Record #:

24872

Author(s):

Schuyler, David

Abstract:

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.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 92 Issue 4, October 2015, p361-386, il, por, map, f

Subject(s):

Biltmore Estate (Asheville)--History; Biltmore Estate (Asheville)--Gardens; Biltmore Estate (Asheville); Biltmore Forest; Olmsted, Frederick Law, 1822-1903