Casino King Bill Harrah's Former Ranch in Reno for Sale at $75 Million

by Jared Paul Stern (RSS feed)
Jul 13th 2010 at 8:01AM

Rancharrah, an incredible 150 acre equestrian estate located in Reno, Nevada that belonged to casino king Bill Harrah has been listed for sale at $75 million via Distinctive Homes Sotheby's International Realty. Harrah's eldest son, John Harrah, purchased Rancharrah from the family trust in 1991 and under John's direction it has become one of the most exquisite equine facilities in the nation. The main house, originally built in 1934, was torn down and a new house was built based on the original floor plan. The new six bedroom residence features a dramatic central stairway and the use of exceptional materials and finishes throughout. The luxe amenities include numerous fireplaces, barn, carriage house, exercise room, art studio, gardens, horse facilities that include a huge indoor arena, pastures, stables, staff quarters plus a private lake and mountain views. There is 36,000-sq.-ft. of living space in all.

Gallery: Rancharrah

Tags: Bill Harrah, casinos, equestrian, equestrian estate, estate, lake, Nevada, ranch, Reno

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Spectacular Bid Jul 13th 2010 2:43PM

I presume that is the master residence, but why anyone would want to live in a structure so odd is beyond me. It has marginal cues of English Tudor meets modern with a not so small dash of Calumet Stables tossed in the mix. Does that appeal to anyone: something that is almost suited to be a dorm for riding academy but never really a home?

You can add this to the growing list of hotels-posing-as-homes or homes-that-are-hotels. A trend that hopefully is near death!

For me I truly do enjoy good equestrian architecture, perhaps even more then most. Still it seems like a lot of the people who envision these over the top homes with elaborate massive equestrian facilities have little clue about stables other than bigger is better.