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Look inside the Breakers, a 70-room, 138,300-square-foot mansion that belonged to one of America's wealthiest Gilded Age families
Gilded Age railroad tycoon Cornelius Vanderbilt would be wealthier than Jeff Bezos if he were alive today. His grandson built ...
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How a 1910 Spanish Revival Home Became Long Island’s Most Unusual Museum
William K. Vanderbilt II’s Eagle’s Nest blends architecture, adventure, and legacy—featuring whale sharks, mummies, and ...
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See inside Marble House, a 50-room Gilded Age mansion that a Vanderbilt heir gifted to his wife for her birthday
During the winter months, the mansion is only open to the public on Saturdays and Sundays, with daily tours restarting in mid-February. William K. Vanderbilt gifted the home to Alva Vanderbilt for her ...
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Take a look inside a historic 54-room Gilded Age mansion that belonged to one of America's richest families
The National Park Service offers tours of the mansion to the public. During the Gilded Age in the late 1800s, railroad tycoon Cornelius Vanderbilt was the richest man in America with a net worth ...
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Take a look inside a historic 54-room Gilded Age mansion that belonged to one of America's richest families
The National Park Service offers tours of the mansion to the public. During the Gilded Age in the late 1800s, railroad tycoon Cornelius Vanderbilt was the richest man in America with a net worth of ...
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Audrain owners add historic Vanderbilt hotel to its portfolio. What it means
The 33-room Vanderbilt, a Georgian Revival mansion, has been part of several ... by Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt in honor of his father Cornelius Vanderbilt II. He donated the building to the city ...
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Eleanor Roosevelt Gave Guest Lectures at This Former School—Now a Grand Home Overlooking the Hudson River
Local lore has it that Cornelius Vanderbilt would come to play cards, and Henry Ford unsuccessfully attempted to purchase the estate, she added. From Mansion Global Boutique: Makeup Mogul Bobbi ...
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Mystery over suspicious death at Vanderbilt mansion as cops release picture of woman's body
The mansion was owned by Frederick and Louise Vanderbilt and sits on a 211-acre ... starting with Frederick's grandfather Cornelius. The patriarch built their family fortune on steamboating ...
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Upgrades planned for Vanderbilt Museum waterfront
The Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum and Planetarium in Centerport — which began as a summer home for William K. Vanderbilt II more than a century ago — could see a more complete return to ...
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Asheville’s Biltmore Estate, America’s Grandest Mansion, Is Trending. Here’s How It Came to Be
Built between 1889–1895, it’s the brainchild of George Vanderbilt, grandson of American industrialist Cornelius Vanderbilt, a steamship and railroad magnate whose total wealth at the time of ...
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A 6-acre Vanderbilt equestrian estate from the Gilded Age is listed for $3.5 million. Take a look inside.
His father, Cornelius Vanderbilt II, built the Breakers mansion in Newport. Sandy Point Farm, now listed for $3.5 million, has 24 stables and a 15,000-square-foot riding arena. Rhode Island is ...
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Look inside the Breakers, a 70-room, 138,300-square-foot mansion that belonged to one of America's wealthiest Gilded Age families
Cornelius Vanderbilt II, succeeded him as the president and chairman of the New York Central Railroad in 1885. As heir to the family fortune, he built a 70-room, 138,300-square-foot mansion on the ...