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In the age of the micro-dwelling, a giant home with a sprawling lawn seems especially extravagant—which is what makes them so fun to look at. We rounded up the biggest homes on the market in New Orleans, from historic Uptown manors to new-money mansions in the 'burbs.
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Read MoreSize: 12,000 sq. ft.; 6 bedrooms, 6 full bathrooms, 2 half-bathrooms
Asking price:$3,100,000
The skinny: Claimed to have been “used to entertain past Presidents,” this massive home along Lake Pontchartrain boasts a backyard oasis with a pool and cabana. Inside, there is a large marble foyer with grand staircase, a private library with a separate entrance, and a huge sun room.
Size: 10,516 sq. ft.; 7 bedrooms, 6 full bathrooms, 2 half-bathrooms
Asking price: $7,999,000
The skinny: The most expensive home on the market in New Orleans is also one of the biggest. The grand Garden District Italianate includes a pool and a carriage house.
Size: 9,800 sq. ft.; 6 bedrooms, 3 full bathrooms, 2 half-bathrooms
Asking price: $5,850,000
The skinny: Known as the "Cornstalk Mansion" because if its iconic decorative fence, the Henry Howard-designed Garden District estate recently got a price chop.
Size: 8,918 sq. ft.; 4 bedrooms, 5 full bathrooms, 2 half-bathrooms
Asking price: $1,795,000
The skinny: Over in English Turn, the land of giant houses, this home has 15-foot ceilings, two master suites, and an enormous kitchen. It’s also hurricane-proof with a full-home generator and storm shutters.
Size: 8,813 sq. ft.; 6 bedrooms, 6 full bathrooms, 2 half-bathrooms
Asking price: $2,650,000
The skinny: The headquarters for the second season of "The Real World: New Orleans" and former home of Hornets baller Baron Davis recently hit the market again after a hiatus.
Size: 8,523 sq. ft.; 6 bedrooms, 6 full bathrooms, 1 half-bathroom
Asking price: $5,500,000
The skinny: The stately brick home in the gated Uptown subdivision includes a 1714 square-foot guest house, pool and a large, manicured back yard.
Size: 8,447 sq. ft.; 5 bedrooms, 4-and-a-half bathrooms
Asking price: $2,850,000
The skinny: Located in the Country Club Gardens subdivision of Old Metairie (though it bears a New Orleans zipcode), the home boasts a sun room, a well-manicured backyard and pool.
Size: 8,235 sq. ft.; 6 bedrooms, 6 full bathrooms, 2 half-bathrooms
Asking price: $3,800,000
The skinny: The $4.2M price tag gets you four floors of French Quarter splendor, with Victorian details like fireplace mantles and chandeliers filling the rooms.
Size: 7,645 sq. ft.; 5 bedrooms, 3 full bathrooms, two half-bathrooms
Asking price: $5,650,000
The skinny: Brangelina recently put their French Quarter mansion on the market so they can search for a New Orleans home that's more "off the beaten path."
Size: 7,639 sq. ft.; 7 bedrooms, 4 full bathrooms, 1 half bathrooms
Asking price: $2,475,000
The skinny: The price on this Thomas Sully-designed Queen Anne Italianate mansion in the Garden District was recently reduced. Gorgeous details like ornate archways and huge windows fill the home.
Size: 12,000 sq. ft.; 6 bedrooms, 6 full bathrooms, 2 half-bathrooms
Asking price:$3,100,000
The skinny: Claimed to have been “used to entertain past Presidents,” this massive home along Lake Pontchartrain boasts a backyard oasis with a pool and cabana. Inside, there is a large marble foyer with grand staircase, a private library with a separate entrance, and a huge sun room.
Size: 10,516 sq. ft.; 7 bedrooms, 6 full bathrooms, 2 half-bathrooms
Asking price: $7,999,000
The skinny: The most expensive home on the market in New Orleans is also one of the biggest. The grand Garden District Italianate includes a pool and a carriage house.
Size: 9,800 sq. ft.; 6 bedrooms, 3 full bathrooms, 2 half-bathrooms
Asking price: $5,850,000
The skinny: Known as the "Cornstalk Mansion" because if its iconic decorative fence, the Henry Howard-designed Garden District estate recently got a price chop.
Size: 8,918 sq. ft.; 4 bedrooms, 5 full bathrooms, 2 half-bathrooms
Asking price: $1,795,000
The skinny: Over in English Turn, the land of giant houses, this home has 15-foot ceilings, two master suites, and an enormous kitchen. It’s also hurricane-proof with a full-home generator and storm shutters.
Size: 8,813 sq. ft.; 6 bedrooms, 6 full bathrooms, 2 half-bathrooms
Asking price: $2,650,000
The skinny: The headquarters for the second season of "The Real World: New Orleans" and former home of Hornets baller Baron Davis recently hit the market again after a hiatus.
Size: 8,523 sq. ft.; 6 bedrooms, 6 full bathrooms, 1 half-bathroom
Asking price: $5,500,000
The skinny: The stately brick home in the gated Uptown subdivision includes a 1714 square-foot guest house, pool and a large, manicured back yard.
Size: 8,447 sq. ft.; 5 bedrooms, 4-and-a-half bathrooms
Asking price: $2,850,000
The skinny: Located in the Country Club Gardens subdivision of Old Metairie (though it bears a New Orleans zipcode), the home boasts a sun room, a well-manicured backyard and pool.
Size: 8,235 sq. ft.; 6 bedrooms, 6 full bathrooms, 2 half-bathrooms
Asking price: $3,800,000
The skinny: The $4.2M price tag gets you four floors of French Quarter splendor, with Victorian details like fireplace mantles and chandeliers filling the rooms.
Size: 7,645 sq. ft.; 5 bedrooms, 3 full bathrooms, two half-bathrooms
Asking price: $5,650,000
The skinny: Brangelina recently put their French Quarter mansion on the market so they can search for a New Orleans home that's more "off the beaten path."
Size: 7,639 sq. ft.; 7 bedrooms, 4 full bathrooms, 1 half bathrooms
Asking price: $2,475,000
The skinny: The price on this Thomas Sully-designed Queen Anne Italianate mansion in the Garden District was recently reduced. Gorgeous details like ornate archways and huge windows fill the home.