Biltmore Estate is a historic house museum and tourist attraction in Asheville, North Carolina. Biltmore House, 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 m2) of floor space and 135,280 sq ft (12,568 m2) of living area. Still owned by George Vanderbilt's descendants, it remains one of the most prominent examples of Gilded Age mansions.
Biltmore Estate in Buncombe County, North Carolina
Biltmore Estate
The Biltmore Estate c. 1900
Waddesdon Manor was a principal source of inspiration for the east elevation
Châteauesque is a revivalist architectural style based on the French Renaissance architecture of the monumental châteaux of the Loire Valley from the late fifteenth century to the early seventeenth century.
Château Frontenac, a hotel in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, completed in 1893
Biltmore, a Vanderbilt house in Asheville, North Carolina, US, completed in 1895
Massandra Palace, a Russian emperor's villa in Crimea, completed in 1900
Stadium High School, a secondary school in Tacoma, Washington, USA, completed in 1906