Biltmore estate is a large private estate and tourist attraction in asheville north carolina biltmore house the main house on the estate is a châteauesque styled mansion built by george washington vanderbilt ii between 1889 and 1895 and is the largest privately owned house in the united states and featuring 250 rooms still owned by one of vanderbilt s descendants it stands today as one of the most prominent remaining examples of the gilded age and of significant gardens in the jardin à la française and english landscape garden styles in the united states in 2007 it was ranked eighth in america s favorite architecture by the american institute of architects in the 1880s at the height of the gilded age george washington vanderbilt youngest son of william henry vanderbilt began to make regular visits with his mother maria louisa kissam vanderbilt 1821–1896 to the asheville north carolina area he loved the scenery and climate so much that he decided to create his own summer estate in the area which he called his little mountain escape just as his older brothers and sisters had built opulent summer houses in places such as newport rhode island and hyde park new york – Artofit

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