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Hace 3 días · The William H. Vanderbilt House, commonly known as the Vanderbilt Triple Palace, was an elaborate mansion at 640 Fifth Avenue between 51st Street and 52nd Street.
Hace 2 días · Affectionately known as the Petit Chateau, the William K. Vanderbilt House was a Châteauesque mansion at 660 Fifth Avenue closer to the start of Millionaire’s Row. Vanderbilt’s wife Alva...
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...
Hace 6 días · The manor homes and city seats were designed by prominent architects of the day and decorated with antiquities, furniture, and works of art from the world over. Many of the wealthy had undertaken grand tours of Europe, during which they admired the estates of the nobility.
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 here...
Hace 3 días · Claude Henry Young, III, died peacefully in his home on June 5, 2024, after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease. Claude was born on November 5, 1940, at a farm in Shelbyville TN. The eldest of three boys, William Dixon (predeceased) and Monty Kent by Claude Henry Young and Sue Jackson Young (predeceased). During high school, his family ...
22 de may. de 2024 · son William Henry Vanderbilt. Cornelius Vanderbilt (born May 27, 1794, Port Richmond, Staten Island, New York, U.S.—died January 4, 1877, New York, New York) was an American shipping and railroad magnate who acquired a personal fortune of more than $100 million.
