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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.
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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.
Just four months after it was first listed with a $68 million pricetag, a mansion in Orange County’s Newport Coast neighborhood has sold for a still-incredible $61 million, the L.A. Times first ...
Harbor Hill: the Gold Coast, Long Island estate of Clarence Hungerford Mackay was one of the 10 largest residences in America; Hempstead House: the massive Gould-Guggenheim estate, and now park, on Long Island's gold coast in Sands Point, New York; Hyde Park: the Hudson Valley estate of Frederick W. Vanderbilt.
The sprawling property, commissioned by Anderson Cooper’s grandfather, was a hub for horse breeding and lavish gatherings during the Gilded Age.