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Biltmore Estate: Gardens and Grounds

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Availability:In StockContributor:Bill AlexanderPublish date:2015-11-09Pages:130
Language:EnglishPublisher:Arcadia Publishing Library EditionsISBN-13:9781531678401ISBN-10:1531678408UPC:9781531678401Book Category:History, ArchitectureBook Subcategory:United States, Buildings, LandscapeBook Topic:State & Local, ResidentialSize:9.61 x 6.69 x 0.38 inchesWeight:0.9105Product ID:SCKE9XHCZC
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.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Arcadia Publishing Library EditionsISBN-13:9781531678401ISBN-10:1531678408UPC:9781531678401Book Category:History, ArchitectureBook Subcategory:United States, Buildings, LandscapeBook Topic:State & Local, ResidentialSize:9.61 x 6.69 x 0.38 inchesWeight:0.9105Product ID:SCKE9XHCZC
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