View, Biltmore Estate, Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina
Biltmore House (Asheville, N.C.)
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Item information
- Title:
- View, Biltmore Estate, Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina
- Topics:
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Architecture
- Subjects:
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Mansions
- Original Format:
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Color slide
- Extent:
- 2 x 2 in.
- Item identifier:
- bh1041pnc001
- Created Date:
- Genre:
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Architectural photographs
- Digital Project:
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Built Heritage: A partnership of the North Carolina State University Libraries and Preservation North Carolina to create an online resource for the study of the state’s architectural history. Included are 8,100 measured drawings, photographic prints, and slides.
Source information
- Repository:
- Preservation North Carolina
- Collection:
- Preservation North Carolina Historic Architecture Slide Collection, 1965-2005 (PNC slides) held by Preservation North Carolina
- Note field:
- Not all materials from the physical collection may have been scanned. Images may have been enhanced for web access.
- Rights:
- Reproduction and use of this material requires permission from Preservation North Carolina. For general information see the Preservation North Carolina website (http://www.presnc.org).
- RightsStatements.org:
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In Copyright
For more information:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0 - Funding:
- Digitization of this image was partially supported with federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funds made possible through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources.
Building: Biltmore House (Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina)
- Architect:
- Smith, Richard Sharp, 1852-1924 more info on Smith, Richard Sharp, 1852-1924
- Architect:
- Hunt, Richard Howland more info on Hunt, Richard Howland
- Architect:
- Hunt, Richard Morris, 1828-1895 more info on Hunt, Richard Morris, 1828-1895
- Landscape architect:
- Olmstead, Frederick Law, Sr. more info on Olmstead, Frederick Law, Sr.
- Architect-tile layer:
- Guastavino, Rafael, 1842-1908 more info on Guastavino, Rafael, 1842-1908
- Built:
- Street:
- 1 Lodge Street
- Community:
- Biltmore
- State:
- North Carolina
- Zip:
- 28803
- Provenance note:
- George Washington Vanderbilt (heir to railroad fortune), first owner
- Architectural note:
- The mansion provides a preeminent example of elite architecture, decorative arts, and domestic arrangements. Guastavino provided the design for the self-supporting tiled vaults.
- Historical note:
- The property is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and as a National Historical Landmark.
- Location:
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Biltmore (Asheville, N.C.)
- Subjects:
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Historic buildings
Houses
Mansions
National Historic Landmarks
National Register of Historic Places
- Latitude, Longitude:
- 35.566899, -82.544711