Who’s got the biggest house? By D.G. Martin May 9, 2018 May 9, 2018 Updated Mar 19, 2019 0 D.G. Martin Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save By D.G. Martin Here is a newspaper headline from last week: “A 'palace' in NC: One of the state's largest homes is for sale.”kAm|FDE 36 E96 q:=E>@C6 w@FD6 :? pD96G:==6[ x E9@F89E] %96? x <6AE C625:?8] }@[ E96 `e[___\DBF2C6\7@@E 9@>6 :? 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