George Washington Vanderbilt II - Wikipedia
WEBGeorge Washington Vanderbilt II (November 14, 1862 – March 6, 1914) was an American art collector and member of the prominent Vanderbilt family, which amassed a huge fortune through steamboats, railroads, and various business enterprises. [1]
George Washington Vanderbilt - Biltmore
WEBName: George Washington Vanderbilt; Born: November 14, 1862, New Dorp, Staten Island, New York; Parents: William Henry Vanderbilt, Maria Louisa Kissam Vanderbilt; Spouse: Edith Stuyvesant Dresser, married 1898–1914; Child: Cornelia Stuyvesant Vanderbilt; Notable Projects: Biltmore House, Biltmore Forest School, All Souls Church, Biltmore Village
The Vanderbilt Family - Biltmore
WEBGeorge Vanderbilt, grandson of famed shipping entrepreneur and industrialist Cornelius “the Commodore” Vanderbilt, first visited Asheville, North Carolina, in 1888. Captivated by the area’s natural beauty, he slowly began purchasing land, ending up with 125,000 acres for what would become his country estate.
Vanderbilt family - Wikipedia
WEBGeorge Washington Vanderbilt II, the 3rd and youngest son of William Henry Vanderbilt and youngest brother of Cornelius II, hired architect Richard Morris Hunt and landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted to construct Biltmore Estate on 125,000 acres (51,000 ha) near Asheville, North Carolina.
Biltmore Estate - Wikipedia
WEBGeorge Vanderbilt opened his opulent estate, on Christmas Eve of 1895, to family and friends from across the country who were encouraged to enjoy leisure and country pursuits. The Gilded Age mansion reportedly cost $5 million (equivalent to …
George Vanderbilt: An American Renaissance Man - Biltmore
WEBMay 25, 2023 · During America’s Renaissance, George Vanderbilt was an active patron of the arts, commissioning and collecting pieces from the new Impressionists as well as many other established artists of his day.
George Washington Vanderbilt II Biography - Childhood, Life ...
WEBGeorge Washington Vanderbilt was an art collector primarily known for the lavish Biltmore Estate he built in North Carolina. This biography provides detailed information about his childhood, life, achievements, works & timeline.
Biltmore Estate History & Vanderbilts - RomanticAsheville.com
WEBIn the late 1880s, George W. Vanderbilt, then a young man of 25, came upon the perfect spot in North Carolina's Blue Ridge Mountains for a 250-room French Renaissance chateau to be built by his friend, architect Richard Morris …
The Woman Who Saved The Biltmore Estate - WUNC
WEBMay 1, 2018 · At over 170,000 square feet, George Vanderbilt’s home is still the biggest in the country. Fresh off of her New York Times best-seller “ The Girls of Atomic City: The Untold Story of the...
10 Reasons the Vanderbilts Lost the World’s Greatest Fortune
WEBGeorge Washington Vanderbilt II (sometimes referred to as the III) purchased 125,000 acres of North Carolina woodlands, intending to build himself a French-style chateau modeled on those of the Loire Valley in France.