{"product_id":"around-biltmore-village-bill-alexander-9781531645083","title":"Around Biltmore Village","description":"More than a century ago, George W. Vanderbilt transformed the sleepy crossroads settlement known as Best, or Asheville Junction, on the Swannanoa River into an idyllic model village near the entrance to his vast Biltmore Estate near Asheville. The initial concepts and design for Biltmore Village were the collaborative efforts of Vanderbilt, architect Richard Morris Hunt, and landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted. The finished village \u003cbr\u003eincluded more than 40 residences, a business district, a church, a school, and a hospital. It was centrally located among the developing towns of Victoria, Kenilworth, South Biltmore, and later Biltmore Forest. It characterized the elegance and prosperity of the building booms that flourished in the south Asheville area before and after both world wars.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bill Alexander\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1531645089\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781531645083\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Arcadia Publishing Library Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/26\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 130\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.91lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.38d","brand":"Bill Alexander","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43979948458239,"sku":"9781531645083","price":31.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_01062a53-ec21-46d0-a542-33c40c6d2937.jpg?v=1683247531","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/around-biltmore-village-bill-alexander-9781531645083","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}