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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]
Kennedy Compound: a clapboard (architecture) home located in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts, and the residence of the Kennedy family including American businessman and political figure Joseph P. Kennedy Sr., his wife Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy, and their three sons, U.S. President John F. Kennedy and U.S. Senators Robert F. Kennedy and Ted Kennedy
Awarded by the American Institute of Architects in 1986 and 1987. Demolished in 2007. [15] Sirmai-Peterson House [17] Thousand Oaks: California: 1984-86: Winton Guest House: Owatonna: Minnesota: 1987: Moved in 2009 to its current location at the University of St. Thomas Gainey Conference Center. [18] [19] Yale Psychiatric Institute [20]
Known as America’s largest home, the Biltmore in Asheville, North Carolina, was built for George Vanderbilt and his family in the late 1800s. The 250-room castle is set on 8,000 acres and has a ...
A Field Guide to American Houses (Revised): The Definitive Guide to Identifying and Understanding America's Domestic Architecture. Knopf, 2013. ISBN 978-1400043590. Reiff, Daniel D. Houses from Books. Penn State Press, 2001. ISBN 978-0-271-01943-7. Scully, Vincent. American Architecture and Urbanism. New Revised Edition. New York: Henry Holt, 1988.
$7.5 million. Built in 1770, this stunning home has unique ties to the country’s history. Edward Rutledge, who was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, lived in the home from ...
America's Favorite Architecture" is a list of buildings and other structures identified as the most popular works of architecture in the United States. In 2006 and 2007, the American Institute of Architects (AIA) sponsored research to identify the most popular works of architecture in the United States.
This is a list of octagon houses. The style became popular in the United States and Canada following the publication of Orson Squire Fowler 's 1848 book The Octagon House, A Home for All . In the United States, 68 surviving octagon houses are included on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).