From the Ground Up: See the Building of Biltmore House

George Vanderbilt's 250-room French Renaissance-style chateau, designed by architect Richard Morris Hunt, is a true marvel of construction. Work began in 1889 and over a six-year period, an entire community of craftsmen came together to create America's Largest Home® and the breathtaking gardens and grounds, planned by landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted, that surround it.
Vanderbilt opened Biltmore House to family and friends for the first time on Christmas Eve in 1895. The finished home contains more than four acres of floor space, including 35 bedrooms, 43 bathrooms, and 65 fireplaces.
The luxurious family home of George and Edith Vanderbilt is a marvel of elegance and charm, as magnificent today as it was more than a century ago. Faithfully preserved and filled with original furnishings and masterpieces of art, no other residence in America offers a more authentic and inspiring view of Gilded Age life while suggesting that the Vanderbilts and their guests are still at home.
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[@philipatoz]

Interestingly, the astounding beauties of the grounds and forests surrounding the Biltmore, upon its completion, were nowhere near the incredible mature forest and towering trees of today. When those lands were purchased for the estate, they were depleted, logged, and in really in poor shape. And its famed landscaper Frederick Olmsted designed a complete reforestation plan, for which several MILLION trees and plants were brought in, propagated, and strategically planted. So, George Vanderbilt never experienced the glory of the land that we can see today. Astounding to realize that when he built this home, he was still a bachelor (for about 3 years). And his family didn't even stay there year-round - they came about early October and left to travel Europe, New England, etc., somewhere around mid-April. Also fascinating is, the estate was never fully completed, as he actually ran out of money, due to its extravagances and scale. And he only lived about 19 years after building it (dying from complications of an appendectomy operation). But he wouldn't have lived even that long if he and his wife had not changed their plans to board the Titanic, at the very last minute - and George's valet, whom had gone ahead and boarded with the Vanderbilt's luggage, drowned in the tragic sinking.

[@davegordon9136]

interesting stuff! What other nuggets of info do you have :)

[@gld1010]

A very nice house indeed! In addition, good restaurants, hotels, wine, and events on the estate! And I can see it why it is the first and last largest house in America! I can just imagine the cost of servant staff in today's wages along with the current taxes and preservation.

[@melissaa723]

Big beautiful lady.

[@Theflipmarketplace]

i will purchase this home and land one day !

[@tyler93539]

sure sure we believe you, kid will somehow buy a historic museum LMAO

[@deborahpappas7334]

Not before me😂

[@alocalmystic]

are there any pictures before this? Like, showing the building truly when it was basically nothing there...? I noticed it's starting at a point where a lot is already started?

[@lionsrising]

This just happens to be considered an established building, rather than a constructed one. Photos don't seem to be necessary for the public to believe the written history.

[@thomsonderry8355]

Hei, kaunis nainen, hyvää huomenta löysin ilo etsivät profiilisi, näytät hyvältä, mitä kaunis asu mukava katsella profiilisi, näytät vain kaunis ja söpö, profiilisi on niin rehellinen ja koskettava ja rakastan kuvaa, koska näytät ihana ja ihana ja olet jakanut suuri viesti tässä ryhmässä ja haluaisin olla osa ystäväsi täällä Facebook lähetin sinulle kaveripyynnön, mutta se ei koskaan toiminut. Voit lisätä minut viestillä tai lähettää kaveripyynnön. Haluaisin kuulla sinusta pian. Kiitos.

[@lionsrising]

Wow, it almost looks like they are digging it out from a mudflood.

[@duxburyrealestate]

The foundation was there , they just built on top of it

[@JeffreyEpstein777]

This house was already here.. no one built this

[@TheDexterFishbourne]

huh?

[@JeffreyEpstein777]

@@TheDexterFishbourne This was a tartanian house, from before the reset in the 1700-1800's

[@samsmom1491]

@@TheDexterFishbourne This guy is absolutely bonkers.

[@tyler93539]

you need medication

[@dancapriles]

Not a change in the grass... Extrange

[@skyland.magazine]

So magical!