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Learn about the life and legacy of George Washington Vanderbilt II, an American art collector and member of the Vanderbilt family. He commissioned the construction of Biltmore Estate, the largest privately owned home in the U.S., and was a generous patron of the arts and sciences.
George Washington Vanderbilt II (* 14. November 1862 in New Dorp, Staten Island, New York; † 6. März 1914 in Washington, D.C.) war ein US-amerikanischer Kunstsammler. Er war ein Mitglied der berühmten Vanderbilt -Familie.
George 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.
George W. Vanderbilt was a patron of the arts, an early adopter of new technology, and a collector of rare and beautiful objets d’art.
Biltmore House (or Biltmore Mansion), the main residence, is a Châteauesque-style mansion built for George Washington Vanderbilt II between 1889 and 1895 [2] and is the largest privately owned house in the United States, at 178,926 sq ft (16,622.8 m 2) of floor space and 135,280 sq ft (12,568 m 2) of living area. [3]
Learn about the history and architecture of Biltmore, the largest private residence in the United States, built by George W. Vanderbilt II in the late 19th century. Discover how the Vanderbilt family and their descendants restored and preserved this historic landmark in the 20th century.
Learn about the life and legacy of George Washington Vanderbilt II, an art collector and member of the prominent Vanderbilt family. He built and owned Biltmore, the largest home in the United States, and narrowly avoided sailing on Titanic.
