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The giant trellis and ivy-covered pergola near the gardens of the Biltmore Estate is a breathtaking architectural feature that seamlessly blends nature with the estate’s grand design. Stretching alongside the Walled Garden, this ornate stone and iron trellis is adorned with cascading ivy and climbing vines, creating a retreat for visitors.

Giant Ivy Covered Trellis Biltmore Estate Ashville North Carolina

The giant trellis and ivy-covered pergola near the gardens of the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, North Carolina, is a breathtaking architectural feature that seamlessly blends nature with the estate’s grand design. Stretching alongside the Walled Garden, this ornate stone and iron trellis is adorned with cascading ivy and climbing vines, creating a lush, shaded retreat for visitors.

Designed in harmony with the Gilded Age elegance of Biltmore, the trellis provides a picturesque walkway where dappled sunlight filters through the foliage, casting intricate patterns on the stone paths below. The ivy, meticulously maintained yet left to grow in natural beauty, enhances the romantic, timeless charm of the estate’s landscape.

As part of the Frederick Law Olmsted-designed gardens, this structure offers a serene transition between the formal flowerbeds of the Walled Garden and the more naturalistic plantings of the Shrub Garden and Conservatory beyond.

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The Grand Staircase and Chandelier at Biltmore Estate: A Stunning Architectural Marvel

The Grand Staircase of the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, North Carolina, is one of the most breathtaking architectural elements of America’s largest private home.

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Grand Staircase and Chandelier at Biltmore Estate Ashville North Carolina

The Grand Staircase and Chandelier at Biltmore Estate: A Stunning Architectural Marvel

The Grand Staircase of the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, North Carolina, is one of the most breathtaking architectural elements of America’s largest private home. Designed by Richard Morris Hunt, this limestone spiral staircase gracefully winds its way upward in a stunning display of craftsmanship and elegance. Each step, carved from a single block of stone, is cantilevered from the wall, creating a floating effect that adds to the grandeur of the space.

At the heart of the staircase hangs the estate’s most iconic light fixture—a massive wrought-iron chandelier. This four-story, 1,700-pound masterpiece was crafted in the late 19th century and suspended from a single iron chain. Its design, a fusion of intricate scrollwork and Gothic-inspired details, perfectly complements the opulence of the surrounding space.

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A hothouse filled with greenery and a narrow brick path.

The Library Biltmore Estate Asheville North Carolina

This is the Library in the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, North Carolina, one of the most awe-inspiring rooms in the mansion. A testament to George Washington Vanderbilt II’s love for literature.

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The Library Biltmore Estate Asheville North Carolina

This is the Library in the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, North Carolina, one of the most awe-inspiring rooms in the mansion. A testament to George Washington Vanderbilt II’s love for literature, this grand space houses over 10,000 books from his personal collection, many of which date back to the 15th century.

The two-story library is framed by richly carved wood paneling and features an ornate wrought-iron balcony, accessible by a hidden spiral staircase. The ceiling mural, painted by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, was originally from a Venetian palace and depicts an allegorical scene of the arts and sciences, adding to the room's European elegance.

A massive fireplace, intricate gilded lamps, plush red velvet draperies, and elegant furniture enhance the room’s opulence, making it a warm and inviting space for reading and conversation. Large arched windows flood the space with natural light, highlighting the craftsmanship of the Renaissance-style décor.

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Biltmore Estate Ashville North Carolina

Nestled in the picturesque Blue Ridge Mountains of Asheville, North Carolina, the Biltmore Estate stands as a testament to America’s Gilded Age—a period marked by rapid economic growth and extravagant displays of wealth.

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Biltmore Estate Ashville North Carolina

Nestled in the picturesque Blue Ridge Mountains of Asheville, North Carolina, the Biltmore Estate stands as a testament to America’s Gilded Age—a period marked by rapid economic growth and extravagant displays of wealth.

As the largest privately-owned home in the United States, this architectural marvel offers a window into the opulent lifestyle of the Vanderbilt family and continues to captivate visitors with its rich history, stunning design, and enduring impact on the community.

The Vanderbilt Family
The Biltmore Estate was the vision of George Washington Vanderbilt II, born into the prominent Vanderbilt family known for their vast wealth accumulated through railroads and shipping enterprises. George, the youngest son of William Henry Vanderbilt, was an intellectual with a passion for art, literature, and travel.

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#WinterBright 🧵20

Mille Fiori ("a thousand flowers") installation showing 'organic, free flowing forms that evoke the natural world.' This evokes a bountiful garden in summer.

