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2 lut 2019 · George and Edith Vanderbilt built the Biltmore House over a century ago. Today, take a self-guided tour. Follow along in these Biltmore Estate Pictures.
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 (12,568 m 2) of living area. [3]
Your self-guided house visit spans three floors and the basement of the luxurious family home of George and Edith Vanderbilt. Explore the stories of the Vanderbilt family, their guests, and employees through displays of vintage clothing, accessories, art, furniture, and more.
For more than a decade, Living History tours of the Vanderbilt Mansion have given summer visitors a kind of time-machine trip to the 1930s. Museum staff member-actors, in costume and in character as household servants and famous guests, take visitors through the sprawling 24-room, Spanish-Revival waterfront mansion and regale them with stories ...
3 lut 2019 · Constructed between 1889 and 1895, this impressive architectural marvel—the epitome of Gilded Age grandeur—originally served as George Washington Vanderbilt II’s summer retreat home, intended only to be accessed by highly-esteemed members of society.
14 cze 2024 · Take the rooftop tour and capture stunning views seen only from the house’s rooftop and balconies. Embark on The Biltmore House backstairs tour, which gives you a behind-the-scenes look at the rarely-seen domestic staff’s areas. Try Falconry – learn how to handle a trained hawk or falcon.
In the Vanderbilt’s popular, annual Living History tours, guides dressed as members of the Vanderbilt family and household staff tell stories about the Mansion’s famous residents and their world-renowned visitors.
