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TIL of the Biltmore Estate, a Châteauesque-style mansion built for George Washington Vanderbilt II and is the largest privately owned house in the United States.The grounds and buildings of Biltmore Estate have appeared in a number of movies such as the house of Richard "Richie" Rich, Jr.

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