 || 67,033 || [[2000 S Ocean Blvd]]|| [[Manalapan, Florida]] || [[Unknown]] || || ||
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| 10 || 66,000 || [[Xanadu 2.0]] || [[Medina, Washington]] || [[Bill Gates]] || 1995|| [[Pacific lodge]] || James Cutler
| 10 || 66,395 || [[Fairfield (Sagaponack, New York)|Fairfield]] || [[Sagaponack, New York]] || [[Ira Rennert]] || 2003 || || Ferguson and Shamamian
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| 11 || 65,000 || [[Carolands]] || [[Hillsborough, California]]|| [[Charles Bartlett Johnson]] || 1914 || [[Beaux-Arts architecture|Beaux-Arts]],[[Second Empire (architecture)|Second Empire]] || [[Sanson,Ernest; Polk,Willis]]
| 11 || 66,000 || [[Xanadu 2.0]] || [[Medina, Washington]] || [[Bill Gates]] || 1995|| [[Pacific lodge]] || James Cutler
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| 12 || 65,000 || [[Carolands]] || [[Hillsborough, California]]|| [[Charles Bartlett Johnson]] || 1914 || [[Beaux-Arts architecture|Beaux-Arts]],[[Second Empire (arhitecture)|Second Empire]] || [[Sanson,Ernest; Polk,Willis]]
| 12 || 63,599 || [[545 N County Road]] || [[Palm Beach, Florida]] || [[Nelson Peltz]] || || ||
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| 13 || 62,000 || [[Blairsden]] ||[[Peapack, New Jersey]]|| [[Unknown]] || 1903|| [[Louis XIII style|Louis XIII]] || [[Carrère and Hastings]]
| 13 || 63,599 || [[545 N County Road]] || [[Palm Beach, Florida]] || [[Nelson Peltz]] || || ||
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| 14 || 61,946 || [[N. Ocean Boulevard]]|| [[Ocean Ridge, Florida]] || [[Alvin Malnik]] || || ||
| 14 || 62,000 || [[Blairsden]] ||[[Peapack, New Jersey]]|| [[Unknown]] || 1903|| [[Louis XIII style|Louis XIII]] || [[Carrère and Hastings]]
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| 15 || 61,774 || [[Maison de L'Amitie]] || [[Palm Beach, Florida]] || [[Dmitry Rybolovlev]] || 1990 || ||
| 15 || 61,946 || [[N. Ocean Boulevard]]|| [[Ocean Ridge, Florida]] || [[Alvin Malnik]] || || ||
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| 16 || 61,403 || [[51 Winding Brook Drive]] || [[Saratoga Springs, New York]] || [[John Breyo]] || || ||
| 16 || 61,774 || [[Maison de L'Amitie]] || [[Palm Beach, Florida]] || [[Dmitry Rybolovlev]] || 1990 || ||
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| 17 || 60,000 || Château des Flores || Bellagio Road, [[Los Angeles, CA]] || || Under Construction || [[Chateauesque]] || William Hefner
| 17 || 61,403 || [[51 Winding Brook Drive]] || [[Saratoga Springs, New York]] || [[John Breyo]] || || ||
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| 18 || 60,000 || [[Rio Vista Drive]] || [[Alpine, New Jersey]] || [[Unknown]] || || ||
| 18 || 60,000 || Château des Flores || Bellagio Road, [[Los Angeles, CA]] || || Under Construction || [[Chateauesque]] || William Hefner
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| 19 || 57,000 || [[Eschman Meadows]] || [[Nashport, Ohio]] || [[Tami Longaberger]] || 2001 || [[Georgian architecture|Georgian]] || George Acock, Phil White
| 19 || 60,000 || [[Rio Vista Drive]] || [[Alpine, New Jersey]] || [[Unknown]] || || ||
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| 20 || 56,500 || [[The Manor (Los Angeles, California)|The Manor]] || [[Beverly Hills, California]] || [[Petra Ecclestone]] || 1988 ||[[Châteauesque]] || James Langenheim & Associates
| 20 || 57,000 || [[Eschman Meadows]] || [[Nashport, Ohio]] || [[Tami Longaberger]] || 2001 || [[Georgian architecture|Georgian]] || George Acock, Phil White
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| 21 || 55,965 || [[Hala Ranch]] || [[Aspen, Colorado]] || [[Bandar bin Sultan]] || 1991 || || Hagman Yaw
| 21 || 56,500 || [[The Manor (Los Angeles, California)|The Manor]] || [[Beverly Hills, California]] || [[Petra Ecclestone]] || 1988 ||[[Châteauesque]] || James Langenheim & Associates
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| 22 || 54,000 || [[Evander Holyfield Highway]] || [[Fairburn, Georgia]] || [[Evander Holyfield]] || || ||
| 22 || 55,965 || [[Hala Ranch]] || [[Aspen, Colorado]] || [[Bandar bin Sultan]] || 1991 || || Hagman Yaw
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| 23 || 52,800 || Walker McCune Mansion || [[Paradise Valley, Arizona]] || Family of [[George A. Hormel]] || 1962 || ||
| 23 || 54,000 || [[Evander Holyfield Highway]] || [[Fairburn, Georgia]] || [[Evander Holyfield]] || || ||
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| 24 || 51,657 || 50 Poplar Hill Drive || [[Farmington, Connecticut]] || [[Curtis Jackson]] || 1985 || ||
| 24 || 52,800 || Walker McCune Mansion || [[Paradise Valley, Arizona]] || Family of [[George A. Hormel]] || 1962 || ||
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| 25 || 50,900 || Avon Mountain Road || [[West Hartford, Connecticut]] || [[Arnold Chase]] || || ||
| 25 || 51,657 || 50 Poplar Hill Drive || [[Farmington, Connecticut]] || [[Curtis Jackson]] || 1985 || ||
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Revision as of 22:15, 14 August 2012

