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George 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.
- Biltmore Estate
- Vanderbilt Family Mausoleum, Staten Island, New York, U.S.
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.
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George 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
Learn about the life and legacy of George Washington Vanderbilt, the patron of the arts, the innovator of technology, and the builder of Biltmore House. Explore his biography, his family, his projects, and his images on this web page.
In the late 19 th century, George W. Vanderbilt II opened a mansion on the outskirts of Asheville, North Carolina. Called Biltmore, it was the largest home to ever be built in America, and a wonder of Gilded Age architecture. After only a few decades, however, Biltmore sat almost empty, and was on the brink of being sold by the Vanderbilt ...
Biltmore House (or Biltmore Mansion), the main residence, is a Châteauesque-style mansion built for George Washington Vanderbilt II between 1889 and 1895 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.
