Check Out the Priciest Home in America

Photo credit: courtesy of Brown Harris Stevens

She may be 84-years-old, but she's still got it. Briar Patch is a massive estate in East Hampton, NY, and it's the most expensive home on the market in the entire US, according to Zillow.

Photo credit: courtesy of Brown Harris Stevens

The $140M property was built in 1931 on 11 acres, two lots, and 1,156 feet of frontage on Georgica Pond, with views of the Atlantic Ocean, Business Insider reports. Chris Whittle--former Esquire magazine publisher (and co-founder of elite private school Avenues: The World School) and wife Priscilla Rattazzi bought the home in 1989 and commissioned architect Peter Marino to renovate it.

Photo credit: courtesy of Brown Harris Stevens

The 10.3k SF main residence has six bedrooms, four fireplaces, a gym, a library, and large porches with views of Georgia Pond. The four-bedroom guesthouse is 3.500 SF and has a living room, kitchen, and its own driveway. There's also a 60-foot pool with an attached hot tub, a changing cabana, and a tennis court. [BI]

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