Biltmore Village, located at the entrance to Biltmore Estate, is a classically-designed community that was constructed in the late 1890's. The designer of the Biltmore House, Richard M. Hunt was also the architect for All Souls Church, Biltmore Depot and the Estate office. The landscaping details for the Village were produced by Frederick L. Olmstead who also designed the grounds at the estate. Richard S. Smith was the architect of record for the Village cottages, the school, the infirmary and the post office.

Biltmore Village had a "mini mall" of shops, clubs, a hospital, an Episcopal grade school, a volunteer fire brigade, telephones, and access to downtown Asheville by an electric street car line two blocks away. The Village was planned as a complete new town. It had the most modern amenities, street lights, macadam roads, brick sidewalks, bathrooms, and electricity in every house. It functioned as a middle class rental village through 1918 when it was sold to consolidate daughter Cornelia's estate following George Vanderbilt's death in 1914. Through the years, the Village has survived two "world wars", a severe flood that caused three deaths, the "Great Depression", and the subsequent closing of the Biltmore-Oteen Bank. In 1975, it became a national historic site and in 1987, a local historic district. Today Biltmore Village is a unique community consisting of shops, galleries,  restaurants, and condominiums housed in the original Village buildings which makes it an exquisite place to reside.