Fairfield Mansion

In the late 1990's billionaire Ira Rennert decided to begin construction of his own dream home, Fair Field. At 110,000 square feet (63 acres), the site for his new home 'Fair Field' generated some controversy as residents of the nearby town of Southampton complained about the project's impact on their town.

Rennert carried on building anyway and moved into his new home in 2004. The building reportedly has 29 bedrooms, 39 bathrooms, its own power plant, three swimming pools, a Synagogue, two courtyards, an orangery, a 164-seat home theater, a basketball court, and a bowling alley.

According to Zillow, which collects real estate data from public records, the main house has 21 bedrooms and 18 bathrooms. This makes a little more sense than building a house with more bathrooms than guests. In addition to the colossal main mansion, the Fair Field site contains a playhouse and two pool houses.

 According to Crain's and Southampton's news site 27East, the playhouse contains a basketball court and a two-lane bowling alley. There are also billiards as well as two tennis and squash courts. As Rennert seems to have very few visitors, it's not clear who he plays with. The number of disputes the reclusive Rennert has had with neighbors has actually helped to gather more information about his house: for instance, a complaint about the path of his private helicopter led to a large number of aerial photos being taken: these revealed that the house has 12 chimneys, which would seem to suggest 12 different fireplaces, although hopefully not twelve different chimney sweeps too.

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