America's Biggest Houses: Would You Want a Big House?
Degenerated Man
2011/03/18 23:35:52
SLIDESHOW: Big House America
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The Breakers -- Newport, Rhode Island
This Gatsby-esque classic was built in 1893 as the summer home of Cornelius Vanderbilt II. At the time it cost $7 million to build -- $200 million in today's dollars.
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The Breakers -- Newport, Rhode Island
This Gatsby-esque classic was built in 1893 as the summer home of Cornelius Vanderbilt II. At the time it cost $7 million to build -- $200 million in today's dollars.
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Hearst Mansion -- Beverly Hills, CA
Hearst Mansion, formerly owned by publishing magnate William Randolph Hearst, was the setting for the infamous horse head scene in "The Godfather." It has 29 bedrooms and its own disco. JFK honeymooned here.
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Spelling Manor -- Beverly Hills, CA
Aaron Spelling's 56,000-square-foot Beverly Hills giant is infamous for having 2 rooms entirely dedicated to wrapping gifts. Also among its 123 rooms are an indoor skating rink and bowling alley.
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Maison de l'Amitie -- Palm Beach, FL
Donald Trumps sprawling eyesore in Florida clocks in at 80,000 square feet and has a price tag of around $100 million.
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Fairfield -- Hamptons, New York
Ira Rennert's Hamptons home is reportedly the largest occupied residential compound in America. It is situated on 63 prime acres and houses 29 bedrooms and 39 bathrooms.
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Fleur de Lys -- Beverly Hills, CA
Priced at $125 million, the Fleur de Lys is arguably the most expensive home in the country.
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Whitehall -- Palm Beach, FL
When it was completed in 1902, the New York Herald proclaimed that Whitehall, Henry Flagler's Gilded Age estate in Palm Beach, was "more wonderful than any palace in Europe." Today it is open to the public.
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Hearst Castle -- San Simeon, CA
William Randolph Hearst's home in central California was built over a period of 30 years and featured 56 bedrooms, 61 bathrooms, 19 sitting rooms, 127 acres of gardens, indoor and outdoor pools, and private zoo.
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At the end of the day, do you want a big house or a smaller, cozy house?
At the end of the day, do you want a big house or a smaller, cozy house?
I would go crazy in that...I need stables , dressage arenas, kennels, a pool, tennis court etc ...
But I want a nice Manor / castle in the french perigord, with old stables and a river and a forest :3 ...
what can I say , I like old stones, I need to feel that generations of people have lived where I live...I dunno , maybe its kuz Im european ,so I love old things hahah
Glamis castle, Angus, Scotland.