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4250
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The L. Vincent Lowe, Jr. Award is the highest preservation award given to a state business for promoting protection of architectural resources in the state. William A. V. Cecil received the 1996 award for turning neglected Biltmore Estate in Asheville into a major tourist attraction, while at the same time stimulating economic growth in the region.
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Asheville's Biltmore House, the country's largest private residence, attracts almost a million visitors yearly to view the 250-room French Renaissance chateau and surrounding grounds.
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Winemaker, Pilippe Jourdain, produced the Biltmore Estate's first grape crop in 1978. Since then, Biltmore vineyards have produced a variety of wines. Currently, 120 acres of commercial grape vineyards are producing 35,000 cases of wine per year. This number is expected to grow to over 100,000 cases per year by 1994. This growth will come with the completion of a 30,000-square-foot, $6.5 million winery. The winery is scheduled to begin construction in September 1984. While production is expected to increase, Mr. Jourdain still focuses on the quality of Biltmore Vineyard's products rather than the quantity.
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8896
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There is a legend in Asheville that surrounds the Biltmore Estate. George Vanderbilt constructed his mansion during the 1890s. The project brought jobs to the region and all residents were happy, almost. One refused to sell his land. That mountaineer wanted to keep his property because it was had been his family's land for over three generations. The gentleman held onto his property until his death. Reprinted from the April 1, 1968 edition.
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After ten years of planning and planting, Biltmore Estate is getting a winery. The $6.5 million project will be handled by the Biltmore Estate Wine Company. Construction will begin immediately.
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We the People of North Carolina
(NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 41 Issue 11, Nov 1983,
p108, 110, 155-156, il
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13237
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George Washington Vanderbilt built his 250-room mansion, the Biltmore House and accompanying gardens, in Asheville in the 1890s. Hales discusses the commercial interests on the estate today that continue to add to the family fortune.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 1 Issue 3, Dec 1981,
p39-40, il
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7.Biltmore House by Norris, Jeannie Faris We the People of North Carolina Vol. 38 Issue 7, July 1980
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11980
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Biltmore House, the home of George Vanderbilt near Asheville, opened to the public in 1930. When William Cecil, Vanderbilt's grandson, returned to claim his inheritance in 1960, he found the property beginning to show signs of age and losing money. Over the next two decades Cecil spent millions upgrading the property, which now attracts over 400,000 visitors a year.
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In celebration of The Biltmore House's bicentennial, remodeling efforts have been made on the one un-finished room of the estate. Thought to be an intended music room, the owners have deemed it the \"Pisgah Room\" because of the room's view of Mount Pisgah. The room's decor will have a medieval motif and will hold Albrecht Durer's painting \"Maximillian's Family Tree.\"
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In 1897, George W. Vanderbilt traveled to the English Isle of Jersey to collect a choice herd of Jersey cattle intended for family use. Today there are 1,500 Jerseys in the herd at Biltmore Dairy Farms, one of the largest and finest dairy herds in the world.
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In 1897, George W. Vanderbilt traveled to the English Isle of Jersey to collect a choice herd of Jersey cattle. Originally intended for family use, the milk was used locally during the winter when the Vanderbilt family returned to the North. Vanderbilt was reluctant to stop local usage of his dairy when he returned the next summer, so he expanded his herd. Biltmore Dairy Farms has been adding to the herd ever since, and today there is a prize herd of 1,200 cows on the estate.
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This article looks at the work of the Nation's first professional forester Gifford Pinchot at the Biltmore Estate and as manager of the Biltmore Forest. Hired by George W. Vanderbilt in 1892, Pinchot was contracted to design a management plan for the estate and to superintend the preparation of an exhibit of the Biltmore Forest for the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. In addition to biographical information on Pinchot, Pinkett looks at Pinchot's forestry methodology, his development of the Columbian Exposition exhibit, his development of the Pisgah Forest, and his legacy at the Biltmore Estate.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 34 Issue 3, July 1957,
p346-357, f
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13853
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Modeled after a French Renaissance castle, the Biltmore Estate, located in Asheville, North Carolina, is considered to be one of the finest homes in America. Commissioned by George Vanderbilt in 1887, the house was completed and opened by Christmas Day, 1895. Draughn focuses on the worldly and historic décor and possessions throughout the house, the majority of which were attained by Vanderbilt during travels overseas.
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