America’s Largest Homes: 15 Estates Outsize Typical U.S. House by Over 70 Times

America’s Largest Homes: 15 Estates Outsize Typical U.S. House by Over 70 Times

Some of the largest homes in America were built more than a century ago, during the country’s so-called Gilded Age, when railroad barons, industrial magnates, and financiers competed to outdo one another with lavish estates. Many of these massive residences have since been preserved as museums or adapted to serve as university buildings, conference centers, or historic hotels. A few remain in private hands, standing as reminders of immense famil…