The Largest Gilded Age Houses

This is a continuously updated list of the largest Gilded Age/Historic Houses in both the United States & Canada. Precise square footage (sqft) is not always available, and please note that the numbers given on similar lists are often unsubstantiated or exaggerated.

1

Biltmore

Asheville, North Carolina

178,926 sqft

2

Shadow Brook

Lenox, Massachusetts

174,240 sqft

3

Oheka Castle

Huntington, New York

112,895 sqft

4

Whitemarsh Hall

Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania

100,000+ sqft

5

Arden House

Newburgh, New York

97,188 sqft

6

Winterthur

Winterthur, Delaware

96,582 sqft

7

Shadow Lawn (1929)

West Long Branch, New Jersey

c.90,000 sqft

8

Meadow Brook Hall

Rochester Hills, Michigan

c.88,000 sqft

9

Felix Warburg House

Manhattan, New York

82,000 sqft

10

Harbor Hill

Roslyn, New York

c.80,000 sqft

11

The Vanderbilt Château

Manhattan, New York City

78,125 sqft

12

Indian Neck Hall

Oakdale, New York

75,000 sqft

13

Inisfada

North Hempstead, New York

72,000 sqft

14

Elbridge T. Gerry Mansion

Manhattan, New York

71,568 sqft

15

Idle Hour

Oakdale, New York

c.70,000 sqft

15

Woodlea

Briarcliff Manor, New York

c.70,000 sqft

16

Lynnewood Hall

Elkins Park, Pennsylvania

69,875 sqft

17

Grey Towers Castle

Glenside, Pennsylvania

66,381 sqft

18

Florham

Florham Park, New Jersey

65,465 sqft

19

Winfield Hall

Glen Cove, New York

c.65,000 sqft

19

Hempstead House

Sands Point, North Hempstead, New York

c.65,000 sqft

19

Eagle Rock

Pride's Crossing, Beverly, Massachusetts

c.65,000 sqft

20

Casa Loma

Toronto, Ontario

64,700 sqft

21

Stan Hywet Hall

Akron, Ohio

64,500 sqft

22

The Breakers

Newport, Rhode Island

62,482 sqft

23

Hearst Castle

San Simeon, California

60,645 sqft

24

Pembroke

Glen Cove, New York

60,000 sqft

24

Whitehall

Palm Beach, Florida

60,000 sqft

25

Castle Hill

Ipswich, Massachusetts

56,881 sqft

26

Ravenscrag

Montreal, Quebec

53,475 sqft

27

Hatley Castle

Victoria, British Columbia

50,000+ sqft