Biltmore House is a châteauesque style mansion near Asheville, North Carolina, built by George Washington Vanderbilt II between 1888 (124 years ago) and 1895 (117 years ago). It is the largest privately owned home in the United States at 175,000 square feet (16,300 m2) and featuring 250 rooms. Still owned by one of Vanderbilt's descendants, it stands today as one of the most prominent remaining examples of the Gilded Age. In 2007 (5 years ago), it was ranked eighth on the List of America's Favorite Architecture by the American Institute of Architects. Movie roles The grounds and buildings of Biltmore Estate have appeared in a number of major motion pictures: National Treasure (2004, 8 years ago) The Clearing (2002, 10 years ago) Hannibal (2001, 11 years ago) Patch Adams (1998, 14 years ago) My Fellow Americans (1996, 16 years ago) Richie Rich (1994, 18 years ago) Forrest Gump (1994, 18 years ago) Last of the Mohicans (1992, 20 years ago) Mr. Destiny (1990, 22 years ago) A Breed Apart (1984, 28 years ago) The Private Eyes (1981, 31 years ago) Trading Places (1980, 32 years ago) Being There (1979, 33 years ago) The Swan (1956, 56 years ago) Tap Roots (1948, 64 years ago)

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