Category: Biltmore Estate

Biltmore Estate: Where Affluence Abounds

A member of one of America’s most affluent 19th–century families realized his architectural dream in the western North Carolina home he named Biltmore Estate. The name is loosely derived from George Vanderbilt’s Dutch heritage, “Bildt,” referring to a town in Holland; and “more,” an old English word meaning rolling, upland country, refers to the French…


Family Sues Biltmore After Fallen Tree Kills NY Firefighter

ASHEVILLE, N.C.—The family of a New York City firefighter killed last month when a tree fell onto the car he was driving at the Biltmore Estate has filed a lawsuit accusing the North Carolina tourist attraction of gross negligence. Casey Skudin was driving near the Biltmore’s entrance June 17 with his wife and two children,…