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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. Leben. Er war das jüngste Kind des US-amerikanischen Unternehmers William Henry Vanderbilt und Maria Louisa ...
George Washington Vanderbilt II (1862–1914), 3rd generation, grandson of Cornelius Vanderbilt Cornelius Vanderbilt III (1873–1942), 4th generation, great-grandson of Cornelius Vanderbilt Emily Vanderbilt Sloane (1874–1970), 4th generation, great-granddaughter of Cornelius Vanderbilt
- Van der Bilt, van Derbilt
George Washington Vanderbilt II. (Art Collector) George Washington Vanderbilt was an art collector primarily known for the lavish Biltmore Estate he built in North Carolina. The estate is the largest privately owned house in the United States and is still owned by one of Vanderbilt's descendants.
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.
- 1889–95
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.
Breaking ground in 1889, Biltmore was the vision of George Washington Vanderbilt II, the youngest child of railroad tycoon William Henry Vanderbilt and his wife Maria Louisa Kissam. At the beginning of Biltmore’s construction, the United States had reached the peak of what historians now call the Gilded Age, a time period which lasted from ...
