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24872
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When Frederick Law Olmsted went to meticulous lengths when designing the grounds for the Biltmore estate. This included everything from the placement of plants, structures, and roads to the kinds of flora that would be planted and the negotiations to get everything the way he pictured it.
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During World War II, David Finley, the first director of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. needed a sanctuary for the fine art in the gallery. Finley turned to his friend Edith Vanderbilt, who willingly agreed to hide these rare pieces of art at the Biltmore Estate. Painstaking effort ensured that the pieces were hidden and stored in a room with steel vaulted doors and steel barred windows. Some pieces kept at the Biltmore included Gilbert Stuart’s portrait of George Washington, Raphael’s Portrait of Bindo Altoviti, and Titian’s Venus with a Mirror.
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Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 82 Issue 5, October 2014, p40-42, 44, 46-47, il, por Periodical Website
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30222
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From a horseback jaunt in 1887 to one of the United States most prestigious mansions, Biltmore Estates and Gardens have had blossoming history. The 125 room castle was originally built on 100,000 acres of wooded countryside by George W. Vanderbilt. Now the lavish Estate rests on 12,000 acres and draws in thousands of visitors every year.
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10773
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George Washington Vanderbilt II, Richard M. Hunt, Frederick Law Olmstead, and Gifford Pinchot are the four men primarily responsible for the planning, building and landscaping of Biltmore Estate, located near Asheville. Vanderbilt provided the initial inspiration, and most importantly, the financing for the palatial estate in the mountains of North Carolina. To complete his vision, he hired the best architect, landscape gardener, and forester that could be found in the United States. Hunt had worked in France as inspector of expansion construction at the Louvre and the Tuileries in Paris as well as having designed the central part of the Museum of Modern Art and the base for the Statue of Liberty in New York. Olmstead was well known as a travel writer in addition to being regarded as the premier landscape engineer of his time for his work designing Central Park in New York City and the grounds of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. Despite being much younger than Hunt or Olmstead, Pinchot was considered the best forester in the country and his work in the developing field of forestry at Biltmore led to future appointments in the Theodore Roosevelt administration as National Forest Commissioner and head of the new National Conservation Association.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 36 Issue 6, Aug 1968, p10-12, il
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27818
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Biltmore Estate Industries began in the late nineteenth century with an instructional woodworking class taught by Charlotte Yale and Eleanor Vance, and supported by Edith Vanderbilt. In the early 20th century, Yale and Vance expanded the reach of these classes to teach mountain women how to produce finer wool fabric. Biltmore Estate Industries demonstrated how popular and viable commercial weaving could be for the Asheville area. Following George Vanderbilt’s death, ownership changed hands and the material produced by the women came to be known as Biltmore Homespun. Today, the industry is owned and operated by the Blomberg family who purchased it in the 1950s.
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Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 84 Issue 10, March 2017, p30, 32, 34, il, por Periodical Website
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28371
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The history and livelihoods of North Carolinians who live in the Appalachian Mountains is discussed. The economic struggles of those who live in the area are described. The history of the craft movement, Vanderbilt’s construction of the Biltmore Estate, the types of crops grown, and tourism in the area are all detailed. Floyd Wilson of Yancey County and Red Alderman of Avery County share how they make a living in the mountains crafting jewelry and farming primrose.
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Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 10 Issue 35, August-September 1992, p6-7 Periodical Website
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24186
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Bill Cecil, the grandson of a diplomat, discusses his plans for the Biltmore and how the inn can turn a profit while maintaining its preservationist standards.
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25660
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UNC doctoral student Darin Waters is writing the history of the Young Men’s Institute Cultural Center at the Biltmore Estate, which has offered educational programs and other services for African Americans in Asheville since 1893. Waters discovered the Biltmore Estate did not did not force African Americans to leave; rather, Biltmore was part of a mutual agreement that relied on the help of black craftsman and philanthropy.
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Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 26 Issue 1, Fall 2009, p24-27, il, por Periodical Website
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23740
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During World War II after Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor, the U.S. nation's national treasures were secretly stored and protected at the Biltmore Estate in Asheville.
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