Inside Biltmore Estate Hidden Rooms

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.

Inside biltmore estate hidden rooms.

Or your housekeeping staff. 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. The biltmore estate s stunning library holds more than 10 000 books many of which are first editions.

Peek inside nyc s iconic rubber stamp shop. Vanderbilt s diverse and cultured tastes influenced his travels with architect hunt while biltmore house was being. 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. Abc news has a pretty good article on the mysteries of the biltmore estate.

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. In this case gentlemen who wanted to retire to the smoking room after a game of billiards. Secret spaces in biltmore estate sponsored by with over four acres floor space and 250 rooms the enormous biltmore estate in asheville north carolina has plenty of places to hide. Biltmore house s size and architecture are absolutely amazing.

Check out the picture above of a secret passage in the winter garden. Hidden passageways on the biltmore estate. It s pretty cool to sit back and imagine yourself as old man vanderbilt sneaking in and out of rooms to surprise your guests. Unlocking the biltmore estate s hidden doors in the library winter garden and breakfast room.

Even after six years of construction by 1 000 workers the 250 room castle was not complete when george vanderbilt opened it in 1895.