Inside the Most Expensive Home in the U.S.

Copper Beech Farm, a 50 acre waterfront estate in Greenwich, Conn., is the most expensive single-family home sale in America. (Courtesy Ogilvy & Associates Realtors)

A Greenwich, Conn., waterfront mansion has been sold for $120 million, making it the largest purchase of a single-family home in U.S. history.

Copper Beech Farm, the one and only 50-acre waterfront estate in Greenwich, Conn., is the most expensive home sale in America. (David Ogilvy & Associates Realtors)

The home and 50.5-acre property, previously owned by by timber mogul John Rudey, includes 12 bedrooms, a 4,000-foot-wide beach, two offshore islands, a solarium, a grass tennis court, greenhouses, and a heated pool.

Copper Beech Farm, the one and only 50-acre waterfront estate in Greenwich, Conn., is the most expensive home sale in America. (David Ogilvy & Associates Realtors)

Realtors David Ogilvy & Associates handled the sale and would not reveal the name of the buyer.

Copper Beech Farm, the one and only 50-acre waterfront estate in Greenwich, Conn., is the most expensive home sale in America. (Courtesy David Ogilvy & Associates Realtors)

The median price of homes in the U.S. is about $222,000, meaning that someone would need to buy about 540 typically priced homes to spend as much.

Copper Beech Farm, the one and only 50 acre waterfront estate in Greenwich, Conn., is the most expensive home sale in America. (Courtesy David Ogilvy & Associates Realtors)