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Alva Erskine Belmont (née Smith; January 17, 1853 – January 26, 1933), known as Alva Vanderbilt from 1875 to 1896, was an American multi-millionaire socialite and women's suffrage activist. She was noted for her energy, intelligence, strong opinions, and willingness to challenge convention.
Alva Vanderbilt at her official opening of the chateau in March 1883, held with a masquerade ball for 1000 guests and reportedly costing $3 million. The mansion was built for William Kissam Vanderbilt , second son of William H. Vanderbilt and Maria Louisa Kissam from 1878 to 1882. [ 4 ]
In the 1880s, Alva Vanderbilt succeeded in rising to the top of New York society; Arabella Huntington–one of the richest women in America–did not. Why?
The Vanderbilt family is an American family who gained prominence during the ... (1851–1926): husband of Eliza Osgood Vanderbilt Webb; Alva Belmont (1853 ...
After the couple divorced, Alva Vanderbilt hosted rallies for women's suffrage at the mansion with a set of dishes painted with the words "Votes for Women." True to its name, Marble House was ...
Marble House was Alva Vanderbilt's 39th birthday present. She later became a leader in the women's suffrage movement. See inside Marble House, a 50-room Gilded Age mansion that a Vanderbilt heir ...
Consuelo as a child Consuelo as a teenager. Born in New York City, Consuelo was the only daughter and eldest child of William Kissam Vanderbilt, a New York railroad millionaire, and his first wife, Alva Erskine Smith, a Southern belle, budding suffragist, and daughter of Murray Forbes Smith.
Alva Vanderbilt’s bedroom in Marble House serves as George Russell's (played by Morgan Spector) bedroom in The Gilded Age. Richard Morris Hunt designed this Beaux Arts-style mansion, which was ...