List of American houses explained

This is a list of American houses by state.

California

home of John Bidwell and Annie Bidwell in Chico, California

Georgian-style mansion built for William Bowers Bourn II and his wife, Agnes Moody Bourn in Pacific Heights, San Francisco, California

the 65,000 sq ft mansion of Harriet Pullman Carolan in Hillsborough, California.

the residence of Charles and Ray Eames

the Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue house owned by Sergey Grishin in Montecito, California

a free Georgian style mansion built for William Bowers Bourn II and his wife, Agnes Moody Bourn in Woodside, California; the setting for the American soap opera Dynasty

the residence of David Gamble (of Procter & Gamble) in Pasadena, California built by Greene & Greene.

an estate owned by actress Alla Nazimova in West Hollywood, California during the 1920s. It was demolished in 1959.

1905 home of George Marston and wife, Anna Marston. Located in Balboa Park, San Diego, California.

is a large mansion and landscaped estate located in the Benedict Canyon section of Beverly Hills, California; residence of silent film star Harold Lloyd

the grand mansion of publisher William Randolph Hearst at San Simeon, California

magazine publisher Hugh Hefner's mansion

the former Beverly Hills, California residence of film actors and married couple Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks.

a Châteauesque mansion and the former residence of television producer Aaron Spelling, it is located in the Holmby Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, and is currently listed as the most expensive home in the United States

the haunted mansion of Winchester Rifle heiress, Sarah Winchester

Colorado

an estate located just north of Aspen, Colorado, in the Rocky Mountains, originally purchased and given its name by part-time resident Prince Bandar bin Sultan of Saudi Arabia

home of Unsinkable Molly Brown, the famous RMS Titanic survivor in Denver, Colorado

Connecticut

the eccentric residence of actor William Gillette in East Haddam, Connecticut

a 62-room Second Empire mansion open to the public in Norwalk, Connecticut

the American High Gothic style house where Samuel Langhorne Clemens (Mark Twain) and his family lived from 1874 to 1891 in Hartford, Connecticut.[1]

one the oldest timber-frame houses in America in Windsor, Connecticut.[2]

Delaware

the Brandywine Valley home of Eleuthere Irenee du Pont in Wilmington, Delaware

the 300-acre French estate of Alfred I. du Pont in Wilmington, Delaware

the fifth largest residence in America was home to industrialist Henry Francis du Pont in Winterthur, Delaware

District of Columbia

the mansion of Robert Woods Bliss in Washington, D.C.

the former residence of judge Andrew Wylie in Washington, D.C.

Florida

John Ringling mansion, Sarasota, Florida

a mansion and estate in Palm Beach, Florida; the former residence of Marjorie Merriweather Post and Edward F. Hutton; the current residence of Donald Trump; it was added as a National Historic Landmark in 1980.

James Deering mansion, Miami, Florida

the estate of Florida developer and Standard Oil partner Henry Morrison Flagler in Palm Beach, Florida.

Georgia

the house where Margaret Mitchell wrote Gone with the Wind

Illinois

Chicago, H. H. Richardson, architect

Jane Addams' settlement house for immigrants and the poor in Chicago, Illinois

Frank Lloyd Wright-designed residence, Chicago, a U.S. National Historical Landmark

Louisiana

a Créole-style historic plantation in St. James Parish, Louisiana, on the West Bank of the Mississippi River near Vacherie, Louisiana

a historic plantation located on the Mississippi River in the community of Vacherie, Louisiana; residence of Jacques Telesphore Roman.

a historic plantation located on the west bank of the Mississippi River in the town of Vacherie, Louisiana; residence of Josephine Aime Ferrie

Maine

the summer home of U.S. President George H. W. Bush located adjacent to the Atlantic Ocean in southern Maine, near the town of Kennebunkport; the mansion was purchased by St. Louis banker George Herbert Walker and has remained as a summer retreat for the Bush family for over a century.

the Gothic revival mansion of ship captain George Bourne in Kennebunk, Maine.

