Biltmore Estate in Asheville, North Carolina is truly breathtaking. I have managed to find the blueprint/floorplan for the ground floor.
More to follow soon!
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
Whitemarsh Hall - Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania, USA
America's Vanished Versailles
"Built by Beaux-Arts architect Horace Trumbauer between 1916 and 1921, the neo-Georgian mansion consisted of 6 stories (3 of which were partly or fully underground), 147 rooms, 45 bathrooms, 100,000 square feet (9,300 m2), and specialty rooms including a ballroom, gymnasium, movie theatre, and even a refrigerating plant."
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"Built by Beaux-Arts architect Horace Trumbauer between 1916 and 1921, the neo-Georgian mansion consisted of 6 stories (3 of which were partly or fully underground), 147 rooms, 45 bathrooms, 100,000 square feet (9,300 m2), and specialty rooms including a ballroom, gymnasium, movie theatre, and even a refrigerating plant."
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Saturday, July 3, 2010
Updown Court - Windlesham, Surrey, England
"Updown Court has 103 rooms, of which 24 are bedrooms, each with its own marble en-suite bathroom. Among other features, it has a two-lane bowling alley, five swimming pools, a squash court, a floodlit tennis court, a wine cellar, and a panic room in case of a terrorist attack."
Presenting "Updown Court" floor plans: (Click on the following links)