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Largest historic houses by square footage

Rank Square Footage Name Location Built By Year Completed Architectural Style Architect
1 175,000[1][2] Biltmore Estate Asheville, North Carolina George Washington Vanderbilt II 1895 Châteauesque Richard Morris Hunt
2 109,000 Oheka Castle Huntington, New York Otto Kahn 1919 Châteauesque Delano and Aldrich
3 100,000 Arden House Harriman, New York Edward Henry Harriman 1909 Carrère and Hastings
4 100,000 Whitemarsh Hall Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania Edward T. Stotesbury 1917 Beaux-Arts Horace Trumbauer
5 96,582 Winterthur Winterthur, Delaware Henry Francis du Pont 1932 Manor house Henry Francis du Pont
6 90,000 Inisfada North Hills, New York Nicholas Frederic Brady 1919 Tudor Revival John Torrey Windrim
7 88,000 Meadow Brook Hall Rochester Hills, Michigan Matilda Dodge Wilson 1929 Tudor Revival Smith Hinchman & Grylls
8 80,000 Harbor Hill Roslyn, New York Clarence Hungerford Mackay 1899 Châteauesque McKim Mead & White
9 75,000 Lynnewood Hall Elkins Park, Pennsylvania Peter A. B. Widener 1900 Neoclassical Horace Trumbauer
10 65,000 The Breakers Newport, Rhode Island Cornelius Vanderbilt II 1895 Italian Renaissance Revival Richard Morris Hunt
11 64,500 Stan Hywet Hall Akron, Ohio Frank Seiberling 1915 Tudor Revival Charles Sumner Schneider
12 62,500 [3] Mar-A-Lago Palm Beach, Florida Marjorie Merriweather Post 1927 Marion Sims Wyeth, Joseph Urban
13 60,645 Hearst Castle San Simeon, California William Randolph Hearst 1947 Mediterranean Revival, Renaissance Revival, Spanish Colonial Revival Julia Morgan
14 60,000 Whitehall Palm Beach, Florida Henry Morrison Flagler 1902 Beaux-Arts Carrère and Hastings
15 60,000 Elstowe Manor Elkins Park, Pennsylvania William L. Elkins 1898 Italian High Renaissance Horace Trumbauer
16 47,000 Nemours Wilmington, Delaware Alfred I. du Pont 1910 Louis XVI 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
2 109,000[4] Oheka Castle Huntington, New York Gary Melius 1919 Châteauesque Delano and Aldrich
3 90,000[5][6] Versailles Windermere, Florida David A. Siegel under construction French Provincial
4 72,215 [7][8][9] Pensmore[10] Highlandville, Missouri Steven T. Huff under construction Châteauesque
5 66,395 (main house)[11][12][13] Fairfield Sagaponack, New York Ira Rennert 2003 Ferguson and Shamamian
6 66,000[14] Xanadu 2.0 Medina, Washington Bill Gates 1995 Pacific lodge James Cutler
7 61,774[15] Maison de L'Amitie Palm Beach, Florida Dmitry Rybolovlev 1990
8 61,403[16][17][18] 51 Winding Brook Drive Saratoga Springs, New York John Breyo
9 60,000[19] Château des Flores Bellagio Road, Los Angeles, CA under construction Chateauesque William Hefner
10 57,000[20][21] Eschman Meadows Nashport, Ohio Tami Longaberger 2001 Georgian George Acock, Phil White
11 56,500[22][23] The Manor Beverly Hills, California Petra Ecclestone 1988 Châteauesque James Langenheim & Associates
12 52,800[24] Walker McCune Mansion Paradise Valley, Arizona Family of George A. Hormel 1962[25]
13 50,000[26][27] 7 Montagel Way Birmingham, Alabama Larry House 1997[28]
14 49,300[29] N Angelo Drive Los Angeles, CA Anthony Pritzker 2010 Contemporary Parisian architecture firm
15 48,515[30] 50 Poplar Hill Drive Farmington, Connecticut Curtis Jackson[31] 1985[32]
16 48,000[33] Le Belvedere Los Angeles, California 2006
17 48,000[34] Champ d'Or Estate Hickory Creek, TX Chateauesque
18 45,854[35] Villa Collina Moorestown Township, NJ Vernon Hill 2002 Italianate
19 45,000[36] Fleur de Lys Los Angeles, California Suzanne Saperstein 2001 F. Richardson Robertson III
20 43,000[37] 9505 Lania Lane[38] Beverly Hills, California Jeff Greene 2002 Bob Offenhauser
21 42,709[39][40] Paradisio del Mar[39] Manalapan, Florida Tom Gerrard 1989 Randall Keller
22 42,471[41] Evans Ridge Estate[42] Parker, Colorado 1998
23 41,000[43][44] Meadowbrook Drive Burr Ridge, Illinois Nick Memeti under construction Rob Kirk
24 40,000[45][46] 5 Lakeview Court Lake St. Louis, Missouri Harold C. Lewis[47] 2010 Châteauesque

