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  2. The Breakers - Wikipedia

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    Designated NHLDCP. December 8, 1972. The Breakers is a Gilded Age mansion located at 44 Ochre Point Avenue, Newport, Rhode Island, US. It was built between 1893 and 1895 as a summer residence for Cornelius Vanderbilt II, a member of the wealthy Vanderbilt family. The 70-room mansion, with a gross area of 138,300 square feet (12,850 m 2) and ...

  3. Biltmore Estate - Wikipedia

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    Biltmore Estate is a historic house museum and tourist attraction in Asheville, North Carolina.Biltmore House (or Biltmore Mansion), the main residence, 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 (12,568 m 2 ...

  4. Elm Court (Lenox and Stockbridge, Massachusetts) - Wikipedia

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    85003184 [1] Added to NRHP. December 30, 1985. Elm Court is a former Vanderbilt mansion located on Old Stockbridge Road, straddling the town line between Lenox and Stockbridge, Massachusetts. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places [2] and until July 2012 was owned and operated as a hotel by descendants of the original owners.

  5. Vanderbilt houses - Wikipedia

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    "Oakland Farm" (remodeled and expanded 1901), Portsmouth, Rhode Island, colonial era home he transformed into a summer home. "Vanderbilt Hotel" (1913), a hotel in Manhattan, New York, on Park Avenue and 34th Street. The penthouse served as a city residence for him. Gladys Vanderbilt Széchenyi (1886–1965) She was the wife of Count László ...

  6. Vanderbilt family - Wikipedia

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    The Vanderbilt family is an American family who gained prominence during the Gilded Age. Their success began with the shipping and railroad empires of Cornelius Vanderbilt, and the family expanded into various other areas of industry and philanthropy. Cornelius Vanderbilt's descendants went on to build grand mansions on Fifth Avenue in New York ...

  7. Category:Vanderbilt family residences - Wikipedia

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    B. Beaulieu House, Newport. Belcourt of Newport. Biltmore Estate. Biltmore Village Cottage District. Biltmore Village Cottages. Blenheim Palace. The Breakers. The Breakers (1878)

  8. Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site - Wikipedia

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    Designated NYSRHP. June 23, 1980. Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site is a historic house museum in Hyde Park, New York, United States. Designated a National Historic Landmark in 1940, it is owned and operated by the National Park Service. The property, historically known as Hyde Park, was one of several homes owned by Frederick William ...

  9. The Biltmore Company - Wikipedia

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    Website. Biltmore Estate. The Biltmore Company is an American firm that owns and operates Biltmore Estate in Asheville, North Carolina. The company is owned by the family of William Amherst Vanderbilt Cecil, the younger grandson of George Washington Vanderbilt II. In 1999, the company formed a new business group, the Biltmore Estate Brands Group.