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The homes also feature priceless art collections with ancient Greek urns and Venetian paintings. ... a Vanderbilt mansion in Newport, Rhode Island, is famous for its size and opulence ...
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.
New York City: Demolished in 1927. [93] more images: Henry Clay Frick House: 1914: Beaux-Arts: Carrère and Hastings: New York City: Today, home to the Frick Collection [94] A.C James Mansion: 1914 Beaux-Arts: Allen & Collens: New York City: Was built for Arthur Curtiss James and demolished in 1941. more images: Willard D. Straight House: 1915 ...
As heir to the family fortune, he built a 70-room, 138,300-square-foot mansion on the shores of Newport, Rhode Island, as a summer escape for his wife, Alice Vanderbilt, and their seven children.
The Bellevue Avenue Historic District is located along and around Bellevue Avenue in Newport, Rhode Island, United States.Its property is almost exclusively residential, including many of the Gilded Age mansions built as summer retreats around the turn of the 20th century by the extremely wealthy, including the Vanderbilt and Astor families.
The tours became even more popular during COVID, and the return to comparative normalcy has translated into an increase in tour interest. Newport Historical Society tours are expanding to meet demand.
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 sprawling property, commissioned by Anderson Cooper’s grandfather, was a hub for horse breeding and lavish gatherings during the Gilded Age.