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…

The William A. Clark House was a mansion located on 950 Fifth Avenue on the Upper East Side in New York City. It was built for William A. Clark, former U.S. Senator and Industrialist. The youngest daughter, Huguette Marcelle Clark, a reclusive and eccentric heiress, died on May 24, 2011 at the age of 104.

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Vincent Astor Townhouse - Very cool bathroom with window in light well.

The Gilded Age on HBO Int. Russel House Main Hall Concept Art

Zestimate® Home Value: $26,653,355. THE ARCHITECT: STANFORD WHITE No other architect dominated the Gilded Age to the extent of Stanford White of the esteemed firm of McKim, Mead & White. For almost 30 years, from 1879 to 1912, the firm was the architect of choice for the most glorious projects of the day: a redesign of The White House, Pennsylvania Station and the Century and Metropolitan Clubs in New York, the Boston Public Library - and the creative genius at the pinnacle of the firm was…