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Biltmore House today is the largest privately owned home in America situated on 8,000 acres. It was built by George Vanderbilt and was completed in 1895. Vanderbilt commissioned Richard Morris Hunt to create the 250-room mansion modeled after a French chateau. Today the Estate encompasses the famous mansion, gardens, restaurants, gift shops, inn, stables, America's most-visited winery and the interpretive River Bend Farm. The Estate also offers outdoor activities, horseback riding, biking, hiking, river trips and more. Biltmore Estate is located 22 miles north of Hendersonville. For additional information call (800) 543-2961 www.biltmore.com
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