The Biltmore estate was built by George Washington Vanderbilt, who is one of his ancestors.
Anderson Cooper is the son of a Gloria Vanderbilt; one of the nations most wealthiest people (i.e. Biltmore Estate, Asheville, NC). His family's net-worth could be estimated at hundreds of millions, if not a billions of dollars. Basically, he had no need to work his way up in Journalism, he comes from the wealthiest 1% of the world.
Biltmore Estate in Asheville, NC. The largest privately owned residence in the U.S.
Biltmore Estate in Asheville, North Carolina
The largest home in America is the Biltmore Estate, which is in North Carolina. It is nearly 200 thousand square feet, and has 250 rooms.
The third estate. The first estate was made up of the clergy, the second estate was made up of the nobles and the peasants made up the third estate.