Marble House was Alva Vanderbilt's 39th birthday present. She later became a leader in the women's suffrage movement.

The National Park Service offers tours of the mansion to the public. During the Gilded Age in the late 1800s, railroad tycoon Cornelius Vanderbilt was the richest man in America with a net worth ...

The National Park Service offers tours of the mansion to the public. During the Gilded Age in the late 1800s, railroad tycoon Cornelius Vanderbilt was the richest man in America with a net worth of ...

Mothers and grandmothers are invited to see NCMA's two current exhibitions for free: "Deco at 100," highlighting elements of ...

The Breakers mansion is the cream of the summer cottage crop. It's also considered one of the top things to do in Rhode Island. Commissioned in 1893 by railroad tycoon Cornelius Vanderbilt II ...

Step inside extraordinary residences that once housed America’s richest families, unveiling architectural marvels, personal ...

He built the first grandiose Vanderbilt mansion at 640 Fifth Avenue and then passed away, a mere eight years after his father. In William’s will, the family fortune was divided between two of his sons ...