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Copper Beech Farm is the most expensive home in America

  • After navigating the 1800 foot driveway that winds through a wood, you arrive at the stone towers bracketing the front door and the upstairs balcony.
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    Copper Beech Farm is the most expensive home in America

    After navigating the 1800 foot driveway that winds through a wood, you arrive at the stone towers bracketing the front door and the upstairs balcony.
    christiesrealestate.com
  • Once inside the most expensive home in America, don't expect it to be the biggest. Copper Beech boasts just over 13,000 square feet.
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    Copper Beech Farm is the most expensive home in America

    Once inside the most expensive home in America, don't expect it to be the biggest. Copper Beech boasts just over 13,000 square feet.
    christiesrealestate.com
  • The property for which it's named, of course, is the Palace of Versailles, built by Louis XIV in the 18th century. It's interior measures some 525,000 square feet.
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    Palace of Versailles, France

    The property for which it's named, of course, is the Palace of Versailles, built by Louis XIV in the 18th century. It's interior measures some 525,000 square feet.
  • The Connecticut property is certainly big enough, though. Perhaps you'd like a game of hide and seek? If so, you'll have your pick of 12 bedrooms, seven bathrooms, and two partial bathrooms.
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    Copper Beech Farm is the most expensive home in America

    The Connecticut property is certainly big enough, though. Perhaps you'd like a game of hide and seek? If so, you'll have your pick of 12 bedrooms, seven bathrooms, and two partial bathrooms.
    christiesrealestate.com
  • So what makes this Connecticut mansion so expensive?
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    Copper Beech Farm is the most expensive home in America

    So what makes this Connecticut mansion so expensive?
    christiesrealestate.com
  • The main rooms have 12 foot ceilings, including the living room with a carved fireplace and French doors.
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    Copper Beech Farm is the most expensive home in America

    The main rooms have 12 foot ceilings, including the living room with a carved fireplace and French doors.
    christiesrealestate.com
  • Those French doors give onto a huge solarium with a coffered ceiling with plaster detailing.
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    Copper Beech Farm is the most expensive home in America

    Those French doors give onto a huge solarium with a coffered ceiling with plaster detailing.
    christiesrealestate.com
  • For tennis, there's a Wimbledon-style grass court.
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    Copper Beech Farm is the most expensive home in America

    For tennis, there's a Wimbledon-style grass court.
    christiesrealestate.com
  • For swimming and relaxing, a 75-foot pool and hot tub.
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    Copper Beech Farm is the most expensive home in America

    For swimming and relaxing, a 75-foot pool and hot tub.
    christiesrealestate.com
  • For strolling and philosophizing, expansive walled gardens.
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    Copper Beech Farm is the most expensive home in America

    For strolling and philosophizing, expansive walled gardens.
    christiesrealestate.com
  • You could play the bocce game to end all bocce games on the ginormous lawn.
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    Copper Beech Farm is the most expensive home in America

    You could play the bocce game to end all bocce games on the ginormous lawn.
    christiesrealestate.com
  • Or drink in the view, while enjoying a bottle from the cellar.
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    Copper Beech Farm is the most expensive home in America

    Or drink in the view, while enjoying a bottle from the cellar.
    christiesrealestate.com
  • While those amenities are nice, the real value is in the property: 50 acres of prime waterfront.
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    Copper Beech Farm is the most expensive home in America

    While those amenities are nice, the real value is in the property: 50 acres of prime waterfront.
    christiesrealestate.com
  • If you trust the kids to take out one of the boats, they can overnight on one of the property's two private islands.
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    Copper Beech Farm is the most expensive home in America

    If you trust the kids to take out one of the boats, they can overnight on one of the property's two private islands.
    christiesrealestate.com
  • At the other end of the size spectrum, of course, is this <a href="http://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/at-the-push-of-a-button--shipping-container-transforms-into-a-home-213350835.html" data-ylk="slk:push-button home;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;" class="link yahoo-link">push-button home</a>, made from a shipping container. <b><a href="http://ca.finance.yahoo.com/topics/homes" data-ylk="slk:More great Homes + Design;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">More great Homes + Design</a></b>
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    Shipping container home

    At the other end of the size spectrum, of course, is this push-button home, made from a shipping container. More great Homes + Design
After navigating the 1800 foot driveway that winds through a wood, you arrive at the stone towers bracketing the front door and the upstairs balcony.
Once inside the most expensive home in America, don't expect it to be the biggest. Copper Beech boasts just over 13,000 square feet.
The property for which it's named, of course, is the Palace of Versailles, built by Louis XIV in the 18th century. It's interior measures some 525,000 square feet.
The Connecticut property is certainly big enough, though. Perhaps you'd like a game of hide and seek? If so, you'll have your pick of 12 bedrooms, seven bathrooms, and two partial bathrooms.
So what makes this Connecticut mansion so expensive?
The main rooms have 12 foot ceilings, including the living room with a carved fireplace and French doors.
Those French doors give onto a huge solarium with a coffered ceiling with plaster detailing.
For tennis, there's a Wimbledon-style grass court.
For swimming and relaxing, a 75-foot pool and hot tub.
For strolling and philosophizing, expansive walled gardens.
You could play the bocce game to end all bocce games on the ginormous lawn.
Or drink in the view, while enjoying a bottle from the cellar.
While those amenities are nice, the real value is in the property: 50 acres of prime waterfront.
If you trust the kids to take out one of the boats, they can overnight on one of the property's two private islands.
At the other end of the size spectrum, of course, is this <a href="http://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/at-the-push-of-a-button--shipping-container-transforms-into-a-home-213350835.html" data-ylk="slk:push-button home;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;" class="link yahoo-link">push-button home</a>, made from a shipping container. <b><a href="http://ca.finance.yahoo.com/topics/homes" data-ylk="slk:More great Homes + Design;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">More great Homes + Design</a></b>
Updated

Although it seems to be a record that's broken monthly, we have, at the moment, a new champion: at $190 million, Copper Beech Farm, in the monied pastures of Greenwich, Connecticut, is the most expensive home ever listed in the United States. (Photos courtesy of christiesrealestate.com.)