The Village
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Item information
- Title:
- The Village
- Description:
- This photograph shows a birds-eye view of Biltmore Village. "The Village"
- Topics:
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Forestry
- Original Format:
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Kallitype
- Extent:
- 3 1/4 x 4 1/4
- Item identifier:
- schenck-villageview_nd_img1
- Names:
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Biltmore Estate (Asheville, N.C.)
more info on Biltmore Estate (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).
Landscape: Biltmore Village (Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina)
- Architect:
- Smith, Richard Sharp, 1852-1924 more info on Smith, Richard Sharp, 1852-1924
- Builder:
- Westall, J. M. (James M.), 1861-1943 more info on Westall, J. M. (James M.), 1861-1943
- Architect:
- Hunt, Richard Morris, 1828-1895 more info on Hunt, Richard Morris, 1828-1895
- Architect:
- Hunt, Richard Howland more info on Hunt, Richard Howland
- Architect:
- Smith and Carrier more info on Smith and Carrier
- Landscape architect:
- Olmstead, Frederick Law, Sr. more info on Olmstead, Frederick Law, Sr.
- Built:
- Street:
- Lodge Street
- Community:
- Biltmore
- State:
- North Carolina
- Zip:
- 28803
- Provenance note:
- The village previously existed as Best, or Asheville Junction, until George Vanderbilt bought the town and created a planned village for workers at his estate.
- Architectural note:
- Many of the structures in the village have Tudoresque elements or follow Colonial Revival architectural styles.
- Historical note:
- The village included residential structures, All Souls Cathedral, the railroad depot, and estate offices, as well as a post office, hospital, and shops. The village was sold soon after Vanderbilt's death in 1914.
- Location:
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Biltmore (Asheville, N.C.)
- Subjects:
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Historic buildings
Historic sites
National Register of Historic Places
Village communities
- Latitude, Longitude:
- 35.532827, -82.528025