List of largest houses in the United States

Largest historic houses by square footage

Rank Square Footage Name Location Built By Year Completed Architectural Style Architect
1 135,000[1] 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 Whitemarsh Hall Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania Edward T. Stotesbury 1917 Beaux-Arts Horace Trumbauer
4 96,582 Winterthur Winterthur, Delaware Henry Francis du Pont 1932 Manor house Henry Francis du Pont
5 90,000 Inisfada North Hills, New York Nicholas Frederic Brady 1919 Tudor Revival John Torrey Windrim
6 88,000 Meadow Brook Hall Rochester Hills, Michigan Matilda Dodge Wilson 1929 Tudor Revival Smith Hinchman & Grylls
7 80,000 Harbor Hill Roslyn, New York Clarence Hungerford Mackay 1899 Châteauesque McKim Mead & White
8 70,000 Lynnewood Hall Elkins Park, Pennsylvania Peter A. B. Widener 1900 Neoclassical Horace Trumbauer
9 65,000 The Breakers Newport, Rhode Island Cornelius Vanderbilt II 1895 Italian Renaissance Revival Richard Morris Hunt
10 64,500 Stan Hywet Hall Akron, Ohio Frank Seiberling 1915 Tudor Revival Charles Sumner Schneider
11 60,645 Hearst Castle San Simeon, California William Randolph Hearst 1947 Mediterranean Revival, Renaissance Revival, Spanish Colonial Revival Julia Morgan
12 60,000 Whitehall Palm Beach, Florida Henry Morrison Flagler 1902 Beaux-Arts Carrère and Hastings
13 55,000 White House Washington, D.C. United States of America 1800 Georgian/Federal James Hoban
14 47,000 Nemours Wilmington, Delaware Alfred I. du Pont 1910 Louis XVI Carrère and Hastings
15 46,000 Greystone Mansion Beverly Hills, California PJ Walker and Company 1928 Tudor Revival Gordon Kaufmann
16 35,000 Corinthian Hall Kansas City, Missouri Robert A. Long 1909 Beaux-Arts Henry Ford Hoit

Largest privately owned houses by square footage

Rank Square Footage Name Location Owner Year Completed Architectural Style Architect
1 135,000 Biltmore Estate Asheville, North Carolina William A.V. Cecil 1895 Châteauesque Richard Morris Hunt
2 109,000[2] Oheka Castle Huntington, New York Gary Melius 1919 Châteauesque Delano and Aldrich
3 90,000[3][4] Versailles Windermere, Florida David A. Siegel under construction French Provincial
4 72,215 [5][6][7] Pensmore[8] Highlandville, Missouri Steven T. Huff under construction Châteauesque
5 66,395 (main house)[9][10][11] Fairfield Sagaponack, New York Ira Rennert 2003
6 66,000[12] Xanadu 2.0 Medina, Washington Bill Gates 1995 Pacific lodge James Cutler
7 61,774[13] Maison de L'Amitie Palm Beach, Florida Dmitry Rybolovlev 1990
8 61,403[14][15][16] 51 Winding Brook Drive Saratoga Springs, New York John Breyo
9 57,000[17][18] Eschman Meadows Nashport, Ohio Tami Longaberger 2001 Georgian George Acock, Phil White
10 56,500[19][20] The Manor Beverly Hills, California Petra Ecclestone 1988 James Langenheim & Associates
11 52,800[21] Walker McCune Mansion Paradise Valley, Arizona Family of George A. Hormel 1962[22]
12 50,000[23][24] 7 Montagel Way Birmingham, Alabama Larry House 1997[25]
13 48,515[26] 50 Poplar Hill Drive Farmington, Connecticut Curtis Jackson[27] 1985[28]
14 48,000[29] Le Belvedere Los Angeles, California 2006
15 45,000[30] Fleur de Lys Los Angeles, California Suzanne Saperstein 2001
16 43,000[31] 9505 Lania Lane[32] Beverly Hills, California Jeff Greene 2002 Bob Offenhauser
17 42,709[33][34] Paradisio del Mar[33] Manalapan, Florida Tom Gerrard 1989 Randall Keller
18 42,471[35] Evans Ridge Estate[36] Parker, Colorado 1998
19 41,000[37][38] Meadowbrook Drive Burr Ridge, Illinois Nick Memeti under construction Rob Kirk
20 40,000[39][40] 5 Lakeview Court Lake St. Louis, Missouri Harold C. Lewis[41] 2010 Châteauesque

References

  1. ^ According to county tax records, Biltmore is approximately 135,000 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.
  2. ^ Oheka Castle - Oheka History
  3. ^ $100M Windermere "Versailles" for sale
  4. ^ Touring the (Almost) Largest Home in America - The Wealth Report - WSJ
  5. ^ Living large: Home going up in Highlandville to be one of country’s largest. - CCHeadliner.com:
  6. ^ Huge Highlandville Home Spans 72,215 Square Feet ??? Larger than White House - kspr.com
  7. ^ Details emerge on Overwatch Manor - CCHeadliner.com:
  8. ^ Pensmore web site
  9. ^ Ira Rennert Will Not Be Outdone
  10. ^ Ira Rennert News - The New York Times
  11. ^ $170 Million Fairfield is USA’s Largest Residential Compound - Florida Luxury Homes
  12. ^ Bill Gates' house - Points of Interests - Visiting Seattle - Seattle.gov
  13. ^ Palm Beach County Property Appraiser Property Search System
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  30. ^ On the Market: Holmby Hills, California | The Robb Report Collection
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