<P> Biltmore Estate is a large ( 6950.4 acre or 10.86 square miles ) private estate and tourist attraction in Asheville , North Carolina . Biltmore House , the main residence , is a Châteauesque - style mansion built by 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 ) of floor space ( 135,280 square feet ( 12,568 m ) of living area ) . Still owned by George Vanderbilt 's descendants , it remains one of the most prominent examples of the Gilded Age . </P>
<P> Biltmore Estate is a large ( 6950.4 acre or 10.86 square miles ) private estate and tourist attraction in Asheville , North Carolina . Biltmore House , the main residence , is a Châteauesque - style mansion built by 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 ) of floor space ( 135,280 square feet ( 12,568 m ) of living area ) . Still owned by George Vanderbilt 's descendants , it remains one of the most prominent examples of the Gilded Age . </P>
who owns the biltmore estate in asheville north carolina
who owns the biltmore estate in asheville north carolina
George Vanderbilt 's descendants
George Vanderbilt 's descendants