Biltmore Forest School
Biltmore Forest School | |
Biltmore Forest School schoolhouse | |
| Nearest city | Brevard, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 35°21′4″N 82°46′52″W / 35.35111°N 82.78111°W |
| Built | September 1, 1898 |
| Architect | Multiple |
| Architectural style | rustic |
| NRHP reference No. | 74001377 |
| Added to NRHP | November 19, 1974 |
The Biltmore Forest School was the first school of forestry in North America. Carl A. Schenck founded this school of "practical forestry" in 1896 on George W. Vanderbilt's Biltmore Estate near Asheville, North Carolina. The school grounds are now part of Pisgah National Forest in Transylvania County, North Carolina, as the Cradle of Forestry in America, a 6,500 acres (2,600 ha) historic site which features exhibits about forestry and forest conservation history.