jun 9, 1889 - Biltmore
Description:
Asheville, North Carolina 1889-95. It is the largest privately owned estate still owned by the descendants of George Washington Vanderbilt II. Its architect, Richard Morris Hunt, used French Renaissance chateaus as inspiration. Vanderbilt and Hunt had visited several in early 1889, including Château de Blois, Chenonceau and Chambord in France and Waddesdon Manor in England. These estates shared steeply pitched roofs, turrets, and sculptural ornamentation.Added to timeline:
Date:
jun 9, 1889
Now
~ 136 years ago