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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 ...
Today, the company is still run by descendants of George Vanderbilt; the president and CEO is currently Bill Cecil Jr. [5] The company employs over 2,400 people who maintain the 8,000 acres of the Biltmore Estate, hotel, winery, restaurants and shops. [5] Biltmore House is the largest privately owned home in the United States.
The Biltmore Estate is assessing damage and will remain temporarily closed after devastating rain from Tropical Storm Helene caused catastrophic flooding in the Asheville area. What we know so far.
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 ...
This English Tudor-style mansion in the town of Biltmore Forest sold for an all-time Asheville-area record price on Monday, March 6, 2023, according to Premier Sotheby’s International Realty.
Women walk in the Biltmore Village in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene on September 28, 2024 in Asheville, North Carolina. Hurricane Helene made landfall Thursday night in Florida's Big Bend with ...
The Biltmore Estate will remain closed through Thursday, Oct. 3 following Hurricane Helene's devastating pass through Asheville.. In a statement on X Monday afternoon, the estate announced the ...
Biltmore, one of North Carolina’s most historic and popular tourist attractions, will be closed until at least October 15 due to Hurricane Helene.The massive property, which dates back to 1895 ...