A home with strong conjuration, Biltmore Estate is the largest private residence in America, the dream home built in Asheville, North Carolina by millionaire George Washington Vanderbilt (1862–1914), youngest grandson of railroad magnate Cornelius Vanderbilt.

"Home," said writer Helen Rowland, "is any four walls that enclose the right person."

Nestled amid the Pisgah National Forest in the heart of the majestic Blue Ridge Mountains, the extraordinary 250-room mansion was described by Vanderbilt as “the most beautiful place in the world.”

To bring his dream to life, Vanderbilt hired the renowned architect Richard Morris Hunt and landscape genius Frederick Law Olmsted, best known for designing New York City's Central Park.

It took over 1,000 stonecutters and craftsmen six years to build the elegant castle overlooking the French Broad River. A tribute to French Renaissance grandeur, the home opened to guests in 1895 with over 50,000 works of art and a library of 23,000 books.

The spectacular gardens continue to flourish today with a 15-acre Azalea Garden, over 50,000 tulips, and America’s finest English rose garden.

"Not even all that has been said prepared me for this place, its beauty, its splendor, its amazing possessions!" observed writer Sarah Whitman in 1894. "It is one long tale of delight."

Biltmore remains not just a mansion, but a dream etched in stone—a testament to the enduring magic of home.