Biltmore House by the Numbers

•   Located in Asheville, N.C., Biltmore was the vision of George Washington Vanderbilt. Designed by Richard Morris Hunt, Biltmore House - America’s largest home - is a 250-room French Renaissance chateau, and houses the Vanderbilt family’s original collection of furnishings, art and antiques.

•   Biltmore Estate encompasses more than 8,000 acres including renowned gardens designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, the father of American landscape architecture.

•   Today, Biltmore has grown to include Antler Hill Village, which features the award-winning Winery and Antler Hill Farm; the four-star Inn on Biltmore Estate; Village Hotel on Biltmore Estate; Equestrian Center; numerous restaurants; event and meeting venues; and Biltmore For Your Home, the company’s licensed products division.

•   The Biltmore Company is owned by William A.V. Cecil and operated by his son, president and CEO William A.V. Cecil, Jr.

•   William A.V. Cecil is the grandson of George Washington Vanderbilt. He assumed sole ownership of The Biltmore Company in 1979. His brother, George H.V. Vanderbilt, formed Biltmore Farms, Inc. that same year.

•   Biltmore does not receive any governmental funding or grants, making it one of the United States’ most significant National Historic Landmarks that is preserved solely through private funding.

  Biltmore employs approximately 2,300 people in Buncombe County and the surrounding counties.

  For more information, visit: http://www.biltmore.com/

  
  

  
  

  Photos courtesy of The Biltmore Company