2 Mansions Resembling White House Up for Grabs

Unlike the real White House, one of the mansions has a pool.

ByABC News
October 12, 2016, 3:44 PM

— -- Less than 20 miles away from America's most well-known address, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., are two homes that boast the same vaulted ceilings, white rounded porticos and expansive lawns famous to the White House.

The mansions, both in the exclusive McLean, Virginia, neighborhood just outside the nation's capital, are looking for new homeowners.

PHOTO: This White House replica is on sale now for $2,690, 000 in McLean, VA.
This White House replica is on sale now for $2,690, 000 in McLean, VA.

Selling for a cool $2,690,000 this mansion has six bedrooms, seven bathrooms and its own Truman-style balcony. Built in 1995 by a Vietnamese-born engineer, this nearly 14,000-square-foot White House replica took six years to build, The Washington Post reports.

The builder, Thanh Nguyen, replicated the president’s house as an architectural “thank you” to his adopted country, according to The Post.

PHOTO: The Towlston Road home boasts 14,000 square feet, 6 bedrooms, and 7 bathrooms.
The Towlston Road home boasts 14,000 square feet, 6 bedrooms, and 7 bathrooms.
PHOTO: The White House-style home was built in 1995 by a Vietnamese-born engineer.
The White House-style home was built in 1995 by a Vietnamese-born engineer.

The mansion sits three stories tall and has a three-car garage as well.

PHOTO: This White House replica is custom built with marble flooring and 11 foot ceilings.
This White House replica is custom built with marble flooring and 11 foot ceilings.

The balcony resembles the one overlooking the South Lawn of the White House. It was built as an ode to the balcony completed in 1948 during President Harry S. Truman's presidency.

PHOTO: This White House replica comes with its own Truman-style balcony.
This White House replica comes with its own Truman-style balcony.

Just two miles away, this White House-style house is 12,500 square feet. Built in 1989, the mansion is situated on a 2-acre lot perched on a knoll.

PHOTO: This house on Georgetown Pike features a curved portico and towering columns similar to the White House.
This house on Georgetown Pike features a curved portico and towering columns similar to the White House.

The home features six bedrooms, seven full baths and three half-baths. Five of the bedrooms have en-suite baths; the owners’ suite also includes a fireplace, a wet bar and two walk-in closets.

PHOTO: This White House-style house costs $3,990,000 and will be sold at an online auction later this month.
This White House-style house costs $3,990,000 and will be sold at an online auction later this month.
PHOTO: This White House replica comes with 6 bedrooms and 10 bathrooms.
This White House replica comes with 6 bedrooms and 10 bathrooms.

The owners plan to sell the home in an online auction later this month. The home costs nearly $4 million but the owners will start the bidding at around $2 million, The Post reports.

PHOTO: This White House-style house costs $3,990,000 and will be sold at an online auction later this month.
This White House-style house costs $3,990,000 and will be sold at an online auction later this month.

But unlike the real White House, this one has a pool.

PHOTO: Online bidding for this 12,500 square feet White House replica in McLean, VA begins at $2 million.
Online bidding for this 12,500 square feet White House replica in McLean, VA begins at $2 million.