Secret Biltmore Estate Rooms

The estate was olmsted s final and most significant project and his achievements stretch far beyond its gardens.

Secret biltmore estate rooms. Check out the picture above of a secret passage in the winter garden. Mansion tour with secret rooms secret passages axe family visits a mansion with secret rooms and secret passages. And secret rooms which blend in seamlessly with the. Vanderbilt s book collection consists of approximately 24 000 volumes with less than half of that in the library.

Or your housekeeping staff. We take you on a tour of this mansion hou. Abc news has a pretty good article on the mysteries of the biltmore estate. Out of all 250 rooms in biltmore house george vanderbilt s two story library is often the guest favorite.

Unlocking the hidden doors inside the biltmore estate more explore what s behind the mysterious concealed doors in the billiard room library vanderbilt s bedroom and more. With 35 bedrooms 43 bathrooms 65 fireplaces and nearly 180 000 square feet the enormous biltmore estate has plenty of places to hide. Unlocking the biltmore estate s hidden doors in the library winter garden and breakfast room. In this case gentlemen who wanted to retire to the smoking room after a game of billiards.

The room was designed about the gorgeous 18th century ceiling painting by pelligrini. It s pretty cool to sit back and imagine yourself as old man vanderbilt sneaking in and out of rooms to surprise your guests. Secret spaces in biltmore estate sponsored by with over four acres floor space and 250 rooms the enormous biltmore estate in asheville north carolina has plenty of places to hide. Designed both for aesthetics and hospitality biltmore s hidden doors such as the one pictured above in the billiard room were designed to create a seamless appearance but provide access for staff providing service and convenience for guests.

Hidden passageways on the biltmore estate.