List of the top 20 largest historic houses by square footage

Rank Square Footage Name Location Built By Year Completed Architectural Style Architect
1 175,000 Biltmore Estate Asheville, North Carolina George Washington Vanderbilt II 1895 Châteauesque Richard Morris Hunt
2 110,000 Mar-A-Lago Palm Beach, Florida Marjorie Merriweather Post 1927 Mediterranean Marion Sims Wyeth
3 109,000 Oheka Castle Huntington, New York Otto Kahn 1919 Châteauesque Delano and Aldrich
4 100,000+ Whitemarsh Hall Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania Edward T. Stotesbury 1917 Beaux-Arts Horace Trumbauer
5 100,000+ Arden House Harriman, New York Edward Henry Harriman 1906 Gothic Carrère and Hastings
6 96,582 Winterthur Winterthur, Delaware Henry Francis du Pont 1932 Manor house Henry Francis du Pont
7 90,000 Inisfada North Hills, New York Nicholas Frederic Brady 1919 Tudor Revival John Torrey Windrim
8 88,000 Meadow Brook Hall Rochester Hills, Michigan Matilda Dodge Wilson 1929 Tudor Revival Smith Hinchman & Grylls, Bill Kapp, architect
9 80,000 Harbor Hill Roslyn, New York Clarence Hungerford Mackay 1899 Châteauesque McKim Mead & White
10 75,000 Lynnewood Hall Elkins Park, Pennsylvania Peter A. B. Widener 1900 Neoclassical Horace Trumbauer
11 68,000 Il Palmetto Palm Beach, Florida Joseph E. Widener 1930 Mediterranean Maurice Fatio
12 65,000 Carolands Hillsborough, California Harriet Pullman Carolan 1914 Beaux-Arts,Second Empire Sanson,Ernest; Polk,Willis
13 65,000 The Breakers Newport, Rhode Island Cornelius Vanderbilt II 1895 Italian Renaissance Revival Richard Morris Hunt
14 65,000 Rosecliff Newport, Rhode Island Theresa Fair Oelrichs 1902 Beaux-Arts McKim Mead & White
15 64,500 Stan Hywet Hall Akron, Ohio Frank Seiberling 1915 Tudor Revival Charles Sumner Schneider
16 64,000 Elstowe Manor Elkins Park, Pennsylvania William L. Elkins 1898 Italian Renaissance Revival Horace Trumbauer
17 62,000 Blairsden Peapack, New Jersey Clinton Ledyard Blair 1903 Louis XIII Carrère and Hastings
18 60,645 Hearst Castle San Simeon, California William Randolph Hearst 1919 Mediterranean Revival Julia Morgan
19 60,000 Whitehall Palm Beach, Florida Henry Morrison Flagler 1902 Beaux-Arts Carrère and Hastings
20 46,000 Nemours Wilmington, Delaware Alfred I. du Pont 1910 Louis XVI, Rococo Carrère and Hastings

