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George Washington Vanderbilt II (November 14, 1862 – March 6, 1914) was an American art collector and member of the prominent Vanderbilt family, which amassed a huge fortune through steamboats, railroads, and various business enterprises. [1]
The Vanderbilt family is an American family who gained prominence during the Gilded Age. ... George Washington Vanderbilt III (1914–1961), 5th generation, ...
Biltmore Estate is a historic house museum and tourist attraction in Asheville, North Carolina, United States.The main residence, Biltmore House (or Biltmore Mansion), is a Châteauesque-style mansion built for George Washington Vanderbilt II between 1889 and 1895 [2] and is the largest privately owned house in the United States, at 178,926 sq ft (16,622.8 m 2) of floor space and 135,280 sq ft ...
George Washington Vanderbilt III (September 23, 1914 – June 24, 1961) was an American yachtsman and scientific explorer who was a member of the prominent Vanderbilt family. Early life [ edit ]
The house was a wedding gift from William H. Vanderbilt to his daughter. Demolished. [4] "NaHaSaNe" (1893), the 115,000 acre Great Camp located on Lake Lila in the Adirondacks. George Washington Vanderbilt II (1862–1914), Townhouse (1887) at 9 West 53rd Street in New York City. Designed by Richard Morris Hunt. Demolished.
Last month, 21 members of the Vanderbilt family, including CNN journalist Cooper's mother, designer Gloria Vanderbilt, decided to take public action. They wrote to the group's board to express ...
She was the daughter, and only child, [5] of George Washington Vanderbilt II (1862–1914) and Edith Stuyvesant Dresser (1873–1958). [6] Her father, the youngest child of William Henry Vanderbilt and Maria Louisa (née Kissam) Vanderbilt, built a 250-room mansion, the largest privately owned home in the United States, which he named Biltmore ...
Records showed that Harewood cemetery held 20 members of the Washington family, “including Samuel Washington and two of his wives, their children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren, among ...