At the Horseshoe, July, 1898

Biltmore Estate (Asheville, N.C.)

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Title:: At the Horseshoe, July, 1898
Description:: From front caption: At this horseshoe, the new Mistress of Biltmore, Mrs. Edith Vanderbilt nee Dresser, was received by the three chiefs of the Biltmore Estate on her arrival in July 1898. From back of photo: [Illegible] Boyer [illegible], Junger Frau Vanderbilt (Edith Vanderbilt gd. Stuyvesant-Dresser), [illegible] Boyer [illegible], George Farrington Weston, Charles McNamee, Dr. C.A. Schenck"
Topics:: Forestry
People
Subjects:: Arbors
Horses
Original Format:: Mounted photograph
Kallitype
Extent:: 4 x 5 1/2
Item identifier:: schenck-1898_07_img1
Created Date:: 1898-07
Genre:: Group portraits
Names:: Schenck, Carl Alwin, 1868-1955 more info on Schenck, Carl Alwin, 1868-1955
Vanderbilt, Edith Stuyvesant Dresser, 1873-1958 more info on Vanderbilt, Edith Stuyvesant Dresser, 1873-1958
Biltmore Estate (Asheville, N.C.) more info on Biltmore Estate (Asheville, N.C.)
Location:: Biltmore (Asheville, N.C.)
Digital Project:: Manuscript Collections

Repository:: Special Collections Research Center at NC State University Libraries
Collection:: Carl Alwin Schenck Papers, 1865 - 1959 (MC00035) held by Special Collections Research Center at NC State University Libraries
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Architect:: Smith, Richard Sharp, 1852-1924 more info on Smith, Richard Sharp, 1852-1924
Stonemason:: Bean, Samuel Isaac, 1867-1947 more info on Bean, Samuel Isaac, 1867-1947
Architect:: Hunt, Richard Morris, 1828-1895 more info on Hunt, Richard Morris, 1828-1895
Stonemason:: Corbin, John T., circa 1871-1955 more info on Corbin, John T., circa 1871-1955
Builder:: Guastavino, Rafael, 1842-1908 more info on Guastavino, Rafael, 1842-1908
Architect:: Hunt, Richard Howland more info on Hunt, Richard Howland
Landscape architect:: Olmstead, Frederick Law, Sr. more info on Olmstead, Frederick Law, Sr.

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:: Biltmore (Asheville, N.C.)
Subjects:: Historic buildings
Historic sites
National Historic Landmarks
National Register of Historic Places
Latitude, Longitude:: 35.566899, -82.544711