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#Chihuly Glass Exhibition
#BiltmoreEstate
#Asheville NC

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#Art #Biltmore #Travel

A large glass installation full of individual elements that suggest plants, flowers, and shrubs. All are individually brightly colored representing the full spectrum of colors, but mainly primary colors. In general, the elements are a single color, but may be enhanced by one or more accent colors. Shapes include tall wavy slender stalks widening into leaflike structures, textured orbs, wavy concave discs, clusters of spikes, and a big cylindrical structure consisting of a dense thicket of curly stems. The cylindrical structure is two meters tall and about a meter wide. the curly stems are directed horizontally except for the top where they extend upward and outward.

The whole installation is on a flat black glass that reflects the elements. Strong lighting is from above.

#WinterBright 🧵19

Section of Mille Fiori ("a thousand flowers") installation showing 'organic, free flowing forms that evoke the natural world.' This evokes a bountiful garden in summer.

#Chihuly Glass Exhibition
#BiltmoreEstate
#Asheville NC

@vlrny @lonelinesscorps

#TravelPhotography #ChihulyGlass
#Art #Biltmore #Travel

A section of a complex colorful art glass installation lit strongly from above. In the foreground is an element where bright red and reddish clear smooth branches arise from a single location like a fern. To the left are several curvy individual yellow stems that form red flattened but wavy flowers at the end. These are over a meter (yard) tall. Behind these is a thick shrub-like element made up of many spiraling curvy branches arising out of a vertical "trunk" that is not visible the branches are so thick. The bottom half has blue branches and the top half has bright yellow branches that point outward and also upward. At the base of all this is black glass that captures the reflection of many of the elements. The background is a black wall.

#WinterBright 🧵14

Section of Mille Fiori ("a thousand flowers") installation showing 'organic, free flowing forms that evoke the natural world.' This evokes a bountiful garden in summer.

#Chihuly Glass Exhibition
#BiltmoreEstate
#Asheville NC

@vlrny
@lonelinesscorps

#TravelPhotography #ChihulyGlass
#Garden #Art #Biltmore #Travel

A variety of types of glass art, lighted from above and against a dark background. In the front lower foreground is a blue orb with white blotchy patterning that makes it look like it is moving around. There are long vertical slender flower-like structures in bright purple and aqua. Other tall flower-like structures are clear dark blue and open with trumpet-like undulations. Bright green spikey "shrubs", yellow flat wide but rippling structures are also seen in back of the orb and stems.

#WinterBright 🧵13

Section of Mille Fiori ("a thousand flowers") installation showing 'organic, free flowing forms that evoke the natural world.'

This installation is probably connected to memories of his mother's garden.

#Chihuly Glass Exhibition
#BiltmoreEstate
#Asheville NC

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@lonelinesscorps

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Three types of glass art against a black background. At the bottom, an orange roundish 'flower' that is flat with ripples and subtle lines enhancing the effect. On the right is a group of three yellow and red slender stemmed figures ending in an enlarged simple flower-like structure. In the rear of these is a taller complex structure made out of dozens of slender curling and spiraling 'stems' of glass. The glass of bottom half is blue, dark and light, while the glass at the top half is yellow, spiraling outward and upward.

#WindowFriday

The Winter Garden
#BiltmoreMansion
#AshevilleNC

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A large room of chateauesque architecture, with meter-long off-white tile floor and decorated with many green potted plants, some large and tropical. The concave top is covered with glass panes between thick light brown wood accents and supports. A center section extends even higher with long vertical glass panes. This section has ornate carved wooden decorations and details.

There is a round table in the center with a tall vase, and a small table and chair visible and rugs amongst the greenery along the sides. Eight large metal lanterns with yellow panes hang from the ceiling in a circular pattern, reflecting the shape of the room. The back wall is visible and is made up of stone arches that allow access to a hallway.

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#FlowerFriday

Orchids in The Conservatory, a series of greenhouses on the #BiltmoreEstate.

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Several orchid flowers together, oriented in different directions. The petals and sepals are a latticed light purple and dark purple color pattern, with a white tooth-like structure in the center.

Blurry green fern-like fronds, white wall and a part of a doorway in the background.

#FlowerFriday

Two #orchids in The Conservatory, a series of greenhouses on the #BiltmoreEstate. Unusual sepals in slender cone shape.

