- McMansions are cookie-cutter suburban homes that are typically at least 3,000 square feet.
- McMansions signaled wealth, and were highly sought after before the 2008 financial crisis.
- However, these enormous, mass-produced homes are considered eyesores by many.
- The blog Worst of McMansions features some of the worst offenders in the US.
The American McMansion is officially a dying breed of architectural design, which is good news for those who consider the unnecessarily massive and disproportionate homes an eyesore.
The blog Worst of McMansions, also known as McMansion Hell by its URL, has taken on the daunting task of chronicling these monstrosities and helping the general public understand exactly what makes these homes so hideous.
The anonymous author, who simply goes by "Kate," studied architectural acoustics and has been writing about architecture for years. We've asked Kate to gather what she considers to be the ugliest McMansions built in the past five years. Below is her list, accompanied by her own commentary in quotes.
SEE ALSO: What America's dream home looked like every decade in the last 100 years
19. Loudoun Co, VA
"Huzzah! Money can actually buy taste! Loudoun County, the wealthiest county in the country, is at the very bottom of the Top 19 List, with this cheap, remarkably boring tract home."
18. Hunterdon Co, NJ
"Another tract house hub, as evidenced by this dated, low-budget estate."
17. Prince William Co, VA
"Tract house or cult compound? You decide!"
See the rest of the story at Business Insider