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This is a list of the 100+ largest extant and historic houses in the United States, ordered by area of the main house. The list includes houses that have been demolished, houses that are currently under construction, and buildings that are not currently, but were previously used as private homes. [1]
Hampton Mansion: the former largest home in America was the home to 7 generations of the Ridgely family in Towson, Maryland; Homewood: the historical 1800 Federal-style house of Charles Carroll Jr. in Baltimore, Maryland; Edgar Allan Poe House and Museum, Baltimore, Maryland
The older, north section, dates to around 1680 and was the home of John Hurd, who became the town's miller in 1681. The south section, which may have originally been the home of Hurd's son, was added to the older structure in 1718, to increase the overall size of the house. Deacon John Graves House: Guilford: CT 1681 Residential
The National Register of Historic Places in the United States is a register including buildings, sites, structures, districts, and objects. The Register automatically includes all National Historic Landmarks as well as all historic areas administered by the U.S. National Park Service. Since its introduction in 1966, more than 97,000 separate ...
The theatre continues to produce live plays and has a museum of artifacts related to Lincoln, and the Petersen House, the first historic home purchased by the U.S. government, is furnished as it was the night Lincoln died. [39] Fort Bowie: Arizona: 999.45 acres (4.0446 km 2) A United States Army outpost established in 1862 by the California ...
Old City Historic District in Philadelphia Historic districts in the United States are designated historic districts recognizing a group of buildings, archaeological resources, or other properties as historically or architecturally significant. Buildings, structures, objects, and sites within a historic district are normally divided into two categories, contributing and non-contributing ...
Click on a state to see a list of the National Historic Landmarks in that state. The United States National Historic Landmark Program is designed to recognize and honor the nation's cultural and historical heritage. The program was formally inaugurated with a series of listings on October 9, 1960; as of August 21, 2020, there are 2,597 ...
Edgerton S. Rogers: Richmond: Today, a historic house museum and arboretum [145] [68] more images. Poplar Hill (also known as the Dunnington Mansion) 1897: Victorian: Farmville: 8,500 sq. ft. Manor home of tobacco baron Walter Grey Dunnington that has fallen into disrepair [146] more images: Berryman Mansion: 1900: Colonial Revival: Smithfield