Biltmore Estate ravaged by Hurricane Helene: before and after

The historic Biltmore Estate, in Asheville, North Carolina, was decimated by Hurricane Helene and is now closed.

The largest privately owned home in the U.S., built in the Gilded Age by George Vanderbilt, the grandson of shipping and industrialist Cornelius "the Commodore" Vanderbilt, is now a popular tourist attraction and family business. 

Fourth and fifth generations of Vanderbilt descendants run the day-to-day operations, along with more than 2,000 employees. The 8,000-acre estate houses shops...