Biltmore Estate
Photographic permission
from The Biltmore Company
Biltmore Estate is located in Asheville, North Carolina. George Washington
Vanderbilt lived in this house which was finally finished being built on
Christmas Eve 1895. Many artisans worked on Biltmore Estate to try and
rival many of the European homes. It took them six years to build this
house which was probably the finest in architecture and interior design.
Biltmore Estate has 250 rooms, 34 master bedrooms, an indoor swimming pool,
3 kitchens, 65 fireplaces, and 43 bathrooms. Vanderbilt was only 33 years
old when it was built. He married Edith Stuyvesant Dresser in June 1898
in Paris. They had one child named Cornelia who was born and grew up in
Biltmore Estate. Today Biltmore Estate is used as a museum. Many people
come to Biltmore Estate to have a tour of the house and the landscaping.
Sometimes they may have Easter egg hunts for the kids. Biltmore Estate
has its own winery. It is known as the largest house in America.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
"Biltmore Estate." The
Biltmore Company. http://www.biltmore.com/
(January 1999).
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