Information & history on rear of plaque:
"In 1895,  as the Victorian Era reached its pinnacle,  George W. Vanderbilt completed construction of the largest private residence in America,  the 250-room Biltmore Estate in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina.   Biltmore Estate was,  and still is,  a grand European chateau filled with original works of art.   The Conservatory,  designed by Biltmore Estate architect Richard Morris Hunt,  provides flowering and green plants for Biltmore House and tender bedding plants for the gardens - just as it did in Mr. Vanderbilt's day."