Vanderbilt's Biltmore
Nonfiction, Art & Architecture, Architecture, History, Travel, Europe, Americas, United States
| Author: | Robert Wernick | ISBN: | 9781612306131 |
| Publisher: | New Word City, Inc. | Publication: | March 14, 2018 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Robert Wernick |
| ISBN: | 9781612306131 |
| Publisher: | New Word City, Inc. |
| Publication: | March 14, 2018 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
The original sketch for the Biltmore, George Washington Vanderbilt's grand estate in the mountains near Asheville, North Carolina, laid out plans for a modest Tuscan villa. But ambition quickly took wing. The house swelled to 225 rooms and became - until 2012 when it was topped by the home of a billionaire in Mumbai, India - the world's largest residence ever built for a private citizen. Here, in this short-form book, New York Times bestselling author Robert Wernick tells the story of the house that Vanderbilt built - from the gardens by Frederick Law Olmsted to the John Singer Sargent portraits that adorn its walls.
The original sketch for the Biltmore, George Washington Vanderbilt's grand estate in the mountains near Asheville, North Carolina, laid out plans for a modest Tuscan villa. But ambition quickly took wing. The house swelled to 225 rooms and became - until 2012 when it was topped by the home of a billionaire in Mumbai, India - the world's largest residence ever built for a private citizen. Here, in this short-form book, New York Times bestselling author Robert Wernick tells the story of the house that Vanderbilt built - from the gardens by Frederick Law Olmsted to the John Singer Sargent portraits that adorn its walls.
