Inside Biltmore Estate Hidden Rooms

Vanderbilt s diverse and cultured tastes influenced his travels with architect hunt while biltmore house was being.

Inside biltmore estate hidden rooms.

The sprawling biltmore estate located in the majestic blue ridge mountains of asheville north carolina boasts an incredible 250 rooms each grander and more ornate than the next. Work continued for years. The biltmore estate s stunning library holds more than 10 000 books many of which are first editions. Stay on biltmore estate and wake up to 8 000 acres of blue ridge mountain beauty at our convenient village hotel four star inn or private cottage.

It s pretty cool to sit back and imagine yourself as old man vanderbilt sneaking in and out of rooms to surprise your guests. In this case gentlemen who wanted to retire to the smoking room after a game of billiards. Unlocking the biltmore estate s hidden doors in the library winter garden and breakfast room. Or your housekeeping staff.

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 square feet 16 622 8 m 2 of floor space 135 280 square feet of living area. Biltmore house s size and architecture are absolutely amazing. Abc news has a pretty good article on the mysteries of the biltmore estate. Hidden passageways on the biltmore estate.

Hidden passageways and secret rooms which blend in seamlessly with the decor so. Designed both for aesthetics and hospitality biltmore s hidden doors such as the one pictured above in the billiard room were designed to create a seamless appearance but provide access for staff providing service and convenience for guests. Unlocking the hidden doors inside the biltmore estate more explore what s behind the mysterious concealed doors in the billiard room library vanderbilt s bedroom and more. Even after six years of construction by 1 000 workers the 250 room castle was not complete when george vanderbilt opened it in 1895.

The enormous biltmore estate has plenty of places to hide.