References

  1. ^ http://www.biltmore.com/visit/house_gardens/house/faq.asp
  2. ^ According to county tax records, Biltmore is approximately 257,000 sq ft. Visit here, click "Accept" then "Parcels" and "Parcel ID". Enter 9637-94-4030-00000. Click the result that comes up and then click "Buildings". Scroll down to building 22.
  3. ^ http://www.nationalparkstraveler.com/2008/10/pruning-parks-mar-lago-national-historic-site-1972-1980-was-gift-national-park-service-could
  4. ^ Oheka Castle - Oheka History
  5. ^ $100M Windermere "Versailles" for sale
  6. ^ Touring the (Almost) Largest Home in America - The Wealth Report - WSJ
  7. ^ Living large: Home going up in Highlandville to be one of country’s largest. - CCHeadliner.com:
  8. ^ Huge Highlandville Home Spans 72,215 Square Feet ??? Larger than White House - kspr.com
  9. ^ Details emerge on Overwatch Manor - CCHeadliner.com:
  10. ^ Pensmore web site
  11. ^ Ira Rennert Will Not Be Outdone
  12. ^ Ira Rennert News - The New York Times
  13. ^ $170 Million Fairfield is USA’s Largest Residential Compound - Florida Luxury Homes
  14. ^ Bill Gates' house - Points of Interests - Visiting Seattle - Seattle.gov
  15. ^ Palm Beach County Property Appraiser Property Search System
  16. ^ http://saratogaindecline.blogspot.com/2010/05/wealth-of-saratoga-springs.html
  17. ^ http://www.allbusiness.com/legal/trial-procedure-suits-claims/12450493-1.html
  18. ^ http://blog.timesunion.com/localpolitics/202/202/
  19. ^ http://www.beingpoint.com/stonecanyon/about/
  20. ^ http://www.wane.com/dpp/news/national/midwest/longaberger-estate-on-market-for-15M
  21. ^ http://realnorthcoastliving.blogspot.com/2011/07/longaberger-estate-eschman-meadows-for.html
  22. ^ The Real Estalker: Candy Spelling Finally Unloads 'The Manor?'
  23. ^ Tori Spelling's former home, the Manor, sold to British heiress - Pop2it - Zap2it
  24. ^ https://www.sunstonemagazine.com/pdf/054-40-49.pdf
  25. ^ http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/business/articles/0127biz-sr-mccune0127.html
  26. ^ http://homesoftherich.net/2010/03/alabamas-largest-home-back-on-the-market.html
  27. ^ http://outrageousestates.com/?p=121
  28. ^ http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/7-Montagel-Way_Birmingham_AL_35242_M78634-85063
  29. ^ http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203889904577201043455977600.html#slide/1
  30. ^ http://www.bankloansandrates.com/2011/11/10/a-look-at-50-cents-48515-square-foot-mansion/
  31. ^ http://blogs.courant.com/java/2011/01/-tugssetinitcountmessageno-rat.html
  32. ^ http://www.bergproperties.com/blog/rapper-50-cent-again-cuts-the-price-of-his-52-room-farmington-ct-mansion-this-time-to-10-9m/
  33. ^ Le Belvedere Bel Air | Bel-Air mansion fetches highest price this year for a U.S. residence - Los Angeles Times
  34. ^ http://homesoftherich.net/2012/02/some-mega-mansion-news.html
  35. ^ http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/135103/20110416/villa-collina-largest-home-new-jersey-vernon-hill-commerce-bancorp-commerce-bank.htm
  36. ^ On the Market: Holmby Hills, California | The Robb Report Collection
  37. ^ http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/9505-Lania-Ln_Beverly-Hills_CA_90210_M24262-15928
  38. ^ http://www.lanialane.com/
  39. ^ a b http://www.frontdoor.com/listing/758-117571751/1960-south-ocean-boulevard-manalapan-fl-33462
  40. ^ http://homesoftherich.net/2010/12/manalapan-fl-mayor-puts-42000-square-foot-mega-mansion-on-the-market.html
  41. ^ http://10687evansridge2.denverrealestate.com/
  42. ^ http://www.pruittmarketingresources.com/SWG2/10EVM.html
  43. ^ http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/December-2006/Deal-Estate-Supersize-Me/
  44. ^ http://homesoftherich.net/2009/04/burr-ridge-mega-mansion-under-construction.html
  45. ^ http://homesoftherich.net/2010/11/video-the-atkinson-brothers-and-their-missouri-mansions.html
  46. ^ http://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/stories/2010/04/19/daily18.html?page=all
  47. ^ http://www.courthousenews.com/2011/08/15/38976.htm

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