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Cornelius "Corneil" Vanderbilt II (November 27, 1843 – September 12, 1899) was an American socialite and a member of the prominent United States Vanderbilt family. Noted forebears [ edit ] He was the favorite grandson of Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt , who bequeathed him $5 million, and the eldest son of William Henry "Billy ...
La casa de Cornelius Vanderbilt II fue una gran mansión construida en 1883 en 1 West 57th Street en Manhattan, Nueva York. Ocupaba la fachada a lo largo del lado oeste de la Quinta Avenida desde West 57th Street hasta West 58th Street en Grand Army Plaza.
A biography of Cornelius Vanderbilt II, the industrial/commercial leader and philanthropist who inherited the New York Central Railroad system from his father and died at 55. Learn about his personal life, family, achievements, and legacy in this comprehensive profile.
Cornelius Vanderbilt II purchased the grounds in 1885 for $450,000 ($15.3 million today). The previous mansion on the property was owned by Pierre Lorillard IV; it burned on November 25, 1892, and Vanderbilt commissioned famed architect Richard Morris Hunt to rebuild it in splendor.
18 de nov. de 2023 · Se refiere, por ejemplo, a la residencia que Cornelius Vanderbilt II, nieto del pionero de los ferrocarriles y fundador de esta poderosa familia, se hizo en 1883 en la calle 57 de Nueva York,...
24 de mar. de 2019 · Cornelius Vanderbilt, apodado el primer "barón ladrón" de EE.UU., se convirtió en el hombre más rico del mundo. En Estados Unidos, en la segunda mitad del siglo XIX, un grupo de hombres...
11 de oct. de 2021 · A historical and cultural tour of the Breakers, the grandest and most opulent of the Gilded Age mansions built by Cornelius Vanderbilt II and his wife Alice, and the Vanderbilts in general. Learn about their rise and fall, their rivalries, their architecture, and their descendants who lived and died in the Breakers.