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Biltmore Estate: Gardens and Grounds Hardback - 2015

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Author: Alexander, Bill
ISBN: 9781531678401

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In the spring of 1888, George Washington Vanderbilt returned to New York after spending weeks exploring the countryside near Asheville, North Carolina. Thinking it was the perfect place to build his home, Vanderbilt promptly sent his agent to begin quietly buying contiguous tracts of land until he had several thousand acres. Soon, he began constructing what would become America's largest private residence. He commissioned two of America's preeminent designers, architect Richard Morris Hunt and landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted, to collaborate with him in planning his estate, which he named Biltmore. To complement the 250-room French Renaissance-style chateau, Olmsted worked closely with Hunt to create a vast landscape of pleasure gardens and grounds with miles of scenic drives through parklands, productive farms, and the country's first scientifically managed forest. Today, Biltmore is a National Historic Landmark privately owned by Vanderbilt's descendants.

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Title Biltmore Estate: Gardens and Grounds
Author Bill Alexander
Binding Hardback
Pages 130
Volumes 1
Language ENG
Publisher Arcadia Publishing Library Editions
Publication date 2015-11-09
ISBN 9781531678401 / 1531678408
Weight 0.91 lbs (0.41 kg)
Dimensions 9.61 x 6.69 x 0.38 in (24.41 x 16.99 x 0.97 cm)
Themes
- Cultural Region: South Atlantic
- Cultural Region: Southeast U.S.
- Cultural Region: South
- Geographic Orientation: North Carolina
- Locality: Asheville, North Carolina
Category History - U.S.
Dewey Decimal Code 975.688

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