Bask at 'tropical' biltmore | CharlotteObserver.com & The Charlotte Observer Newspaper
When tycoon George Vanderbilt was building his Biltmore estate on the outskirts of Asheville in the 1890s, he made sure to include all the conveniences and luxuries popular among the New York social elite. Among the touches given his sprawling mountain estate was a conservatory - an indoor garden where Industrial Age steel/glass/brick technology could defy cold weather and the well-to-do could enjoy exotic flowers and foliage at home.
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