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

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

Once a Vanderbilt gem, Idle Hour now crumbles in silence—its Gilded Age glory fading amid vandalism, tax debt, and neglect.