| Have you ever heard of the Oheka Castle? Built by investment
banker Otto Hermann Kahn and located in Huntington, NY, it is the
second-largest privately held home in the U.S. It is turning 100 this year and
you can even buy a brick to help celebrate. You
have probably seen it as a backdrop in movies and television shows. The largest
home in America is the Biltmore in NC. Other famous historical homes include the White House, Mount Vernon, the Hearst
Castle, Swan House, Drumthwacket, and Pittock Mansion. Some are rumored to be
haunted, including the White House, MacKay Mansion, Hagar House, Carnton
Plantation, and Woodburn Mansion. Like the Oheka Castle others are used as
settings in TV and movies. And who can forget the Dibble House, made famous by
the Grant Wood painting American Gothic?  Some of these homes remain in private hands, while others have been turned into
hotels, museums, historic sites or a bed and breakfast. Not all historic homes
have famous or infamous histories. A few blocks away from the Big "I"
Markets office is an area called Old Town Alexandria, which has blocks and
blocks of homes and townhomes, some of which were built before the
Revolutionary War. It even has a cobblestone street. Nearly all of these homes
are in private hands and just a standard HO policy will not cover them if they
are to retain their look following a structural loss.
AIG offers historic home coverage to
their Private Client Group homeowners insurance for homes built prior to 1945.
It includes consulting service with historic preservation experts to rebuild or
restore after a loss. Complimentary advice on loss prevention and maintaining
the historic look of the home including coordination with preservation
societies. AIG's Private Client Program is available to registered Big "I"
Markets agents in all states. So pedestrianate over to Big "I" Markets and
click on Affluent Program-New Business to learn more! |