Biltmore Estate is a historic house museum and tourist attraction in Asheville, North Carolina. Its main residence, the Biltmore House, is a Chateauesque style mansion built for George Washington Vanderbilt II between 1889 and 1895, and at 178,926 square feet of floor space it is the largest privately owned house in the United States; it is still owned by George Vanderbilt's descendants and remains one of the most prominent examples of Gilded Age mansions.
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Year Created LocationAsheville, North Carolina, United States 1 Architectural Style Building TypeHistoric house museum (private mansion) 1 Commissioned ByGeorge Washington Vanderbilt II 1 Construction Floor Area (sqm) Current UseHistoric house museum and tourist attraction; still owned by Vanderbilt descendants 1 Visitor AccessOpen to the public as a tourist attraction 1 Connections
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Chateauesque Gilded Age mansion in Asheville, North Carolina, designed by Richard Morris Hunt.
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1. Biltmore Estate (Wikipedia)
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Biltmore Estate is a historic house museum and tourist attraction in Asheville, North Carolina, United States.
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The main residence is the Biltmore House (or Biltmore Mansion), a Chateauesque-style mansion built for George Washington Vanderbilt II between 1889 and 1895.
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It is the largest privately owned house in the United States at 178,926 sq ft (16,622.8 m2) of floor space and 135,280 sq ft (12,568 m2) of living area.
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It is still owned by George Vanderbilt's descendants and remains one of the most prominent examples of Gilded Age mansions.
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Biltmore Estate is a historic house museum and tourist attraction in Asheville, North Carolina.
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