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Two orchid flowers together from a stem. The two petals are pink with white center stripe. The three sepals are slender cone-shaped, one extending from the back of the flower up and the other two down to left and right. Each are a paler pink than the petals. A darker pink-colored "lip" extends out and down, from a base containing a white tooth-like structure. The lip has maroon and white stripes near the center line. Dark green broad leaves are in the background.

Largest USA cities/towns named for an historic residence

Place names can come from a variety of sources including former home towns, famous persons, family members, town founders, and a variety of other sources. In the case of this blogpost, they come from historic/famous residences. In the list below are ten famous residences that have been applied to the name of a city or town in the United States. They are:

George Washington’s home/estate of Mount Vernon in northern Virgina
Thomas Jefferson’s home/estate of Monticello in central Virginia
Andrew Jackson’s home/estate, The Hermitage, in central Tennessee
Ashland, the home/estate of statesman and three-time presidential candidate, Henry Clay, located near Lexington, KY
Timonium Mansion and Marc Anthony’s incomplete Timonium Palace in Egypt.
George Vanderbilt’s Biltmore home/estate near Asheville, North Carolina
Blenheim Palace in England
Longwood House on the island of St. Helena – added 11/22/24 – Thank you, Dan
The Palace of Versailles in France
Windsor Castle in England

Mount Vernon – Source: mountvernon.org Monticello – Source: cntraveler.com

It was actually a bit surprising not to find more cities/towns named for presidential homes or other famous/historic residences, particularly the White House. If any have been missed, pleased let us know and they will be added. Enjoy the list. Peace!

Ashland – Source: flickr.com

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City/Town = Population

Mount Vernon, NY = 73,893 (2020)
Mount Vernon, WA = 35,404 (2021)
Ashland, KY = 21,342 (2022)
Ashland, MA = 18,832 (2020)
Ashland, OH = 18,718 (2020)
Mount Vernon, OH = 16,956 (2020)
Hermitage, PA = 16,230 (2020)
Monticello, MN = 14,804 (2022)
Mount Vernon, IL = 14,600 (2020)
Mount Vernon, VA = 12.914 (2020)
Timonium, MD = 10,458 (2020) – Thank you, Dan!
Monticello, AR = 8,442 (2020)
Ashland, WI = 7,918 (2021)
Ashland, VA = 7,565 (2020)
Monticello, NY = 7,332 (2021)
Mount Vernon, IN = 6,493 (2020)
Monticello, IL = 5,941 (2020)
Monticello, KY = 5,755 (2022)
Monticello, IN = 5,508 (2020)
Monticello, LA = 5,431 (2020)
Ashland, MO = 5,026 (2023)
Mount Vernon, IA = 4,527 (2020)
Mount Vernon, MO = 4,526 (2020)
Monticello, IA = 4,040 (2020)
Ashland, NE = 3,086(2020)
Windsor, MO = 2,775 (2020)
Monticello, FL = 2,589 (2020)
Mont Vernon, NH = 2,584 (2020) – yes, it is spelled that way
Monticello, GA = 2,541 (2020)
Versailles, MO = 2,539 (2020)
Mount Vernon, TX = 2,491 (2020)
Mount Vernon, KY = 2,472 (2022)
Ashland, PA = 2,471 (2020)
Versailles, IN = 2,184 (2020)
Ashland, NH = 1,938 (2020)
Mount Vernon, GA = 1,900 (2020)
Monticello, UT = 1,824 (2020)
Mount Vernon, ME = 1,721 (2020)
Monticello, MS = 1,441 (2020)
Biltmore Forest, NC = 1,409 (2020)
Mount Vernon, AL = 1,354 (2020)
Monticello, WI = 1,135 (2022)
Mount Vernon, MD = 761 (2020)
Monticello, ME = 737 (2020)
Ashland, NY = 682 (2020)
Mount Vernon, SD = 461 (2020)
Mount Vernon, AR = 144 (2020)
Blenheim, SC = 115 (2020) – Thank you, Dan!
Monticello, MO = 104 (2020)
Monticello, TX = 20 (2000)
Longwood, Mo = unknown – Thank you, Dan!

*Mount Vernon, OR is not named for George Washington’s home.

*Versailles, KY was named after the city not the palace in France.

*White House, TN is not named for the residence in Washington, DC. Neither are the towns of Whitehouse in Georgia, New Jersey, Ohio, or Texas.

*Alhambra CA and Alhambra, IL were both derived from Washington Irving’s book, Tales of Alhambra, which is about the Alhambra Palace in Spain. – Thank you, Dan!

Biltmore- Source: thepinnaclelist.com

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