Biltmore Home Largest In USA

[sassysandy1000]

no taxesbuilt this before he met his wife, married her in another country. All she new was he was dripping in money,daugter married, divorced. Lived in NY her x stayed at biltmore. She lived a long life but nothing written about her. He did alot of good with his money, still this is way way more than any person needs. I've been several times in my life and thought, no more. Now it's been 15 ys and Iwant to go back so bad, don't know if I'll ever get to

[CodEventsDasBoards]

If it wasn't a muesuem many people could buy it like will smith has a 590 million dollar fortune but no celeberty wants to move into this type of home tbh i wouldn't either

[DavidChou1]

3:14, WTF. "On the other hand of it..." What is wrong with spending your own damn money? How is giving to charity "on the other hand of" spending your own damn money? Stupid media, liberal bias bullshit. "Giving Back" What the hell does that mean? Government giving my money back from taxes would be "giving back." Giving to charities would be GIVING, not "GIVING BACK" as if it was taken away to begin with...

[kilro22]

im so lucky i got a tour there

[vivienleigh1097]

The picture at 1:22 is John Cecil, Cornelia and There son not the family.

[moneymiller24000]

give me this house, a pound of Kush, 40 bottles of patron and 50 bad bitches and we'll have a GREAT time hahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!!

[barbara48roma]

megalomania umana, quando milioni di bambini muoiono di fame

[778liljon]

yea i live in asheville and my good friends dad owns this house they are very nice people too.. nice place to visit

[realbluntz]

talk about living beyond your means, jfk

[realbluntz]

old money

[VerdeBikeBro]

Bitches stop filming my motha fucking house.

[HatTrickGamer]

Hearst Castles is MASSIVE, and this one is bigger. Insane

[jeannegirl1]

wow

[stormingsharks]

...and i thought bill gates home was big

[drdkphd]

8000 acres!!!?????



[myUTubeVideoss]

I wonder what 200 Million Dollars would buy Today ?? - Half of Biltmore LOL

[WhoSUrDaddy2134]

It's expensive to visit the house?

[blitzkriegstomp]

@WhoSUrDaddy2134  I went in september 2010, it cost $60 to get in. Worth every penny.

[CrazyQUINN84]

I live a couple hours away from this home. I visit there every now and again. Its so beautiful. =)

[Bystronicman08]

@CrazyQUINN84 So do i it is amazing.Especially around christmas time.

[Edvun7]

i think a special GPS should be needed for a house this size

[bweezy2796]

I love this place. I want to get married here.

[hjb103055]

@bweezy2796 Type in Staci & John New Years Eve Wedding ~ The Beautiful Biltmore Hotel 12-31 

[hjb103055]

@bweezy2796 I wrote down the wrong one. This is the house. Biltmore2

[M3lloWcH1k]

I miss this place. Just went last week.

Absolutely breathtaking :D

[cocoluvers]

i toured it a whille back and they have a bowling alley and an indoor deep deep DEEP swimming pool, and an elevator!

[df61660a]

i just toured this place 2 days ago :) it's amazing

[SuperMagnumpi]

George Vanderbilt did not inherit $200 million. In fact he inherited substantially less than his two older brothers.

[BeAConservative]

@SuperMagnumpi True.....George only inherited 10 million. His two older brothers inherited the lions share. This is why he bought land in NC. It was cheap, and labor was cheap. He built the home with a working farm to be "self sufficient". When he passed, he only had about $500,000 in cash, and a $5million trust fund from an Aunt and/or an Uncle.

[SuperMagnumpi]

Have you read Fortunes Children, The Rise and Fall of the House of Vanderbilt? It is a very interesting book that chronicles the family.

[BeAConservative]

@SuperMagnumpi His poor wife began to sell off land so she could live.

[bfwpst4ever]

my school went there yesterday! & as he said when we turned the corner we all screamed over how big it was ......or just because we had been on the bus for 4 hours and we were ready to get off...but either way i loved it!! :D

[fatgilly]

ive been there its is pretty big  haha

[xeagle1998]

i luv this place i have been there 3 times & it is just amazing. I thought I wasnt gonna like it but when I got there I luved it!! It is soo pretty!! Go there 4 ur next vaca! :)

[someonenow1]

I never expected CBS of all networks to get their facts straight. But the Biltmore has awesome wines and looks amazing at Christmas time.

[jasondr66]

The narrator has no idea what he is talking about! True lover of Biltmore should find this video very amusing. I lost track of the number of things he got wrong. My favorite error is when he refers to George Vanderbilt and his family and shows a picture instead of George Vanderbilts' adult daughter and her husband looking at their first born son, George Cecil.

[IrishLincoln]

You're right. Plus, the Vanderbilts don't even own it anymore. The Cecil family does now. William Cecil Jr. oversees the Biltmore Company.

