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Muriel was born on November 23, 1900, in New York City. She was the daughter of William Kissam Vanderbilt II (1878–1944) and Virginia Graham Fair (1875–1935). [3] Her paternal grandparents were William Kissam Vanderbilt and Alva Erskine Smith.
Frederick William Vanderbilt (1856–1938) Hyde Park, Hyde Park, NY "Hyde Park" in Hyde Park, New York. Designed by McKim, Mead and White and built in 1896–1899, it is now the Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site. "Rough Point" in Newport, Rhode Island, designed by Peabody and Stearns built in 1892.
The 250 room mansion, with 175,856 sq ft (16,337.6 m 2) of floor space, is the largest house in the United States. ... Muriel Vanderbilt (1900–1972)
The Breakers, a Vanderbilt mansion in Newport, Rhode Island, is famous for its size and opulence. The Breakers. Alexander Nesbitt/The Preservation Society of Newport County.
From the Vanderbilt family's jaw-dropping Rhode Island mansion to Ernest Hemingway's Floridian pad (complete with dozens of six-toed cats), we've rounded up the places you absolutely have to check ...
The sprawling property, commissioned by Anderson Cooper’s grandfather, was a hub for horse breeding and lavish gatherings during the Gilded Age.
Portrait of her daughters, Consuelo and Muriel by Giovanni Boldini. Deepdale. On March 26, 1899, Virginia Graham Fair married William Kissam Vanderbilt II, a sportsman and president of the New York Central Railroad. [4] [5] They spent their honeymoon at the Idle Hour estate but disaster struck when fire broke out and the mansion burned to the ...
West portico. Historically known as Hyde Park, the Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site is one of the area's oldest Hudson River estates. [3] The earliest development of the estate began in 1764 when Dr. John Bard purchased land on the east side of the Albany Post Road, where he built Red House and developed the agricultural aspects of the eastern section of the property that continued ...