Private Homes Of Former Presidents

as we all know as president of the united states you get to live in the 132 room white house however where have these world leaders lived before or after taking the country's reigns well that's what we're going to explore today we've selected some of the most well-known former u.s presidents and their private properties across the country we'll look at the facts and features of the houses and explore just how much they're all worth there's the legendary property that george washington called home the multi-million dollar dc mansion for the obamas a historic jfk abode and much more so let's get started kicking off the list we have the 44th president of the united states barack obama with his final term approaching its inevitable end during 2016 the family decided to lease a property in the kalamara neighborhood of washington dc according to reports they could have been spending 22 thousand dollars a month the nine-bedroom house at the time was owned by the former white house press secretary for bill clinton joe lockhart built in 1928 lockhart purchased the property in 2014 for 5 million 295 000 obama stated they chose to remain in washington instead of returning to chicago at least until their daughter sasha had finished high school yet by 2017 the obamas decided to purchase the mansion outright they ended up splashing out around 8.1 million dollars the tudor style 8200 square foot property contains eight and a half bathrooms all together it has two kitchens a formal living room a family room room for an office or a gym and a finished basement all the way back in 1985 the 45th president donald trump purchased the mar-a-lago in palm beach florida for between seven to ten million dollars depending on reports over the next few years he spent millions reviving the rundown estate by 1993 with financial issues gathering trump ended up turning part of the estate into a private club according to reports the current initiation cost is two hundred thousand dollars with an annual fee of fourteen thousand dollars as such trump now uses mar-a-lago as his main residence the sixty two thousand five hundred square foot property with 128 rooms sits within 20 acres of beachfront land and was first built during 1927. the club has such amenities as a spa golf courses tennis courts fitness centers and more in 2019 the club brought in a revenue of 21.4 million dollars a drop from 2017 when it was 25.1 million dollars located in fairfax county virginia sits the former plantation mount vernon the home that belongs to the us's first president george washington in 1734 the core of the house was built by his father augustine washington after leasing the property for a number of years george washington became the owner in 1761. over the years the mansion was expanded the finished property has 21 rooms altogether contained within just over 11 000 square feet within the 500 acre estate whilst washington lived there it was known as little hunting creek plantation and had 7 600 acres the ownership of mount vernon has passed through washington's descendants however the cost of upkeep of the mansion took its toll and it began to deteriorate looking to preserve the home of the first president during 1858 the non-profit group the mount vernon ladies association stepped forward they bought 200 acres and the main mansion for 200 000 that's around 6.5 million dollars today in 1999 with the end of his second term in the white house approaching the 42nd president bill clinton was looking for a new house he and hillary settled on a mansion in the hamlet of chappaqua in westchester county new york the dutch colonial-style house was purchased for 1.7 million dollars around 2.7 million dollars today located within 1.1 acres is the 5 500 square foot mansion that was built in 1899 it has five bedrooms with four bathrooms and a large outdoor swimming pool the estate also features a koi pond and a large barn that housed their secret service personnel speaking of security is very important as the whole property is surrounded by a high wall the main gate even has a small security house to check visitors the home also features paintings by pierce brosnan the james bond actor one of his pop art inspired works on bob dylan was sold in 2018 for 1.4 million dollars based within springfield illinois is a property that the 16th president of the u.s abraham lincoln called home from 1844 to 1861. when lincoln purchased the small cottage he was working as a state legislator the building originally created in 1839 is the only home lincoln has owned he originally spent fifteen hundred dollars on the property today that would be nearly fifty three thousand dollars at the time the cottage only consisted of five to six rooms over the years lincoln would extend the property finally reaching 12 rooms over two floors by 1855 in 1861 after winning the presidency lincoln housed a gathering at his springfield house with a reported 700 people after his assassination the home would later belong to his son robert lincoln during 1887 he donated the house to the state of illinois on the condition that it would be looked after and that the public could visit it for free today much of the interior is modeled after what it would have looked like during lincoln's stay there back in 2001 just before george w bush became 43rd president of the u.s his ranch was completed in mclennan county texas called the prairie chapel ranch it contains around 1 1583 acres of land according to reports bush paid around 1.3 million dollars for the land in 1999. on the land is the main 4 000 square foot one-story limestone house that has three bedrooms nearby is a two suite guest house that was built from a reclaimed 18th century english frame barn from new york outside is a swimming pool hidden within trees there's also a 40-mile network of bike trails for the former president and his family to venture on but they also host the w100k an annual bike ride for wounded veterans for his downtime bush had an 11-acre lake installed and filled with 600 largemouth bass and 30 000 bait fish in order to enjoy some fishing depending on size the bass can cost up to eight dollars and ninety five cents each giving us a price of five thousand three hundred and seventy dollars the 40th president of the us was hollywood actor turned politician ronald reagan after leaving the white house in 1989 reagan and his wife nancy moved to a mansion in bel air in los angeles california the 7 200 square foot property was built in 1954 and was bought during 1986 for 2.5 million dollars around 6 million today contained with 1.29 acres of land the ranch style mansion consists of 17 rooms with three bedrooms and six bathrooms across its two stories while outside the gated grounds have a swimming pool in 2016 after the passing of ronald and nancy reagan many of their furnishings were put up for auction with the proceeds going to the ronald reagan foundation and institute with all 702 lots selling they raised seven million two hundred and fifty three thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars the priciest item was a diamond sapphire and ruby ring by bulgari that went for and nineteen thousand five hundred dollars also in 2016 the bel air mansion was sold to billionaire jerry paronchio he reportedly paid 15 million dollars while the kennedy compound in hyannisport massachusetts is synonymous with the family it was a summer home for the 35th president john f kennedy while a georgetown residence in washington dc is where jfk would get his political and personal start from 1949 to 1951 whilst a u.s senator in gearing towards a presidential campaign he lived at the property with his sister eunice kennedy during his final year living at the georgetown abode it's been reported that that's when he met his later wife jackie bouvier originally built in 1800 today the 4659 square foot building contains three bedrooms and two and a half bathrooms over its two stories it also has an attached garage and a rooftop terrace with views of the city and even the washington monument in 2020 the house was put on the market with an asking price of 4.6 million dollars it sold that same year for a reduced 4.2 million dollars final fact finish as for the most expensive home that a world leader resides in that title is held by queen elizabeth ii of great britain with buckingham palace according to property experts the 775-room london palace is said to have a valuation of as much as 4.9 billion pounds or around 6.9 billion us dollars thanks for joining us today we'll see you next time

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Keywords: Abraham Lincoln, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Buckingham Palace, Donald Trump, Facts Features, George Bush, George Washington, John Kennedy, Mar A Lago, Most Expensive, Private Homes, Queen Elizabeth, Ronald Reagan, US Presidents

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Length: 9min 0sec (540 seconds)

Published: Thu Apr 29 2021