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2. I've toured 8 historic Gilded Age mansions. Here are the most ...

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   I've toured eight Gilded Age mansions in Newport, Rhode Island, and the Hudson Valley, New York. ... Cornelius Vanderbilt II and his wife, Alice Vanderbilt, built The Breakers, a 70-room, 138,300 ...

3. The Breakers - Wikipedia

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   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 62,482 square feet (5,804.8 m 2) of living area on five floors, was designed by Richard Morris Hunt in the Renaissance Revival style; the ...

4. The Breakers (1878) - Wikipedia

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   After acquiring the property, Vanderbilt rehired Peabody and Stearns to remodel the building, [19] becoming the first of many Vanderbilts to own property in Newport. [20] Reportedly, Vanderbilt spent an additional $500,000 improving the estate over the next five years, [1] with 80 men alone working on the renovations in 1886 which included ...

5. List of Gilded Age mansions - Wikipedia

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   Cornelius Vanderbilt II House: 1883: Châteauesque: Richard Morris Hunt George B. Post: New York City: Built for Cornelius Vanderbilt II and Alice Vanderbilt. Demolished in 1926 [75]: 25 more images: Florence and Eliza Vanderbilt House: 1883: Châteauesque: John B. Snook: New York City: Built for Florence Vanderbilt and Eliza Vanderbilt. Were ...

6. Look inside the Breakers, a 70-room, 138,300-square-foot ...

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   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.

7. 20 of America's Best Historic Homes You Definitely Have to Visit

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   We've rounded up America's best historic homes you have to visit. From the Hearst Castle in California to The Breakers in Rhode Island, check them out here!

8. Vanderbilt houses - Wikipedia

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   Marble House, Newport, RI "Marble House" summer home in Newport, Rhode Island, in 1888 to 1892. [3] "Château Vanderbilt", a Louis XIII style manor house built in 1907 along with three thoroughbred race tracks in Carrières-sous-Poissy, France. Designed by M. Henri Guillaume. Emily Thorn Vanderbilt (1852–1946), (Wife of William Douglas Sloane)

9. You Can Quite LITERALLY Live Like a Vanderbilt in This ... - AOL

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   The sprawling property, commissioned by Anderson Cooper’s grandfather, was a hub for horse breeding and lavish gatherings during the Gilded Age.