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2. Little Switzerland, North Carolina - Wikipedia

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   It is located along North Carolina Highway 226A (NC 226A) off the Blue Ridge Parkway, directly north of Marion and south of Spruce Pine. The elevation is 3,468 feet (1,057 m) above sea level. At this location, in 1909, the "Switzerland Company" was founded by North Carolina State Supreme Court Justice Heriot Clarkson to construct a resort ...

3. Susse Chalet - Wikipedia

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   Hotel managers were incentivized based on the savings they could make on each sale. [3] By 1975, the company, then known as Chalet Susse International, had 15 motels. Early properties were traditional two-story units with all-exterior corridors. In 1983, the company opened its first multi-story facility in Manchester, New Hampshire. This new ...

4. 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 ...

5. Zealandia (Asheville, North Carolina) - Wikipedia

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   Zealandia is an historic home located at Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina.It was built in 1908, and is a three-story, "T"-plan, Tudor Revival style dwelling. It features a three-story porte cochere, projecting masses, steep gables, heavy wrought iron entrance gates, and massive chimneys.

6. The Biltmore Company - Wikipedia

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   The Biltmore Company is an American firm that owns and operates Biltmore Estate in Asheville, North Carolina. The company is owned by the family of William Amherst Vanderbilt Cecil, the younger grandson of George Washington Vanderbilt II. In 1999, the company formed a new business group, the Biltmore Estate Brands Group.

7. List of plantations in North Carolina - Wikipedia

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   In the early 1900s, there were 328 plantations identified in North Carolina from extant records. [ 10 ] [ 8 ] [ 9 ] The Sloop Point plantation in Pender County, built in 1729, is the oldest surviving plantation house and the second oldest house surviving in North Carolina, after the Lane House (built in 1718–1719 and not part of a plantation).