Table Of Content
- List of largest houses in the United States
- The 25 largest homes for sale in the United States, ranked
- Less than a year after buying The One, Saghian scooped up another pricey property in California.
- Other WHCD Guests — Including More Celebrities, Politicians and Government Staffers
- Longview Estate, New Hampshire
- Design

Set on a 22-acre private island on Flathead Lake in Kalispell, Montana, the Shelter Island Estate is in a class of its own. The main house is more than 24,000 square feet with another 10,000 square feet of heated porticos and outdoor entertaining space. Houston doctor Ulysses W. Watkins started building two mansions in Manvel, Texas, outside of Houston, but one was never completed. The house has changed hands a few times but is still a work in progress. The 95-acre Hala Ranch in Colorado boasts 56,000 square feet and 15 bedrooms in the main house, overlooking the Rocky Mountains.
List of largest houses in the United States
In last summer's post, Niami also mentioned that a "certain percentage" of the mansion's sale (which then had a whopping price tag of $500 million) would be given to charity. But if you’re more of a traditionalist when it comes to treehouses check out these amazing DIY treehouses. The ballroom inside the 24,000-square-foot Calhoun Mansion in Charleston, South Carolina is breathtaking with its 45-foot-high ceiling. The mansion has a total of 35 rooms with 14-foot-high ceilings and was built in 1876. The surviving family members wanted to turn the mansion into a bed and breakfast but instead sold it in 2020 for somewhere around $5 million.
The 25 largest homes for sale in the United States, ranked
Originally built for heiress Harriett Pullman Carolan, Carolands is now owned by American businessman Charles Bartlett Johnson. Located in Palm Beach, Florida, La Reverie was designed by architect Jeffrey W. Smith in the Neoclassical style. Built in 2001 for Sydell Miller, co-founder of hair color company Matrix Essentials along with her late husband Arnie Miller, La Reverie was reported to cost Miller more than $40 million and is valued at over $61 million. Another extravagant Los Angeles, California estate, Le Belvédére was built in 2006 for Mohamad Hadid, a California real estate developer. The home was sold four years later to an unknown Indonesian businessman for $50 million, one of the most expensive home sales in U.S. history.
Less than a year after buying The One, Saghian scooped up another pricey property in California.
Ranked: Largest Homes in the US - Business Insider
Ranked: Largest Homes in the US.
Posted: Mon, 24 Jun 2019 07:00:00 GMT [source]
When you first lay eyes on the Biltmore Estate, you almost can’t fathom it’s a real place. The home seems more like something out of the pages of a fairytale or Disney movie. It’s a real house nestled amongst the rolling hills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Asheville, North Carolina. After Vanderbilt died in 1914, his family was given control of the estate. That same year, his widow sold around 87,000 acres to the United States Forest Service. In subsequent years, the estate was further downsized, and by the beginning of the 21st century, the size of the estate had been reduced to approximately 8,000 acres.
Chase Mansion, Connecticut
Across this great country of ours, huge houses, unique million-dollar mansions, and grand castles are nestled in hills, spread across beaches, and sitting right in the heart of bustling cities. Wealthy tycoons built some of the largest and most opulent historic houses of 50,000 square feet or larger in America, most of which are no longer used as private homes but have been adapted for reuse. Five is the answer if you're film producer Nile Niami, who built The One in Bel Air, California. However, the project became mired in debt, and the house was put into bankruptcy before being sold at auction for $126 million in 2022. The buyer, Richard Saghian, who owns Fashion Nova, will be able to enjoy the full-service spa, nightclub and private theater. The 75-room Victorian-style Woodlea mansion was completed in 1893, costing $2.5 million to build at the time.

Other WHCD Guests — Including More Celebrities, Politicians and Government Staffers
Mar-a-Lago was purchased in 1985 for a reported $10 million by Donald Trump, who converted the estate into the Mar-a-Lago Club, while maintaining private quarters in a separate, closed-off area of the grounds. The sprawling estate houses one of the world's greatest car collections, which become known as the Nethercutt Collection. Many of them were built or live in by the Vanderbilt, who gained prominence during the Gilded Age with success in the shipping and railroad empires of Cornelius Vanderbilt. The equestrian estate — known as La Victoria Farm — includes two gated entrances to the main residence and barn. The luxury home offers direct access to all four of Park City's ski resorts, and also includes 20 lockers to store guests' winter gear.
"Serenity Ridge" - a property for sale in Colorado - was originally built as a corporate retreat. With 24,000-square feet on the west part of Lake Okoboji in western Iowa, this stunning home was initially on the market for $12.9 million. There are nine bedrooms, 16 baths, six fireplaces and 178 feet of lakeshore, plus — get this — an actual Irish pub. For a house that will really impress, check out this 18,367-square-foot mansion in Arkansas.
Formerly known as the famous Shadow Lawn mansion, this historic building now serves as the administrative headquarters of New Jersey’s Monmouth University. President Woodrow Wilson used Shadow Lawn as his summer home during his re-election campaign, and the building later caught fire and needed to be rebuilt before further use. Each suite of this exquisite home was styled after a different historical period. Today we’ll be looking at 10 of the largest homes in America that are still standing today and ranking them according to how many square feet of floor space they cover.
With the help of around 1,000 people, the home was completed in six years.
When Post died in 1973, she willed the estate to the federal government, which found the property too difficult to maintain. President Donald Trump purchased the property in 1985 and for a decade used it as a private residence before turning it into a private club. The huge Gemini estate is among the most expensive real estate listings in the country and was sold for $94.17million in 2021, after six years on the market. The 43,000-square foot luxury home is newly rebuilt, and it includes parking space for up to 80 cars when entertaining. According to the compound's Zillow listing, the luxury home includes approximately 20,000 square feet of entertainment space alone. Previous reporting from Business Insider's Lina Batarags shows that customized houses — like many of the country's largest — are hard to sell as they include extremely personalized features that do not appeal to every buyer.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the housing market shifted towards people wanting to live in larger homes and moving from urban areas to suburban and rural neighborhoods. According to the Times, Lanes, the court-appointed receiver, is rushing to finish the property. In Monday's Los Angeles Times article, Niami told the outlet that he believes the now sale price of $225 million is too low, but prays that "everything will go terrific with this house" in the future.
Home to philanthropists Frank Islam and Debbie Driesman, the 14-bedroom, 23-bathroom estate was completed in 2013 and has hosted President Joe Biden — appropriate, since the design was inspired by The White House. Once the largest home in Maryland, the Government House in Annapolis has been bumped off its pinnacle by Norton Manor, a 47,000-square-foot modern mansion in Potomac, Maryland. The 38,500-square-foot stone manor house dates back to 1776 and has been thoughtfully expanded during the last few decades. It’s no surprise that the largest home in Washington State belongs to Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and his wife, Melinda. The property, referred to as Oak Hall, Cobe Estate and Cariad, has sat on the shores of Penobscot Bay in Northport, Maine, since 1913. The driveway is shaped like a guitar, there’s a commercial elevator and a theater with a 170-inch screen.
Le Rêve was later foreclosed and sold to Jackson Healthcare CEO Richard L. Jackson. Situated on five acres of land in Holmby Hills, Los Angeles, California, the luxurious mansion features 12 bedrooms, 15 bathrooms, a 50-seat theatre, a ballroom, and a tennis court. From the smallest studio apartments to the largest mansions and castles, the United States is richly filled from coast to coast with both humble and extravagant abodes.