Friday, April 30, 2010
Biggest House in the United States :)
This is reportedly the biggest house in the United States,it is located in Asheville, North Carolina. This house was built by George Washington Vanderbilt II between 1889 to 1895. This french styled Renaissance Mansion sits on 175,000 square feet and features 250 rooms. The home is still owned by one of Vanderbilt's descendants.
In 2007 it was ranked 8 in the list of America's Favorite Architecture. This is one site that tourists visit frequently. Family members continued to live there until 1956 when it was permanently opened to the public as a house museum. This house gets more than 1 million visitors each year.
They still marvel at the 70,000 gallon indoor pool, bowling alley, turn of the century exercise equipment, two- story library, and other rooms filled with artwork, furniture and other great novelties such as elevators, forced air heating, centrally controlled clocks and a intercom system.
The house also contains formal gardens that sit on 75 acres. Makes you wanna visit huh?
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
2 comments:
Wow, your right that is a big house.lol
Wow, your right that is a big house.lol
Post a Comment