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  2. Biltmore Estate - Wikipedia

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    Biltmore Estate is a historic house museum and tourist attraction in Asheville, North Carolina, United States.The main residence, Biltmore House (or Biltmore Mansion), is a Châteauesque-style mansion built for George Washington Vanderbilt II between 1889 and 1895 [2] and is the largest privately owned house in the United States, at 178,926 sq ft (16,622.8 m 2) of floor space and 135,280 sq ft ...

  3. After Helene forced its closure and furloughs, Biltmore ... - AOL

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    The once tree-lined entrance to the Biltmore Estate is seen on Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024, bare and still stained with dried mud after Tropical Storm Helene caused historic flooding in Asheville, North ...

  4. All About the Real-Life Mansion Where Hallmark's “A Biltmore ...

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    Located in Asheville, N.C., the Biltmore Estate is a 250-room property built for George Vanderbilt II between 1889 and 1895. Over the years, the estate, which is still owned by Vanderbilt's ...

  5. Biltmore Mound - Wikipedia

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    The Biltmore Mound is a platform mound which was originally 2 meters tall and 30 meters in diameter. There are 62 postholes on the mound, [ 1 ] where ritual posts were once placed. [ 2 ] These posts were removed and the holes were filled with sediment before the mound was abandoned. [ 3 ]

  6. Historic Biltmore Estate suffers ‘extensive’ damage in some ...

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    The 8,000-acre Biltmore Estate, Asheville’s biggest attraction that welcomes 1.4 million visitors a year, has significant damage in some buildings after Helene ripped through Western North ...

  7. George H. V. Cecil - Wikipedia

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    George was the first of two sons born to John Francis Amherst Cecil (1890–1954) and Cornelia Stuyvesant Vanderbilt (1900–1976) and was the grandson of George Washington Vanderbilt II, the founder of the Biltmore Estate. He was educated in Europe, attended the University of Edinburgh, and served in the Royal Navy during World War II. Upon ...

  8. Biltmore Estate sets reopening date, even as parts remain ...

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    Still, the estate is back in shape enough to welcome guests again beginning Saturday, Nov. 2, the start of its holiday season, Christmas at Biltmore. The estate is one of the most popular tourist ...

  9. List of largest houses in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Biltmore Estate: Asheville, North Carolina: George Washington Vanderbilt II: The Biltmore Company [3] 1895: Châteauesque: Richard Morris Hunt and Frederick Law Olmsted: 2: 109,000 sq ft (10,100 m 2) [4] Oheka Castle: West Hills, New York: Otto Hermann Kahn: Gary Melius [5] 1919: Châteauesque: Delano and Aldrich: 3 105,000 sq ft (9,800 m 2 ...