What drew my attention: The sheer size of the bachelor-pad house; two large John Singer Sargent paintings, and at least one Monet; humongous dining area (42 feet wide by 72 feet long, and a 70-foot high ceiling) with 3 fireplaces and a two-story library with gorgeous, painted ceiling; electrically lighted (very rare back in the day) basement swimming pool plus a bowling alley.
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| 7-stories tall! |
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| garden conservatory |
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| stats on the mansion |
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| basement swimming pool (pc: Biltmore) |
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| G.W. Vanderbilt's bedroom (pc: Biltmore) |
William was the grandson of George Washington Vanderbilt II who purchased the estate and built the home in 1888.
William was the 2nd cousin of fashion designer/actress, Gloria Vanderbilt ; and thus is also related to anchorman, Anderson Cooper.
"On his father's side, he was a direct descendant of William Cecil, the chief adviser to Queen Elizabeth I in the 16th century, through his grandparents, Lord William Cecil and Mary Rothes Margaret Cecil, Baroness Amherst of Hackney. " - wikipedia
In addition, his widow, Mary Lee Ryan, is the first cousin of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.
Biltmore House is located on Biltmore Estate, Ashevlle NC. It is the largest, privately owned house in the USA (@ 178,926 square feet or 16,622.8 meters of floor space).
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