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Biltmore Depot
Asheville, North Carolina
built 1896
Designed by Richard Morris Hunt, one of the premier architects in American history, the Biltmore Depot was commissioned by George Washington Vanderbilt III. In 1888 Vanderbilt purchased 125,000 woodland acres in what is now Asheville, NC. Vanderbilt, who had great interest in horticulture and agriscience, oversaw numerous experiments in scientific farming and forestry.
In 1898, Biltmore became the home to the Biltmore Forest School, the first school of forestry in North America. Upon Vanderbilt's death, and per his wishes, his widow sold approximately 86,000 acres to the United States Forest Service to create one of the nation's first national forests: Pigsah National Forest. |