With the holidays fast approaching, the season of glittering parties and grand gatherings is here. For luxury buyers, five show-stopping mansions are ready to deck the halls — and help you toast 2026 in style.
A Treasury secretary called this New Hampshire spot home
$9,999,000
Welcome to the Knollwood estate. Former Treasury Secretary Franklin MacVeagh built this 104-acre residence in 1900. It later housed Ernest Henderson, the founder of Sheraton Hotels. The house attracted a variety of historic figures throughout its 125-year lifetime, including former President William Howard Taft and novelist Mark Twain.
Listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places, the house has grand entertainment rooms fit for special occasions.
Any gathering comes with views of Mount Monadnock and access to outdoor adventures. Owners and guests can enjoy skiing, hiking, fishing, golfing and kayaking.
| Size | Square feet | Year built | Lot size | Listing agent |
| 13 bedrooms, 9.5 bathrooms | 14,546 square feet | 1900 | 104 acres | Sean Bakhtiari of Compass |
A YouTube influencer built this Utah escape
$13,950,000
Real estate investor and YouTube star Kris Krohn commissioned this mansion in 2017. The house sits in the Woodland Hills as one of several residences in the gated Summit Creek community.
The two-story house has several gathering spaces with floor-to-ceiling windows to take in Mother Nature. The house comes with an indoor pool, movie theater, gym and steam room.
In addition to ample space for guests to stay overnight, the house has a 13-car garage and a heated driveway.
| Size | Square feet | Year built | Lot size | Listing agent |
| 6 bedrooms, 10 bathrooms | 23,460 square feet | 2017, remodeled 2024 | 1.64 acres | Paul Benson of Engel & Völkers |
California house draws inspiration from Madrid's Reina Sofia Museum
$59,900,000
Eva Chow, the fashion designer nicknamed Los Angeles' "Culture Queen," owns the home. She lived there with ex-husband Michael Chow — the man behind the chic Beijing-inspired restaurant chain Mr. Chow. They built the residence in 2005. The house has been on and off the market over the past few years.
Drawing inspiration from one of Madrid's most well-known museums, Reina Sofia, the house mixes home with a museum-like feel — adorned with artwork, 400-year-old Moorish-style columns and a 30-foot-tall entryway.
The house features several entertainment spaces, including a great hall overlooking the pool and a basement-level bar.
| Size | Square feet | Year built | Lot size | Listing agent |
| 9 bedrooms, 14 bathrooms | 26,522 square feet | 2005 | 1.1 acres | Tomer Fridman with Christie's International Real Estate Southern California |
California house offers salons and fountain-adorned garden
$60,000,000
Santa Barbara, California
The 10.5-acre residence sits in the famed Montecito neighborhood, home to Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, Oprah and Gwenyth Paltrow.
The house offers several entertainment spaces. Designed and built by Francis Townsend Underhill in 1917, the two-story house includes a great room, wine room, garden, dance studio and gym.
| Size | Square feet | Year built | Lot size | Listing agent |
| 8 bedrooms, 13 bathrooms | 13,629 square feet | 1917 | 10.5 acres | Timothy Di Prizito with Christie's International Real Estate Southern California |
Coco Chanel once visited this French-style chateau in Texas
$64,000,000
Built in 1938, the Crespi Estate, named after its namesake and first owner, Count Pio Crespi, spans 15.69 acres in Dallas' wealthy Preston Hollow neighborhood. The area has long drawn well-known residents, including former President George W. Bush, billionaire Mark Cuban, and golfer Lee Trevino. The house itself long attracted well-known historic figures, including Coco Chanel as well as the Duke of Windsor and his wife, Wallis Simpson, the Duchess of Windsor.
The French-style chateau offers several entertainment spaces, including a hall with a fireplace and a 4,800-plus-square-foot entertainment pavilion with a 19-seat theater. The home also offers a second theater, a guest house, pool and gardens.
| Size | Square feet | Year built | Lot size | Listing agent |
| 10 bedrooms, 17 bathrooms | 27,092 square feet | 1938 | 15.69 acres | Pogir Pogir with Briggs Freeman Sotheby's International |