For much of the Gilded Age, the spacious and tidy residential blocks on Fifth Avenue between 50th Street and Central Park South were New York City’s millionaire mile. The members of one supre…

In the early 1890's millionaire Cornelius Vanderbilt II commissioned a block long renovation to his already large New York City mansion that changed the world's view of the Vanderbilt's forever. In 1883 Vanderbilt had had a large townhouse built on the corner of 57th street that could suit him and his large family comfortably. But by the 1890's he felt that others were trying to trying to outdo him and his family, so he commissioned society architect George Post to build him a block long…

Alva Vanderbilt’s Marble House Became the Blueprint for Gilded Age Grandeur | The Epoch Times

Gilded Age railroad tycoon Cornelius Vanderbilt would be wealthier than Jeff Bezos if he were alive today. His grandson built the Breakers.

The Gilded Age took cues from Alva Vanderbilt’s 1883 ball, which “was the most extravagant affair of its kind America had ever seen.”

The opulent mansion at 854 Fifth Avenue has a long, storied past—one that includes high-society Manhattanites and a faraday cage.

Vacationing in Newport, RI - Tour The Breakers, an1895 Vanderbilt mansion. #thebreakers #newportmansions #newportri

Come with me on the Vanderbilt Estate tour to enjoy stunning Hudson River Valley views and luxe furnishings of the Gilded Age.