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First built Use Notes San Juan City Hall: Old San Juan: PR 1604 Government Oldest building used as a city hall in Puerto Rico, first built as the Cabildo de Puerto Rico. Built in stages between 1604 and 1789. The façade dates to 1840. Porta Coeli: San Germán: PR 1609 Religious Located in the San Germán Historic District. The church has been ...
When Anna became a widow, she demolished the house and built a much more luxurious house in its place. Rose Terrace II: 1934 Neo-Classical: Horace Traumbauer: Grosse Pointe: Was built for Anna Thompson Dodge, widow of Horace E Dodge, co-founder of Dodge Brothers Company, was the most opulent residence of Michigan and was demolished in 1976.
Built for Owner Year completed Architectural style Architect Image 1: 178,926 sq ft (16,622.8 m 2) [2] Biltmore Estate: Asheville, North Carolina: George Washington Vanderbilt II: The Biltmore Company [3] 1895: Châteauesque: Richard Morris Hunt and Frederick Law Olmsted: 2: 109,848 sq ft (10,205.2 m 2) Lynnewood Hall: Elkins Park, Pennsylvania ...
The Fairbanks House in Dedham, Massachusetts is a historic house built around 1641, [1] [2] making it the oldest surviving timber-frame house in North America that has been verified by dendrochronology testing. Puritan settler Jonathan Fairbanks constructed the farm house for his wife Grace (née Smith) and their family. It was occupied and ...
A New York City mansion built in the twilight of the Gilded Age is on sale for $33 million. This is the first time the 9-bed property, which has its own spa, has hit the market in 40 years.
Andrews built the mansion from 1852 to 1857 at a cost of $80,000. The house was designed by New Orleans architect Henry Howard. [1] [4] Andrews had a legendary rivalry with the owner of Nottoway Plantation, John Randolph. This competition even extended to their mansions, with both massive structures designed by Howard in a mix of the Greek ...
Built in 1898, the Birdsell Mansion has sat mostly vacant for more than a decade. Its current owner, who bought it in 2007, shared his plans. On 'most endangered' list 2 straight years, Birdsell ...
In America, life surrounded by water truly is a something-for-every-budget experience. For example, Zillow lists homes for sale on Smith Island, Maryland, for less than $100,000. On the other end ...