Real Estate
White House Sold: Sterling Mansion Auctioned For $2.8 Million
The house was built in 1924 and once served as the Texas governor's mansion for oil baron Ross Sterling.
MORGANS POINT, TX — The famous White House replica that was built for former Texas Governor Ross Sterling in the 1920s has a new owner.
The scaled down version that sits on a six-acre tract along Galveston Bay was auctioned for $2.8 million -- well below the $5.4 million price tag -- through New York-based Concierge Auctions last month.
The mansion, a sprawling 20,000-square-feet — includes nine bedrooms and 15 bathrooms and was listed on Realtor.com.
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The Sterling Mansion is about 30 miles from downtown Houston along Galveston Bay in Morgan's Point.
The house was built in 1924, once served as the Texas governor's mansion, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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