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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 ...
In 2023, A Biltmore Christmas was released as part of Hallmark’s holiday movie lineup, highlighting the wonder and beauty of the largest privately owned house in the United States. Located in ...
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 ...
A southern view of the grounds from the Biltmore Estate Wednesday morning, Oct. 30, 2024, in Asheville, moments before the arrival of the Biltmore House Christmas tree.
George Cecil, the elder of the two sons, chose to inherit the majority of the estate's land and the Biltmore Farms Company, which was more profitable than the house at the time. The younger son, William Cecil, was thus left with Biltmore House, and he is credited with preserving the chateau which (though still privately owned) is open to the ...
Biltmore House, the Conservatory, winery, gardens and the estate's hotels received minimal or no damage from the storm. The once tree-lined entrance to the Biltmore Estate is seen on Sunday, Oct ...
A Christmas tree stands in front of the Biltmore House Wednesday morning, Oct. 30, 2024, on the day of the the Biltmore House Christmas Tree Raising at the Biltmore Estate in Asheville.
Built for a Vanderbilt family heir, Biltmore is the largest home in the United States Built for another Vanderbilt family heir, The Breakers, a Newport, Rhode Island seaside mansion epitomizes the Gilded Age mansion era with its opulence and size