Vanderbilt Estate North Carolina Mt Pisgah Buck Spring Lodge Biltmore Dairy House 1907 Real Photo Postcard
Vanderbilt's Lodge on Mount Pisgah served as a rustic retreat within the expansive landholdings of George Vanderbilt II, the magnate behind the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, North Carolina. Constructed in the late 19th or early 20th century, likely around the same period as the Biltmore House, this log structure offered a picturesque escape into the Appalachian Mountains, embodying the Gilded Age's embrace of wilderness and private estates for leisure and sport.
Mount Pisgah was an integral part of Vanderbilt's vision for Biltmore, which included not only grand architecture but also scientific forestry and land management, pioneering American conservation efforts under figures like Gifford Pinchot. The lodge symbolized the family's deep connection to the regional landscape and their commitment to utilizing and preserving its natural resources. After Vanderbilt's death, much of his extensive mountain property, including the lands around Mount Pisgah, was eventually sold to the U.S. government, forming the nucleus of the Pisgah National Forest established in 1916.
Mount Pisgah was an integral part of Vanderbilt's vision for Biltmore, which included not only grand architecture but also scientific forestry and land management, pioneering American conservation efforts under figures like Gifford Pinchot. The lodge symbolized the family's deep connection to the regional landscape and their commitment to utilizing and preserving its natural resources. After Vanderbilt's death, much of his extensive mountain property, including the lands around Mount Pisgah, was eventually sold to the U.S. government, forming the nucleus of the Pisgah National Forest established in 1916.
