1952 was the last person to live in biltmore house.
1952 was the last person to live in biltmore house.
who was the last person to live in biltmore house?
1952
after the divorce of the cecils in 1934, cornelia left the estate never to return; however, john cecil maintained his residence in the bachelors' wing until his death in 1954. their eldest son, george henry vanderbilt cecil, occupied rooms in the wing until 1956. at that point biltmore house ceased to be a family residence and continued to be operated as a historic house museum.
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habul's sunenergy1 completed a $us5 million ground-mounted installation at the famous biltmore house in asheville house in north carolina in 2011. biltmore house, the main residence, is a châteauesque-style mansion built by george washington vanderbilt ii between 1889 and 1895 and is the largest privately owned house in the united states, at 178,926 square feet (16,622.8 m) of floor space. ironically, it was one of the first houses in the us with electricity.
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