Historic Site · Asheville, United States
Biltmore Estate
Biltmore Estate is a historic house museum and tourist attraction in Asheville, North Carolina, United States. Built 1895.
Photo: Blake Lewis via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0. Cropped and resized for display.
Landmark facts
| Location | Asheville, United States |
|---|---|
| Type | Historic Site |
| Built | 1895 |
| Architect | Richard Morris Hunt, Frederick Law Olmsted |
| Coordinates | 35.5400° N, 82.5519° W |
Every fact above is taken from the sources listed below; anything no source states is left blank rather than guessed.
What Biltmore Estate is known for
Biltmore Estate is a historic house museum and tourist attraction in Asheville, North Carolina, United States.
About Biltmore Estate
Biltmore Estate is a historic house museum and tourist attraction in Asheville, North Carolina, United States. The main residence is the Biltmore House (or Biltmore Mansion), a Châteauesque-style mansion built for George Washington Vanderbilt II between 1889 and 1895. It 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.
History
George Washington Vanderbilt II began to make regular visits with his mother Maria Louisa Kissam Vanderbilt to the Asheville area in the 1880s, at the height of the Gilded Age. He loved the scenery and climate so much that he decided to build a summer house in the area which he called his "little mountain escape". His older brothers and sisters had built luxurious summer houses in places such as Newport, Rhode Island, the Gold Coast of Long Island, and Hyde Park, New York.
Planning a visit? Visit the official Biltmore Estate website — the official site has the current visiting information.
How to get there
| Nearest town | Asheville |
|---|---|
| Nearest airport | Asheville Regional Airport (AVL) |
| Distance from the airport | 7.3 miles (straight line) |
Nearest major airport by straight-line distance from the landmark’s coordinates; road distance will be longer.
Airports near this landmark
The airports a visitor would actually fly into, nearest first — each link opens its profile on our sister site AirportProfiles.
- McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS) · Knoxville/Maryville, United States · 83.1 miles away
- Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) · Charlotte, United States · 93.4 miles away
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Frequently asked questions
What is Biltmore Estate?
Biltmore Estate is a historic house museum and tourist attraction in Asheville, North Carolina, United States.
Where is Biltmore Estate located?
Biltmore Estate is in Asheville, United States. Its coordinates are 35.5400° N, 82.5519° W.
How do I get to Biltmore Estate?
The nearest town is Asheville, and the nearest airport is Asheville Regional Airport (AVL), about 7.3 miles away (straight line).
When was Biltmore Estate built?
Biltmore Estate was built 1895.
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biltmore_Estate — Wikipedia article — overview, history and core facts (CC BY-SA).
- https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q585521 — Wikidata — built year, architect, height/size, visitors, official website (CC0).
- https://biltmore.com — Official website of the landmark / managing body.
- https://github.com/jbrooksuk/JSON-Airports — Nearest major airport computed from landmark and airport coordinates (haversine); airport list: jbrooksuk/JSON-Airports.
Page last updated 13 November 2026.