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main house

NOUN
manor house
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The plantation has around 15,000 square feet of living space, property records show, including a main house with a multi-columned facade.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

The property has a two-bedroom main house and a guesthouse, plus vineyards, a pool and a tennis court, according to listing agent Ginger Martin of Sotheby’s International Realty.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

With the main house finished for now, Fahmy hopes to turn the garage into an accessory dwelling unit, or ADU, in the style of Mexican architect Luis Barragán: bold with color and texture.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

The 5,149-square-foot main house features five bedrooms and three bathrooms.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 25, 2026

The Stoeckleins and their three children lived in a house not a hundred yards from the main house; except for them, the Clutters had no neighbors within half a mile.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote




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