Despite what billionaires have led us to believe, bigger is not always better. While mega-mansions are romanticized on Instagram, sometimes they’re a photogenic headache – but for those who disagree and think large is in charge – we present to you, the Peter Grant Mansion.
The largest abandoned home in the entire country, this absolute beast boasts 65,000 square feet of (unused) space and sits on 43 acres of prime lakeside real estate in Haileybury, Ontario about 5 and a half hours north of Toronto.
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Named after its intended owner, the CEO of a well-respected lumber company, this uniquely designed palace could have been a modern marvel with waterfalls, two indoor pools, a small golf course, a squash court, and an indoor boat garage that could fit his 40ft yacht.
Sadly, following the 2008 financial crisis, it was abandoned mid-construction and now it sits desolate and unfinished.
In an interior tour posted by YouTuber Noah.Nowhere, the mansion can be seen rotting and vandalized, mostly forgotten by everyone except those in the area and urban explorers.
It’s unclear who owns the property now or how much they had purchased for it, but it was reportedly listed for $25 million in 2010.
As for the man who built it? Grant, (who according to Canadian Business Magazine was once worth $381M) reportedly built an ultra-pricey property elsewhere – so it all worked out in the end, but if this isn’t a cautionary tale, we’re not sure what is.
As the saying goes, don’t buy (or build) outside your means and if you do – do so where there are enough trees to hide your “oops” from everyone else.
If you’d like to see more of the Peter Grant mansion, check out the video above – and show those like Noah (who were brave enough to actually visit this place in person) some love. We certainly wouldn’t be brave enough to step foot in that place.
