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Journaling: In 1889 while he was still a bachelor, George Vanderbilt, grandson of Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt, built “his little mountain escape” near Asheville. He engaged the services of architect Richard Morris Hunt and landscape architect Frederick Law Olmstead, designer of New York’s Central Park. On Christmas Eve 1895, he welcomed his first guests to the 175,000-square foot, 250-room mansion and three years later brought his bride Edith Stuyvesant Dresser home to Biltmore. Their only child Cornelia was born at Biltmore in 1900.
Because his guests often stayed for some time when they came for a visit, Vanderbilt made sure that there were numerous opportunities for them to amuse themselves, including a 70,000-gallon heated indoor swimming pool, a bowling alley, and a gymnasium, all located in the basement of the mansion. In addition, there was Vanderbilt‘s library, containing half of his 23,000-volume collection and a tapestry room where guests enjoyed afternoon tea and music.
One place the guests never visited, however, was the real nerve center of the house, the servants’ wing. Here were located multiple kitchens, pantries, walk-in refrigerators, laundry and drying rooms, as well as the servants‘ bedrooms. Mrs. Vanderbilt planned menus, visited estate workers and their families, and communicated her instructions regarding day-to-day details to the housekeeper. She had a passion for photography, often traveling about the estate with her box camera in hand.
George Vanderbilt died in 1914 of complications following an appendectomy. Mrs. Vanderbilt and Cornelia continued to live at Biltmore, where, in 1924, Cornelia married the Honorable John Francis Amherst Cecil, a British diplomat. The sale to the federal government of 85,000 of the original 125,000 acres of the estate formed the nucleus of the Pisgah National Forest. Biltmore is the largest privately-owned home in the United States. George Vanderbilt’s grandson William A.V. Cecil is the current owner, and his family is actively involved in preserving this beautiful home. 10.11.10
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March 21, 2011
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