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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.
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 ...
Biltmore Estate: Asheville, North Carolina: George Washington Vanderbilt II: The Biltmore Company [3] 1895: Châteauesque: Richard Morris Hunt and Frederick Law Olmsted: 2: 109,848 sq ft (10,205.2 m 2) Lynnewood Hall: Elkins Park, Pennsylvania: Peter A. B. Widener [4] Lynnewood Hall Preservation Foundation: 1899: Neoclassical: Horace Trumbauer ...
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 ...
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 ...
The Biltmore Estate, which includes “America’s largest home,” opened its doors for the first time on Christmas Eve on 1895, when owner George Vanderbilt invited 300 guests for a holiday ...
The estate is home to the Biltmore House, America’s largest privately owned mansion. The 250-room house, along with the estate’s winery, conservatory and hotels, “received minimal or no ...
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 ...