Mansionmania Tournament: Round 1, Heat 25

[Rain Man]

Hmm, let's review.

Rhode Island - It's a castle! It's a freakin' castle, man! I've always wanted a castle, even it does seem like it would be a little cold inside. Plus, it's a Newport mansion that's the size of a suburban mall, and if you ever wanted to be in The Great Gatsby, this is the place to do it. I would sit on the large lawn and read my newspaper and curse William Randolph Hearst's pro-labor arguments and wonder about the long-term repercussions of the war reparations from Germany. And then I would play tennis with Daisy on one of the three tennis courts. I'm not an east coast guy, but I can get to Boston and Martha's Vinyard and Nantucket, so I could make this place work.

Washington - this seems like a nice place. You've got trees and water, and I think I could live in Washington pretty easily. We don't know the exact location, but it's in Seattle so there are big city amenities, and Olympic National Park is within range. I can't get a bead on the house, though. Parts of it look old-school traditional on the inside, which doesn't match the exterior style.

I like the Washington house and I could live there, but I cannot re-enact Great Gatsby parties there. I cannot pass up a mansion in Newport. Rhode Island it is.