Post on 05-Jan-2016
Biltmore Estate provides the ideal location with a century
old French Renaissance chateau. George W.
Vanderbilt's 8,000-acre estate with its 250-room Biltmore
House, 75 acres of beautifully landscaped gardens, and the nation's most visited winery
offers plenty of opportunities.
From the house, walk through gardens designed by renowned landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted,
best known for designing Central Park in New York City.
Share the wonder of Biltmore House, the largest privately owned home in America,
with a priceless collection of arts and antiques original to the Vanderbilt home.
Most of the cooking was done in the
Main Kitchen with
additional work done in the Rotisserie
and Pastry Kitchens.
George Vanderbilt's
bedroom enjoys
spectacular views of the
estate in addition to 22k
gold leaf on the walls.
With approximately four acres of floor space or roughly 174,240 square feet, Biltmore House of
Biltmore Estate is the largest house in America. This magnificent French Renaissance chateau
contains 250 rooms complete with 65 fireplaces, 34 bedrooms, an indoor pool, a bowling alley and
more.
Filling the rooms are priceless treasures including paintings by some of the world's most highly esteemed artists such as Renoir,
Sargent and Whistler. In the salon, a gaming table and chess set, once owned by Napoleon, are displayed and Ming Dynasty
goldfish bowls grace the 10,000 volume library. Covering the
marble and oak flooring are 50 exquisite Persian and Oriental rugs, while fine 16th-century tapestries adorn the walls.
Napoleon’s chess set and gaming table from his exile on the Island of Saint Helena 1815 – 1821. His heart was lain upon the
table during his autopsy.
Look for the Impressionist artist Pierre-Auguste Renoir’s
painting, Enfant avec un Enfant avec un orangeorange.
It takes a staff of 1,800 a full month to light and
decorate over 100 Christmas trees, hang 9,000
feet of fresh garland and hang thousands of
ornaments for the more than 300,000 visitors that
visit during the holiday season.
A 35-foot live Fraser fir is placed in the Banquet Hall of
Biltmore House every holiday season and takes 45 people to raise the tree since
they must be careful not to damage the priceless tapestries or chandeliers. The tradition of having a
tree in this room goes back to 1895
when George Vanderbilt first
opened the home to his family and
friends.
The black marble fireplace surround
and walnut overmantle in
George Vanderbilt's
impressive library are decorated with garlands made by the Biltmore floral
staff during the holiday season.
During Candlelight Christmas Evenings, the Oak Sitting Room glows in the light from candles and matching fireplaces at either end of the room.