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I saw the movie "Eyes Wide Shut." The main character left Manhattan and went to an old money mansion used by the elite for parties and such. The castle part was recorded in England, and it was the English castle Mentmore Towers. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...from_angle.jpg
Not really the same thing. Maybe if we found an estate 10 times the size, with a surrounding garden the size of central park in maybe Brooklyn, we might come close to what I'm suggesting.
Not really the same thing. Maybe if we found an estate 10 times the size, with a surrounding garden the size of central park in maybe Brooklyn, we might come close to what I'm suggesting.
LOL what? That kind of thing is impossible in New York, the city is too dense within city limits for that. There might be mansions this size somewhere in the outer suburbs, but not inside the boroughs.
I know that largest single occupancy house in the United States is on Long Island:
LOL what? That kind of thing is impossible in New York, the city is too dense within city limits for that. There might be mansions this size somewhere in the outer suburbs, but not inside the boroughs.
I know that largest single occupancy house in the United States is on Long Island:
Good one Gantz. That's Ira Rennert's House in Sagaponack.It might actually be a bigger house than either of the two posted by the OP but not as much land.Also,it's used as a private house and it was built only 10 or 15 years ago.
LOL what? That kind of thing is impossible in New York, the city is too dense within city limits for that. There might be mansions this size somewhere in the outer suburbs, but not inside the boroughs.
I know that largest single occupancy house in the United States is on Long Island:
OMG.... that's so big you might need to take a bus from one
side to the other side. *lol*
There are many Gilded Age mansions within commuting distance of the city, however there are few anywhere in the country that can compare with a true English stately home. They evolved differently. English country houses are based around enormous landed estates that are hundreds of years old. The point was to maintain "broad acres" for agricultural rents. New York estates were built in the 19th century as weekend or summer houses, with just enough land for privacy, rather than working farms.
The only true English-style estate in the area (with its own village and church, etc.) is the Rockefeller Estate at Kykuit. Interestingly, the house itself is comparatively modest. It's the land that is truly spectacular.
No, but in NYC proper (all 5 boroughs) you'll find the biggest houses in Riverdale (the Bronx), North Eastern Queens (e.g. forest hills), Ditmas Park/Flatbush area of Brooklyn (example), and Manhattan Beach (Brooklyn)
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