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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, is a Châteauesque-style mansion built for George Washington Vanderbilt II between 1889 and 1895 and is the largest privately owned house in the United States, at 178,926 sq ft of floor space and 135,2…
Biltmore Estate is a historic house museum and tourist attraction in Asheville, North Carolina, United States. The main residence, Biltmore House, is a Châteauesque-style mansion built for George Washington Vanderbilt II between 1889 and 1895 and is the largest privately owned house in the United States, at 178,926 sq ft of floor space and 135,280 sq ft of living area. Still owned by George Vanderbilt's descendants, it remains one of the most prominent examples of Gilded Age mansions.
  • Location: Buncombe County, North Carolina, U.S.
  • Built: 1889–1895
  • Architect: Richard Morris Hunt (house) · Frederick Law Olmsted (landscape)
  • Architectural style: Châteauesque
  • NRHP reference No.: 66000586
  • Added to NRHP: October 15, 1966

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