Stephen Tyng Mather

Historical marker location:

Linville, North Carolina

( Marker can be reached from Blue Ridge Parkway (at milepost 304.4), 1 mile north of Blowing Rock Highway (U.S. 221), on the right when traveling north.)

July 4, 1867 - Jan 22, 1930.

North Carolina is home to the largest private residence in the United States, the Biltmore Estate, which was built by George Vanderbilt in Asheville in the late 1800s.