Biltmore Farms

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Biltmore Farms

Industry	Community development
Founded	1897
Founder	George Washington Vanderbilt II
Headquarters	Asheville, North Carolina
Website	www.biltmorefarms.com

Founded in 1897 by George Washington Vanderbilt II, Biltmore Farms has evolved from one of the Southeast's largest independent dairy producer to a community development firm. Son of William Henry Vanderbilt and grandson of Cornelius Vanderbilt, George W. Vanderbilt pioneered sustainable land-use practices when he moved from New York to the Southern Appalachian Mountains near Asheville, North Carolina, where he built his famed Biltmore Estate, America's largest residence.^[1]