Biltmore
One of his heirs, George Washington Vanderbilt II, youngest grandson of Cornelius Vanderbilt, first visited Asheville, North Carolina, in 1888.
George was a bachelor but started to dream of a private showpiece. He hired a dynamic duo to realize his dream.
Richard Morris Hunt designed and built the 250-room château. In the spring of 1889, Vanderbilt invited the Hunts on a two-month trip to gather inspiration from historic manor houses and châteaux across England and France. By the following year, Hunt completed the final plans for a 175,000-square-foot French Renaissance Revival-style château.
He married Edith in 1889 and completed his residence by hosting a lavish party in 1895.
Take a stroll through the various rooms.
The Nationals Gallery of Art could not bring all their beautiful art to Biltmore. What paintings and sculptures would you choose? Read more about it here: WWII Priceless Art
Let’s go down to the basement:
Now to the garden and greenhouse
Urban Trail
Asheville has a walking trail throughout the downtown with 30 stops that chronicles its history.
While we were studying our phones looking for our next stop, a man sidled up to me and said, “Are you with him?” while looking at Rob.
I said, “Yes.”
He said, “Shucks” and walked on.
That sure made my day. I guess that I’ve still got it!!
In those days, there were only male physicians and the men could not see a woman without her clothes. Women’s healthcare did not exist and there was needless suffering.
Elizabeth Blackwell applied to 12 medical schools and was rejected from all but one, Geneva Medical College in New York, in which the male students voted in favor of Blackwell’s acceptance, albeit as a joke. It had to be a unanimous vote of all 150 male students. She graduated at the top of the class.
Drum Circle
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