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The gate at The Breakers. Cornelius Vanderbilt II purchased the grounds in 1885 for $450,000 (equivalent to $15.3 million in 2023). [4] The previous mansion on the property was owned by Pierre Lorillard IV; it burned on November 25, 1892, and Vanderbilt commissioned famed architect Richard Morris Hunt to rebuild it in splendor.
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 ...
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.
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 ...
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.
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!
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)
The sprawling property, commissioned by Anderson Cooper’s grandfather, was a hub for horse breeding and lavish gatherings during the Gilded Age.