George Vanderbilt's Biltmore House was completed in Asheville, North Carolina, in 1895. The 175,000-square-foot home, now open to the public, is the largest private residence in the US. Its holiday ...
The largest privately owned home in the US, Biltmore House was an "American chateau built on the scale of a European palace". It reveals much about the dreams of the US's one per cent.