Step inside America's largest home. This two-page printable comic set tells the story of Biltmore Estate in Asheville, North Carolina, and then takes readers through the house itself.
Page 1, The Story of Biltmore Estate, follows George Washington Vanderbilt II's dream of a country estate in the Blue Ridge Mountains, the work of architect Richard Morris Hunt and landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted, six years of construction, and the day the house opened to the public in 1930.
Page 2, Inside Biltmore House, tours the Banquet Hall with its 70-foot ceiling, the library of about 10,000 books, the indoor swimming pool and bowling alley, the Winter Garden, and the modern inventions that put the house ahead of its time.
Both pages include discussion questions and a Meanwhile in the World timeline. A natural companion to North Carolina history studies and the Vanderbilt family story.
This is a digital download. Your file will be delivered within 24 hours of purchase.
Step inside America's largest home. This two-page printable comic set tells the story of Biltmore Estate in Asheville, North Carolina, and then takes readers through the house itself.
Page 1, The Story of Biltmore Estate, follows George Washington Vanderbilt II's dream of a country estate in the Blue Ridge Mountains, the work of architect Richard Morris Hunt and landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted, six years of construction, and the day the house opened to the public in 1930.
Page 2, Inside Biltmore House, tours the Banquet Hall with its 70-foot ceiling, the library of about 10,000 books, the indoor swimming pool and bowling alley, the Winter Garden, and the modern inventions that put the house ahead of its time.
Both pages include discussion questions and a Meanwhile in the World timeline. A natural companion to North Carolina history studies and the Vanderbilt family story.
This is a digital download. Your file will be delivered within 24 hours of purchase.
