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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]
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 biggest and most impressive room in the house is the 70-foot high Banquet Hall (photo at top of page) with the massive triple fireplace and 1916 Skinner pipe organ. The dinner table seats 38 with plenty of space for additional small tables. The Flemish tapestries are from the 1500s.
16 wrz 2023 · Built by George Vanderbilt between 1889 and 1895, Biltmore is a 250-room, 8,000-acre estate in Asheville, North Carolina — and the largest private home in America.
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.
8 lut 2022 · Which Vanderbilt Estates Can I Tour? There are 5 estates in total that you can tour: The Breakers and Marble House in Newport, Rhode Island, Biltmore House in Asheville, North Carolina, Eagle’s Nest in Centerport, New York, and Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site in Hyde Park, New York.
17 maj 2017 · There was even a piano in the Banquet Hall’s Organ Loft in the early 1900s, according to Biltmore House employees at the time. Mattie Alexander Duke played it and sang regularly for the Vanderbilts and their guests.
