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Hace 3 días · William Henry Vanderbilt was the eldest son of Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt and the wealthiest American after taking over his father’s fortune in 1877, inheriting over $100 million. But...
Hace 4 días · William is said to have described his inherited wealth as a "handicap to happiness," according to a book about the family, written by cousin Arthur T. Vanderbilt II. William is pictured...
Hace 5 días · In 1882, the girls’ father, William Henry Vanderbilt, bought an entire block between 51st and 52nd Street where he built the “ Triple Palaces ,” three near-identical brownstone homes for himself...
Hace 5 días · Idle Hour was built for William Vanderbilt, who also lived at his Petit Chateau on Fifth Avenue. Their beloved architect Richard Morris Hunt designed the 110-room home on the Connetquot River,...
Hace 2 días · William Henry Vanderbilt owned and ran the American Horse Exchange there. In 1910, it became the Winter Garden Theatre.
Hace 2 días · William K. Vanderbilt, first husband of Alva Vanderbilt, even went so far as to run the Cliff Walk through a tunnel behind Marble House. "The cliff walk runs under the lawn in a tunnel, so that an unobstructed lawn is obtained to the water’s edge," the Providence News reported on May 9, 1892.
Hace 5 días · It was commissioned by William Vanderbilt as an extravagant birthday gift for his wife Alva and was constructed between 1888 and 1892. Alva was a leading hostess and filled the mansion with world ...
