Biltmore House [#5]
Biltmore House (Asheville, N.C.)
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Item information
- Title:
- Biltmore House [#5]
- Description:
- Another view of the Biltmore House. "Biltmore House"
- Topics:
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Forestry
- Subjects:
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Manors
- Original Format:
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Black and white print (photograph)
- Extent:
- 3 1/2 x 5
- Item identifier:
- schenck-house_nd_img4
- Names:
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Biltmore Estate (Asheville, N.C.)
more info on Biltmore Estate (Asheville, N.C.)
- Location:
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Biltmore (Asheville, N.C.)
- Digital Project:
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Manuscript Collections
Source information
- 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
- Note field:
- Not all materials from the physical collection may have been scanned. Images may have been enhanced for web access.
- Rights:
- For questions regarding copyright or permissions, please refer to our Reproduction, Use, Citation, and Copyright page (http://d.lib.ncsu.edu/collections/about).
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