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Biltmore Estate: America's Downton Abbey

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2018-05-02 12:00:00 2018-05-02 13:00:00 America/Chicago Biltmore Estate: America's Downton Abbey Art historian Jeff Mishur talks about the estate’s history, architecture, and landscape plan and discusses parallels between the fictional Downton Abbey and Biltmore, America’s largest private home. Geneva Public Library District -

Wednesday, May 02
12:00pm - 1:00pm

Add to Calendar 2018-05-02 12:00:00 2018-05-02 13:00:00 America/Chicago Biltmore Estate: America's Downton Abbey Art historian Jeff Mishur talks about the estate’s history, architecture, and landscape plan and discusses parallels between the fictional Downton Abbey and Biltmore, America’s largest private home. Geneva Public Library District -

Art historian Jeff Mishur talks about the estate’s history, architecture, and landscape plan and discusses parallels between the fictional Downton Abbey and Biltmore, America’s largest private home.

Biltmore Estate in Asheville, North Carolina, features the talents of landscape designer Frederick Law Olmstead and architect William Morris Hunt, who collaborated at the same time on portions of Chicago’s 1893 World’s Fair. Art historian Jeff Mishur talks about the estate’s history, architecture, and landscape plan and discusses parallels between the fictional Downton Abbey and Biltmore, America’s largest private home. Bring a sack lunch, or enjoy complimentary coffee and cookies.

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Programs |

TAGS: | Landscape Design | History | Architecture |

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