On Christmas Eve of 1895, George W. Vanderbilt officially opened the Biltmore House. Three years later, he brought his bride, Edith Stuyvesant Dresser to Biltmore, and in 1900, their only child, Cornelia was born there. After Vanderbilt’s death in 1914, Edith and Cornelia continued to call Biltmore home, with Edith assuming management of the estate. During the great depression and to bring in money to preserve the estate, the Cecils opened the house to the public in 1930.
Today, Biltmore remains a family business. Vanderbilt’s grandson, William A. V. Cecil owns Biltmore; William A. V. Cecil, Jr., serves as chief executive officer, and his daughter, Diana Cecil Pickering, is vice chair of the board of directors and advisors. Along with 1, 800 employees, they continue the preservation of this national treasure.
We celebrated my Birthday by visiting the Biltmore Estate. Unfortunately, they don't allow pictures or video of the inside of the Estate but I have lots of photos of the outside and the gardens. The plants and flowers were beautiful. Its getting very cold here now, (Around 30 degrees in the mornings with frost.) so the plants and flowers on the grounds are not in the best condition. They have several Green Houses that are full of plants and flowers. I would love to see this place in the spring. We spent about 7 hours here visiting the house and the estate grounds. You could easily spend much more time (Or days.) here if you wanted to. It was a great day.
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