Biltmore Forest

Biltmore Forest is its own municipality, not a subdivision of Asheville. After the 1916 flood damaged the Biltmore Estate, Junius Adams recommended selling about 1,500 acres of unproductive land along Hendersonville Road as restricted residential lots. Development began in August 1920 under the newly formed Biltmore Estate Company, and the town was chartered in 1923. Most original lots ran 3 to 5 acres, and the plan put houses on deep, wooded parcels along curving roads rather than a grid. The town is still small, 2.9 square miles and 1,409 residents at the 2020 census, at an elevation of 2,211 feet, with its own police department, public works and two parks, Greenwood and Rosebank.

The housing stock mixes Tudor Revival, Craftsman and brick traditional houses from the first decades with mid-century ranches, many renovated, and a few Chateauesque homes. At the center is Biltmore Forest Country Club, founded in 1922 on 135 acres with a Donald Ross course, tennis, a pool and a historic clubhouse; it is private and member-owned. US 25 forms the eastern edge and the Blue Ridge Parkway passes through the town, with Biltmore Village and South Asheville both a short drive. Owners pay Buncombe County and town taxes.