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Vanderbilt hired the best to build the best

George Washington Vanderbilt II, architect Richard Morris Hunt and landscape designer Frederick Law Olmsted visited castles, estates and chateaus in England and France before drawing plans for the Biltmore House. [BILTMORE ESTATE]

By CAREY O'CAIN, Published: August 29, 2026

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