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Author : John Bryan
Publisher : Rizzoli
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1994-09-15
Category : Architecture
ISBN : UOM:39015032099114
Original architectural drawings, sketches, plans, 19th century photographs, and new color photographs give the history and description of this architectural landmark.
Author : Ellen Erwin Rickman
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : History
ISBN : 0738517496
Presents a pictorial look at the history of the Biltmore Estate and the lives of the Vanderbilt family.
Author : Denise Kiernan
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 457 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2017-09-26
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781476794068
A New York Times bestseller with an "engaging narrative and array of detail” (The Wall Street Journal), the “intimate and sweeping” (Raleigh News & Observer) untold, true story behind the Biltmore Estate—the largest, grandest private residence in North America, which has seen more than 120 years of history pass by its front door. The story of Biltmore spans World Wars, the Jazz Age, the Depression, and generations of the famous Vanderbilt family, and features a captivating cast of real-life characters including F. Scott Fitzgerald, Thomas Wolfe, Teddy Roosevelt, John Singer Sargent, James Whistler, Henry James, and Edith Wharton. Orphaned at a young age, Edith Stuyvesant Dresser claimed lineage from one of New York’s best known families. She grew up in Newport and Paris, and her engagement and marriage to George Vanderbilt was one of the most watched events of Gilded Age society. But none of this prepared her to be mistress of Biltmore House. Before their marriage, the wealthy and bookish Vanderbilt had dedicated his life to creating a spectacular European-style estate on 125,000 acres of North Carolina wilderness. He summoned the famous landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted to tame the grounds, collaborated with celebrated architect Richard Morris Hunt to build a 175,000-square-foot chateau, filled it with priceless art and antiques, and erected a charming village beyond the gates. Newlywed Edith was now mistress of an estate nearly three times the size of Washington, DC and benefactress of the village and surrounding rural area. When fortunes shifted and changing times threatened her family, her home, and her community, it was up to Edith to save Biltmore—and secure the future of the region and her husband’s legacy. This is the fascinating, “soaring and gorgeous” (Karen Abbott) story of how the largest house in America flourished, faltered, and ultimately endured to this day.
Author : Chris Kinsley
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : HISTORY
ISBN : 9781626199057
This entertaining seek-and-find alphabet book invites you to explore twenty-six must-see places at Biltmore Estate, offering beautiful photographs, clever rhymes and hidden animals on every page. Children will discover everything from colorful gardens and underground tunnels to towering rooftops and lively farm animals. Included are fun facts about Biltmore's history in an illustrated glossary and a kid-friendly map for planning your journey. Whether you use this book as a guide for an upcoming visit to Biltmore or as a souvenir to commemorate your stay, a magical adventure awaits you and your family!
Author : Rachel Carley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : History
ISBN : 1885378017
Author : Bill Alexander
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781467134484
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 : Carole Marsh
Publisher : Gallopade International
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2002-09-15
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0635013479
Accelerated Reader: Reading Level 4.4, 3 Points.
Author : Howard E. Covington
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2006-03-10
Category : Architecture
ISBN : UOM:39015064695623
In the late 1950s, attorneys, financial managers, and tax accountants were united in advising Cecil and his brother, George, to sell off the estate's 12,000 acres in order to create a suburban subdivision. Cecil quietly ignored this advice and came up with a better idea: over the next four decades, he would turn this down-at-the-heels mansion that was a drain on the family business into the most successful, privately preserved historic site in the United States, perhaps even the world.
Author : Inc. Fodor's Travel Publications
Publisher : Fodor's
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2009-04-07
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781400008926
Fodor’s. For Choice Travel Experiences. Fodor’s helps you unleash the possibilities of travel by providing the insightful tools you need to experience the trips you want. While you’re at the helm, Fodor’s offers the assurance of our expertise, the guarantee of selectivity, and the choice details that truly define a destination. It’s like having a friend in Great Smoky Mountains National Park! •Fodor’s In Focus Great Smoky Mountains National Parkfeatures options for a variety of budgets, interests, and tastes, soyoumake the choices to planyourtrip of a lifetime. •If it’s not worth your time, it’s not in this book. Fodor’s discriminating ratings, including our top tier Fodor’s Choice designations, ensure that you’ll know about the most interesting and enjoyable places in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Visit Fodors.com for more ideas and information, travel deals, vacation planning tips, reviews and to exchange travel advice with other travelers.
Author : Robert Beatty
Publisher : Disney Electronic Content
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2015-07-14
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781484715116
"Never go into the deep parts of the forest, for there are many dangers there, and they will ensnare your soul." Serafina has never had a reason to disobey her pa and venture beyond the grounds of the Biltmore estate.There's plenty to explore in her grand home, although she must take care to never be seen. None of the rich folk upstairs know that Serafina exists; she and her pa, the estate's maintenance man, have secretly lived in the basement for as long as Serafina can remember. But when children at the estate start disappearing, only Serafina knows who the culprit is:a terrifying man in a black cloak who stalks Biltmore's corridors at night. Following her own harrowing escape, Serafina risks everything by joining forces with Braeden Vanderbilt, the young nephew of the Biltmore's owners. Braeden and Serafina must uncover the Man in the Black Cloak's true identity...before all of the children vanish one by one. Serafina's hunt leads her into the very forest that she has been taught to fear. There she discovers a forgotten legacy of magic, one that is bound to her own identity. In order to save the children of Biltmore, Serafina must seek the answers that will unlock the puzzle of her past.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1504 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1938
Category : Taxation
ISBN : NYPL:33433077838781
Author : United States. Board of Tax Appeals
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1504 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1939
Category : Taxation
ISBN : STANFORD:36105063087279
Author : Oxmoor House
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 0848712463
Taste the grandeur and opulence of the Victorian Era by visiting the pages of this exquisite cookbook. Discover delicious historic recipes from the private collection of Mrs. George Washington Vanderbilt, updated to accommodate life in the 1990s. They are joined by the renowned recipes of Deerpark Restaurant, located on the Biltmore Estate.
Author : Jerry Evans
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2009-07-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781438997032
Fiat Money explains creation and manipulation of money; elect groups behind its creation and their ultimate purposes for controlling money. It briefly explains early origins of money in United States through creation of the Federal Reserve System. Fiat Money explains how the world's economies are controlled through a central banking system and details various organizations and families that have controlled it for over 200 years in United States and Britain. Information is provided in explaining how, through various organizational controls of the world's money system, the elite intend to control the masses. By controlling world money supplies, a select group plan creation of a one world government, one world monetary system and one world church system.
Author : Fodor's Travel Guides
Publisher : Fodor's Travel
Page : 826 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2019-11-05
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781640971790
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