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The Peter Grant mansion in Haileybury, Ontario, believed to be 's largest home at 65,000 square feet, has been abandoned for more than 15 years.Once envisioned as a luxurious lakeside palace, ’s largest home now sits abandoned, with broken windows and unfinished floors serving as eerie reminders of what could have been. The once-grand estate was the brainchild of Peter Grant, the former president of Grant Forest Products, who dreamed of creating an opulent retreat.

Once owned by forestry magnate Peter Grant, the home was designed with features like a subterranean boathouse, a golf course and an art gallery.However, construction was halted during the 2008 financial crisis, leaving the mansion unfinished with broken windows and scattered construction materials. Grant’s company filed for bankruptcy protection in 2009, leaving the colossal structure an empty shell, with half-finished walls and floors that never saw actual use.



Despite its abandoned state, the mansion has gained fame as Canada’s largest residence. But aside from its sheer size, what’s inside the mansion now is far from a dream. Instead, scattered construction debris and graffiti tell the story of a project left in ruins.

“It’s hard to even comprehend how much is still left behind here,” Jake Williams, founder of the Toronto-based Bright Sun Films, said in a video tour of the mansion. We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full t.

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