Famous American historian Homes

There's a wealth of historic buildings that exist today in the United States. Some are for their connection to our heritage as a nation observed. Others are known for their association with crime, criminals, and movie stars. And, of course, have literary celebrities, real estate tycoons, media moguls, publishing giants and took the rest. Here are some details that may surprise you.

Robert E. Lee 's old house, AKA Custis-Lee Mansion was home to the Lord Arlington NationalCemetery. Overlooking the Potomac River, the greek Revival style building by the government as a location for the cemetery was chosen that Lee has never returned home after the Civil War. Sitting at 1,100 acres is home to the two kitchens home for the summer and winter. The most obvious features of the property are the eight massive columns 5-foot-diameter-in porch. The villa is managed by the National Park Service, while the surrounding land, known as theArlington National Cemetery are administered by the UP Department of the Army.

William Randolph Hearst, newspaper magnate and his grandfather the famous Patty Hearst, once the home of Beverly N. 1101 Dr. Beverly Hills, California with his girlfriend, actress Marion Davies heard. Built in 1926, is worth an estimated $ 165 million in the U.S. with 9 bedrooms, 15 bathrooms, 20,570 square feet of living and sits on a 153 766 square meters of land. Just a little piece of paradise right out thereHollywood. If you're in the market, the property with a 30-year fixed-rate loan for the purchase, for example, 4.91 percent were 20 percent down, you would have estimated the monthly payments of only $ 31,645. Can you say cha-ching?

George Washington Vanderbilt II completed construction of the Biltmore Estate in 1895, located in Asheville, NC. With 250 rooms, 175 thousand square meters, houses the largest privately owned real estate in the United States, and is still ownedVanderbilt's grandson, William AV Cecil II, the French broad river divides the property into two halves. Rest at 8000 acres, the villa recalls the atmosphere of a French chateau developed and the excesses of America's Gilded Age. E 'was included in the National Historical Society and designated a National Historic Landmark in 1964. Tourists from all over the world visit the palace estate during the year. In the foreground is a pool of 70,000 liters, a bowling alley, a two-storeyLibrary, antiques and dated in 75 acres of landscaped gardens, a wine cellar and Triple-A, 4-diamond, 213-room hotel called the Inn on Biltmore Estate. Tickets for the tour of the property can be purchased in advance at the Biltmore site.

David Gamble of Procter & Gamble hired renowned architects Greene & Greene (G & G) to the Gamble House (aka David B. Gamble House), which was completed in 1909 design. Located in Pasadena, California, was declared the property a NationalHistoric landmark in 1977. corresponding contribution was from G & G for custom-made furniture and tiles surrounding mantle, which were built for contractors Peter and John Hall designed. A secret door that leads to the kitchen is hidden in one of the wooden panels of the lobby. Another result of the panel in a closet. The three-storey masterpiece of Japanese Arts and Crafts influenced by aesthetics, sits on a generous expansion of the cultivated area of Arroyo stone paths that give the effect of the decoratedStreams. Awareness of the importance of the family artistic deeded ownership Gamble Gamble House in the City of Pasadena and the University of Southern California School of Architecture 1966th

Al Capone law enforcement authorities, stunned by his ability to deflect accusations and skirt the law. Known for his management during the criminal prohibition, Capone has experienced much more modest in the private sector, in contrast to his flamboyant public personality. Located at 7244 S.Built Prairie Avenue in Chicago, Capone 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, small units in the building complex was the 1908th Last heard, the house was selling for $ 450,000. If you wanted a 30-year fixed rate loan hour 4.92 per cent, 20 per cent less, you should pay an estimated $ 1,915 per month.

Nathaniel Hawthorne immortalized the House of Seven Gables as a literary fiction novel of the same name. The hotel is located in Salem, Massachusetts, is currently home to a museum and nonprofitstill works as an active settlement policy, shelter programs for children. Although never Hawthorne lived at home, visited her cousin Susan Ingersoll, who lived in the house when its growth. Finding a very clever creation at home is what looks like a wooden cabinet. The false statements, however, opens a hidden staircase to the attic.

Erotica king Hugh Hefner lives in his latest Playboy Mansion (AKA Playboy Mansion West) in Los Angeles, California. Km10 236 Charing Cross Road in Holmby Hills, the castle is famous for its parties and orgies says. Built in 1927, the 14,217-square-foot house is on a plot of 219,107 square meters and was acquired by Hefner in 1971 for $ 1,100,000. With 29 rooms, the hotel houses a games room, a cellar, an aviary, a zoo, tennis courts, a waterfall and a swimming pool, sauna and bath house. A room in the palace at home as "Elvis Suite" was known kept off-limits for public viewing.Hefner said the room has a mood for the night that Elvis Presley was in his early seventies. He was accompanied by no less than eight girls. Although, sports stars, movie stars and rappers in private demand, if they get there, Hefner says, that kept him out of bounds.