Maryland

the mansion of B&O Railroad president John W. Garrett in Baltimore, Maryland.

the former largest home in America was the home to 7 generations of the Ridgely family in Towson, Maryland

the historical 1800 Federal-style house of Charles Carroll Jr. in Baltimore, Maryland

the 1920s horse breeding farm of Alfred G. Vanderbilt II in Baltimore County, Maryland, now home to Under Armour CEO Kevin Plank

the 1928 castle of Sumner and Dudrea Parker made from portions of historic estates in America and Europe, located in Lutherville, Maryland.

Massachusetts

the waterfront summer residence of Henry Davis Sleeper in Gloucester, Massachusetts

a stately mansion and estate of 21 outbuildings situated in Ipswich, Massachusetts north of Boston; the summer residence of Richard T. Crane Jr.

the house of Edward Gorey, artist, writer, illustrator, playwright, and puppeteer

the 1920s stone castle and laboratory of inventor John Hays Hammond Jr. in Gloucester, Massachusetts

fictionalized by author Nathaniel Hawthorne in Salem, Massachusetts

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

the Shingle Style summer residence of Joseph Hodges Choate in The Berkshires

a Colonial style mansion and the former residence of U.S. President John Adams, and other members of the Adams family, located in Quincy, Massachusetts near Boston

a country house in Lenox, Massachusetts, the home of noted American author Edith Wharton, who designed the house and its grounds.

the Jacobean mansion of George and Sarah Morgan which is now the Gilded Age Museum in Lenox, Massachusetts.

Michigan

home of Matilda Dodge Wilson in Rochester Hills, Michigan

New Hampshire

New York

[3] the 100,000 sq ft mansion of railroad magnate Edward Henry Harriman in Harriman, New York

legendary island estate, one of America's largest private residences

the Federal style estate of States Dyckman by the Hudson River in Garrison, New York

the earliest of the Great Camps of the Adirondacks, a National Historic Landmark

home of lawyer and businessman Charles W. Goodyear in Buffalo, New York

the 30,000 square foot mansion of pharmaceutical magnate George McKesson Brown in Huntington, New York

the 67-room mansion of William R. Coe in Oyster Bay, New York

the largest private residence ever constructed in New York City was home to the eldest grandson of tycoon Cornelius Vanderbilt

fantasy castle by Ernest Flagg "(Singer Castle")

the residence of William Kissam Vanderbilt II in Centerport, New York, now home to a museum and planetarium

in Barrytown, New York, built about 1825.

official residence of New York City's mayor

the Gold Coast, Long Island estate of Clarence Hungerford Mackay was one of the 10 largest residences in America

the massive Gould-Guggenheim estate, and now park, on Long Island's gold coast in Sands Point, New York

the Hudson Valley estate of Frederick W. Vanderbilt.

a Georgian-style country residence of Frederick Gilbert Bourne located on the Great South Bay in Oakdale, New York

the residence of oil tycoon John D. Rockefeller in Tarrytown on the Hudson River

the Beaux-Arts mansion of financier Ogden Mills on the Hudson River in Staatsburg, New York.

also known as the Otto Kahn Estate, it is a large country estate located on the Gold Coast of Long Island's north shore, at Huntington, Suffolk County, New York, and was the residence of financier and philanthropist Otto Kahn

a Châteauesque mansion for William Kissam Vanderbilt and Alva Vanderbilt at 660 Fifth Avenue, New York City

in the Village of Southampton, New York.

a restored Greek Revival mansion, a National Historic Landmark on Seneca Lake near Geneva, New York

one of the Great Camps of the Adirondacks, a National Historic Landmark

the home of President Theodore Roosevelt in Cove Neck, New York

one of the Great Camps of the Adirondacks, a National Historic Landmark

a Federal and Italianate mansion in Hyde Park, New York; the birthplace, lifelong home, and burial place of Franklin D. Roosevelt; added as a National Historic Site in 1945

the Georgian Revival mansion of Alfred I. du Pont in Brookville, New York, now the DeSeversky Conference Center.

the Long Island mansion of William Bayard Cutting.

the ornate former residence of Frank Winfield Woolworth on Long Island in Glen Cove, New York

North Carolina

the largest private home in the United States, built by George Vanderbilt; it is located outside Asheville, North Carolina

Ohio

a Tudor Revival country estate and the residence of Frank Seiberling in Akron, Ohio.