[ewultd]

I would suggest you look up your Vanderbilt history. Wiliam Cecil, Jr. is the son of William Amherst Vanderbilt Cecil. Who is the grandson of George Vanderbilt.

William Cecil was born into a family lineage of "royalty on both ends", and was still very much Vanderbilt.

This estate and mansion has always been privately owned by the Vanderbilts.

Jeff

[IrishLincoln]

I know that. I used to work at the house back in the late 90's.

[GodsFavoriteBassPlyr]

"Wealthiest Americans in the World" ha ha

Mr. Vanderbilt didn't inherit his father's entire $200 Million fortune. Upon William Henry's death, he inherited 5 million, along with the interest from a five million dollar trust. Additionally, he'd also been given gifts of one million each from his father and grandfather respectively.

It is estimated that he spent roughly two thirds of his fortune building Biltmore.

[ewultd]

Factually, you're correct. GV inherited $5 million+ interest, not including a trust fund. However, remember this is in the late 1800's, with a cup of coffee at .05.

In todays' money, that could be a reasonable guess.

The estate and family history are both amazing. I've toured Biltmore Estate several times, including behind the scenes & Christmas evenings. Also have several "forbidden" pictures taken inside.

Some of are of the inside swimming pool.

Jeff

[GodsFavoriteBassPlyr]

Hmm ... forbiden pictures?? *sideways glance.. don't know what you're talking about *wink.

I've been fascinated with the house and builder as far back as I can remember, and have seen it many many times. There aren't many parts of the house that I haven't seen now, at one time or another.

From the first visit, to this day I have never been anything but overwhelmed by it all. the Cecil family has done an incredible job of preservation.

And yes, Mr. Cecil is very much a Vanderbilt.

[ewultd]

William Amherst Vanderbilt Cecil is the younger son of John Francis Amherst Cecil and Cornelia Stuyvesant Vanderbilt . He has a distinct legacy as a direct descendant of both William Henry Vanderbilt and, on his father's side, William Cecil, the chief adviser to Queen Elizabeth I in the 16th century. He is a second cousin of Gloria Vanderbilt.

The point is that the Vanderbilt name and influence is still very prevelant today in the family lineage.

Jeff

[7845lptape]

Too much about lineage and the meaninglessness of who you are related to when what we now need is more about what a person is and what they do to make things better for others. Smacks too much of a stratifies social structure and too little of equality among all people and working together as equals to the betterment of all.

[7845lptape]

Nice house, though. Too bad the cost of building it had to be bourne on the backs of so many who never realized one bit of benefit....

[ewultd]

Proof again, you're broke and job mentality is paycheck to paycheck.

Truth known is that George Vanderbilt was very well known for paying top dollar for all his employees, with plenty of other perks as well.

Go back to your sofa........

[7845lptape]

As for your second comment... the family money that GV inherited a portion of was made in Railroads and Steamship lines and other endeavors, which, if you know your history of the industrial revolution, was done at great cost to the middleclass and lower class who labored for very little while the barons of industry lived high, wide and handsome. That is what I was talking about. Your comments about me, what I do, and how much money I have are off the mark and totally irrelevant to my point.

[ewultd]

Guess what, you didn't say that, so you should've been more specific.

Regarding the original Vanderbilt fortune started by Cornelius "Commodore" Vanderbilt of $100 million, doubled by William K. Vanderbilt to $200 M.

Those that labor for very little have the same opportunity to create their lifestyle as any Vanderbilt, Carnegie, Rockefeller, etc.

The public has the power by their purchasing power.

[7845lptape]

True, one can always be more specific. However I have reservations that it can be convincingly argued that everyone genuinely has the same opportunity to create the lifestyle of their dreams. It is more complicated than that.  I would argue that those who have great wealth, by whatever means and methods, do have a moral duty to, for lack of a better word, share with others less fortunate, or who have less opportunity, for whatever reason. Such a gap between those who have, and those who don't

[SuperMagnumpi]

In fact" The Commodore" started with one very simple boat that he paid for by up rooting trees on his families property to create a larger field for farming. With that boat he ferried people and merchandise. he was very shrewd and eventually accumulated a whole line of steamships. The Commodor is proof that what you stated is true.

[SuperMagnumpi]

I do agree with much of what you are posting. but i can't help but be fascinated by the Gilded Age and this family in particular. they certainly were not like you and me.

[ewultd]

I'll be you sit at home and think of stuff like this all week and weekend, with one beer in one hand, and the help wanted ads in the other.

Stay on your job, thats this mentality.

[7845lptape]

My comment was meant for those well enough acquainted with american history to understand and appreciate it. You, apparently, are not, therefore do not. Not your fault. I won't stoop to your level of discussion to make this personal. I'm simply aware of more of the facts than you are and your response is the result of ignorance.

[noobsk1lz]

lol so big