It appears from the photographs that this house is “historic,” and yes, it is huge, however he didn’t participate in the over-the-top materialism and consumerism and have a new “spread” built. We had an historic home in Kansas City, built in 1887, and it was about 2,000 square feet. Because it was so old, a heating bill one month was $600.
It takes years and lots of money to bring an old mansion like this one in Tennessee up to modern standards for energy efficiency. IN MANY CASES, THERE ARE CODES FROM THE NATIONAL HISTORIC SOCIETY LIMITING THE CHANGES THAT CAN BE MADE TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE HOUSE. It also takes years to see what effects what changes will make on energy consumption.
I can’t believe how ridiculously bitter and full of sour grapes you all are. It’s good that someone is using this old house, and not bull-dozing it for a new development of MacMansions. Although if they did, what would y’all have to complain about?
