Secret Biltmore Estate Rooms

Hidden passageways on the biltmore estate.

Secret biltmore estate rooms.

With 35 bedrooms 43 bathrooms 65 fireplaces and nearly 180 000 square feet the enormous biltmore estate 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. It s pretty cool to sit back and imagine yourself as old man vanderbilt sneaking in and out of rooms to surprise your guests. Abc news has a pretty good article on the mysteries of the biltmore estate.

And secret rooms which blend in seamlessly with the. 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. Biltmore was first placed on the national register of historic places in 1966 not necessarily because of the house but because the estate is the birthplace of american forestry. Or your housekeeping staff.

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. Check out the picture above of a secret passage in the winter garden. The sprawling biltmore estate located in the majestic blue ridge mountains of asheville north carolina boasts an incredible 250 rooms each grander and more ornate than the next.

The estate was olmsted s final and most significant project and his achievements stretch far beyond its gardens. 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. Out of all 250 rooms in biltmore house george vanderbilt s two story library is often the guest favorite. Mansion tour with secret rooms secret passages axe family visits a mansion with secret rooms and secret passages.

The biltmore estate s stunning library holds more than 10 000 books many of which are first editions.