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Helen married her high school sweetheart in 1928; the couple had divorced by the time she was 21. She found work at a country club in Palm Beach, Florida, where she met and married Frank Brach, son of Emil J. Brach and heir to the E. J. Brach & Sons Candy Company. The couple built a home in Fisher Island, Florida, shortly afterwards
Rosecliff in Newport, Rhode Island, was built for a silver heiress during the Gilded Age. It measures 28,800 square feet and features 30 rooms, including Newport's largest ballroom.
The commission was given to McKim, Mead, and White in 1898, and the New York branch of Jules Allard and Sons were engaged as interior decorators. Construction started in 1899, but the sharp winter slowed construction; Mrs. Oelrichs' sister had married William K. Vanderbilt II that winter season, and the house was required for parties in the following Newport season; the eager Mrs. Oelrichs ...
more images: Branch House: 1916: Tudor Revival, Jacobean Revival: John Russell Pope with Otto R. Eggers: Richmond: Offices of the Virginia Society of the American Institute of Architects (VSAIA) and the Branch Museum of Architecture and Design. [152] [19] more images: Westbourne: 1919: Georgian Revival: W. Duncan Lee: Richmond
The second living room is less formal and is decorated in a cool grey palette. The original bookcases have been swapped for two aquariums and a bar. It has twin French doors. [14] The formal dining room has a monochrome colour scheme. A 20-seater dining table sits below a low-hanging crystal chandelier crowned by a black ceiling rose.
Covering 88,000 square feet (8,200 m 2) and with 110 rooms, [3] [4] the mansion is the fourth largest historic house museum in the United States. [5] It was designed by William Kapp of the firm Smith, Hinchman & Grylls in a Tudor-revival style. [10] [11] The building features stonework and a plaster dining room ceiling created by Corrado ...
Cornelia Stuyvesant Vanderbilt, later Cecil, later Bulkely-Johnson, later Goodsir (August 22, 1900 – February 7, 1976) [1] was an American born heiress and member of the Vanderbilt family who inherited the Biltmore Estate. [2] She was known for her eccentric behavior. [3]
Courtesy of Tavia Hunt/Instagram Kansas City Chiefs heiress Ava Hunt is settling into her lavish dorm room at Southern Methodist University. The college freshman's mom, Tavia Hunt, shared photos ...