Hawthorn Hill in Oakwood, Ohio, was the post-1914 home of Orville Wright.

Pennsylvania

home of William Peters in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

the Pittsburgh home of industrialist Henry Clay Frick

the 60,000 sq ft mansion of William L. Elkins in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania

a Frank Lloyd Wright designed house in Bear Run, Pennsylvania

Haverford, Pennsylvania, built in 1700, home of patriot John Ross

the Neoclassical mansion of industrialist and art collector Peter A. B. Widener in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania

the 100,000 sq ft mansion of Edward T. Stotesbury designed by Horace Trumbauer outside Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Rhode Island

a mansion and the former residence of Caroline Astor in Newport, Rhode Island

the summer mansion of Oliver Belmont, American banking heir

Newport, one of the most ambitious residences of the Gilded Age and an architectural landmark

a Châteauesque mansion and the residence of liquor millionaire Edson Bradley in Newport, Rhode Island

a French villa and the former residence of William Shepard Wetmore in Newport, Rhode Island

the 1860s Italianate summer home of Edmund Schermerhorn in Newport, Rhode Island

A Victorian mansion and estate in Newport, Rhode Island; the residence of Hugh D. Auchincloss and childhood home of Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis

a Shingle style house and "summer cottage" of Isaac Bell Jr. in Newport, Rhode Island

a Gothic Revival house, museum, and the former residence of George Noble Jones in Newport, Rhode Island

a Beaux-Arts architecture style mansion and residence of William Kissam Vanderbilt in Newport, Rhode Island

a French neoclassical-style mansion and the summer residence of George Dunton Widener in Newport, Rhode Island

a large Châteauesque mansion and the residence of Ogden Goelet in Newport, Rhode Island

a Classical Revival mansion and the "summer cottage" of Edward Julius Berwind in Newport, Rhode Island

a mansion built for Theresa Fair Oelrichs in Newport, Rhode Island

an English manorial style mansion and the residence of Frederick William Vanderbilt in Newport, Rhode Island

a French classical style "summer cottage" of the young widow of Richard A. Gambrill, Anna Van Nest Gambrill in Newport, Rhode Island.

a Romanesque Revival sandstone mansion built for Catharine Lorillard Wolfe in Newport, Rhode Island.

Tennessee

The former residence of singer Elvis Presley in Memphis, Tennessee

Texas

a house built by Joe Duncan located near Plano, Texas; setting for the American soap opera Dallas

(now the "Grand Central Cafe and Club Car Bar" restaurant) is a Victorian house now located on the grounds of the Antlers Hotel and was used in the filming of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre during 1973, when it was still in its original location in La Frontera.

Utah

built in 1854 by Brigham Young, the house is located in Salt Lake City, Utah. The house gets its name from the beehive sculpture atop the house.

a second residence built by Brigham Young in 1856. Located in Salt Lake City, Utah, it was built to accommodate his large family due to a polygamous lifestyle. The house's name references a lion statue above the front entrance.

Vermont

a large farming estate for Dr. William Seward Webb in Shelburne, Vermont

Virginia

the home of Robert E. Lee, the grounds of which became Arlington National Cemetery

the personal house of Thomas Jefferson, President of the United States

the residence of President George Washington in Alexandria, Virginia

the residence of President James Madison and his family.

Washington

the sprawling, technologically advanced Earth sheltering home of Bill and Melinda Gates located in the side of a hill overlooking Lake Washington in Medina, Washington.

Wisconsin

the Flemish Renaissance Revival style mansion of Captain Frederick Pabst in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

See also

Notes and References

  1. [Mark Twain House]
  2. [Loomis Homestead]
  3. Web site: Resmovits . Joy . New Track for Harriman House . . August 5, 2010 . August 26, 2015.