The Biltmore Estate: Gardens and Grounds

Hundreds of ornately decorated rooms, gardens and greenery and more--Walk through the history of the Biltmore Estate,...
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Author: Bill Alexander
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The Biltmore Estate: Gardens and Grounds by Alexander, Bill

The Biltmore Estate: Gardens and Grounds

$44.26

The Biltmore Estate: Gardens and Grounds

$44.26
Author: Bill Alexander
Format: Paperback
Language: English

Hundreds of ornately decorated rooms, gardens and greenery and more--Walk through the history of the Biltmore Estate, one of America's many displays of personal wealth and decadence.


In the spring of 1888, George Washington Vanderbilt returned to New York after spending weeks exploring the countryside near Asheville, North Carolina. Thinking it was the perfect place to build his home, Vanderbilt promptly sent his agent to begin quietly buying contiguous tracts of land until he had several thousand acres. Soon, he began constructing what would become America's largest private residence. He commissioned two of America's preeminent designers, architect Richard Morris Hunt and landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted, to collaborate with him in planning his estate, which he named Biltmore. To complement the 250-room French Renaissance-style chateau, Olmsted worked closely with Hunt to create a vast landscape of pleasure gardens and grounds with miles of scenic drives through parklands, productive farms, and the country's first scientifically managed forest. Today, Biltmore is a National Historic Landmark privately owned by Vanderbilt's descendants.



Author: Bill Alexander
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
Published: 11/09/2015
Pages: 128
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.50w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9781467134484

About the Author
Alexander, Bill: - A lifelong resident of Asheville, landscape and forest historian Bill Alexander has worked at Biltmore for 37 years. He is the author of two other books, The Biltmore Nursery: A Botanical Legacy and Images of America: Around Biltmore Village. For The Biltmore Estate: Gardens and Grounds, Alexander has drawn from his extensive knowledge and research of Biltmore Estate's archives and various other sources.

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