2007-09-24

The Gates House

Random Facts
  • The house is 50,000 square feet
  • In 2005, the house and land were assessed at $200 million
  • Annually, Gates pays nearly $1 million dollars in taxes for the property
  • Over 64 km of optical fiber was used in the house
  • 300 workers at one time were working on the house - 104 of them were electricians
  • Every door handle in the house was custom made and cost $2,000 each
  • There are no visible electric outlets in the house

For a look inside the house with some photos a virtual video tour and more facts see:
related:
Little Known Facts about Bill Gates - CyberNet News
A peek inside the Gates house - Download Squad
Bill Gates' house - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia