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Today, Biltmore presents much of its original theme. Cecil Jr., has added new diversions to keep pace with the
Requiring a large curatorial staff, original furnishings, expectations of a modern society.
artwork and mechanical systems remain, not lost to suc-
cessive rounds of belt-tightening as has been the case Visitors can sample Biltmore-produced wines at what
at many of America’s historic homes. is billed as the most visited winery in the U.S., try their
luck fly fishing, go biking on paved paths or mountain
Here are prints by Albrecht Durer, a chess set once trails, and test their driving skills at a “Land Rover Driving
owned by Napoleon, Flemish tapestries and paintings School,” as well as visit several restaurants.
by Renoir, Sargent, Whistler and Zorn, and plaster copies
of the Elgin Marbles. There were times when Biltmore’s future was uncer-
tain, even early in its life. At the start of the 20th century,
Beyond the ornate mansion, filled with its art treasures, writer Howard E. Covington Jr. notes how Vanderbilt’s
the estate, run by Vanderbilt great-grandson William A.V. bankroll was nearly unwound.

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