The United States doesn't have many castles, but it is home to some historic mansions that belonged to the country's most prominent families. Now is your chance to own one; as Home Stratosphere reports, Emily Vanderbilt's Berkshires, Massachusetts, estate has hit the market for $12.5 million.
The 89-acre property is a National Historic Landmark. In addition to being built for philanthropist William Douglas Sloane and Emily Vanderbilt, granddaughter of railroad magnate Cornelius Vanderbilt, the grounds of the home also boast a famous designer. Frederick Law Olmsted, the landscape artist behind New York's Central Park and the 1893 Chicago World's Fair, was commissioned to design the grounds. The architectural firm Peabody & Stearns was responsible for the house itself.