Largest privately owned houses by square footage

Rank Square Footage Name Location Owner Year Completed Architectural Style Architect
1 175,000 Biltmore Estate Asheville, North Carolina William A.V. Cecil 1895 Châteauesque Richard Morris Hunt
2 110,000 Mar-A-Lago Palm Beach, Florida Donald Trump 1927 Mediterranean Marion Sims Wyeth
3 109,000 Oheka Castle Huntington, New York Gary Melius 1919 Châteauesque Delano and Aldrich
4 100,000 Hills of Silverleaf Scottsdale, Arizona Jason Hope Under Construction Peterson Architecture & Associates
5 88,198 Versailles Windermere, Florida David A. Siegel Under Construction French Provincial
6 84,626 La Reverie Palm Beach, Florida Sydell Miller 2001 Jeff Smith
7 72,215 Pensmore Highlandville, Missouri Steven T. Huff Under Construction Châteauesque
8 68,000 Il Palmetto Palm Beach, Florida James H. Clark 1930 Mediterranean Maurice Fatio
9 67,033 2000 S Ocean Blvd Manalapan, Florida Unknown
10 66,395 Fairfield Sagaponack, New York Ira Rennert 2003 Ferguson and Shamamian
11 66,000 Xanadu 2.0 Medina, Washington Bill Gates 1995 Pacific lodge James Cutler
12 65,000 Carolands Hillsborough, California Charles Bartlett Johnson 1914 Beaux-Arts,Second Empire Sanson,Ernest; Polk,Willis
13 63,599 545 N County Road Palm Beach, Florida Nelson Peltz
14 62,000 Blairsden Peapack, New Jersey Unknown 1903 Louis XIII Carrère and Hastings
15 61,946 N. Ocean Boulevard Ocean Ridge, Florida Alvin Malnik
16 61,774 Maison de L'Amitie Palm Beach, Florida Dmitry Rybolovlev 1990
17 61,403 51 Winding Brook Drive Saratoga Springs, New York John Breyo
18 60,000 Château des Flores Bellagio Road, Los Angeles, CA Under Construction Chateauesque William Hefner
19 60,000 Rio Vista Drive Alpine, New Jersey Unknown
20 57,000 Eschman Meadows Nashport, Ohio Tami Longaberger 2001 Georgian George Acock, Phil White
21 56,500 The Manor Beverly Hills, California Petra Ecclestone 1988 Châteauesque James Langenheim & Associates
22 55,965 Hala Ranch Aspen, Colorado Bandar bin Sultan 1991 Hagman Yaw
23 54,000 Evander Holyfield Highway Fairburn, Georgia Evander Holyfield
24 52,800 Walker McCune Mansion Paradise Valley, Arizona Family of George A. Hormel 1962
25 51,657 50 Poplar Hill Drive Farmington, Connecticut Curtis Jackson 1985

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