Views of Biltmore House, Entrance Gate, and School

Biltmore Estate (Asheville, N.C.)
Biltmore House (Asheville, N.C.)

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Title:: Views of Biltmore House, Entrance Gate, and School
Description:: Top left, clockwise: 1) Biltmore House [#6]; Item Description: A view of the Biltmore House.; 2) Entrance House and Gate; Item Description: This is a photograph of the entrance house and gate to the Biltmore Estate.; 3) School House; Item Description: A photograph of the school house at the Biltmore Estate.
Topics:: Forestry
Subjects:: Manors
Original Format:: Mounted photograph
Kallitype
Extent:: 3 1/4 x 4 1/4; 3 1/4 x 4 1/4; 4 x 3
Item identifier:: schenck-house_nd_img2_1
Names:: 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

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

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
Houses
Mansions
National Historic Landmarks
National Register of Historic Places
Latitude, Longitude:: 35.566899, -82.544711