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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Bergdorf_Goodman_BuildingBergdorf Goodman Building - Wikipedia

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   5 days ago · After Vanderbilt died in 1899, his widow Alice Claypoole Vanderbilt continued to own the mansion. [15] Though Cornelius had bequeathed a life estate in the mansion to Alice, he did not bequeath the mansion itself.

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3. www.geni.com › people › Gertrude-WhitneyGertrude Whitney (Vanderbilt) (1875 - 1942) - Genealogy

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   Sep 19, 2024 · Gertrude Vanderbilt was born on January 9, 1875 in New York City, the second daughter of Cornelius Vanderbilt II (1843–1899) and Alice Claypoole Gwynne (1852–1934), and a great-granddaughter of "Commodore" Cornelius Vanderbilt.

   • Place Of Birth: New York
   • Birth Date: January 9, 1875

   • Spouse: Harry Payne Whitney
   • Death Date: April 18, 1942

4. untappedcities.com › breakers-vanderbilts-newportThe Breakers and the Vanderbilts in Newport, Rhode Island

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   5 days ago · The Breakers was built in 1895 by Cornelius Vanderbilt II and his wife Alice, who is frequently referred to as “Alice of the Breakers.” A Vanderbilt lived at the Breakers from 1895 to 2018 and...

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5. untappedcities.com › 2021/05/19 › millionaires-row-5Then and Now: Millionaire’s Row Mansions of Fifth Avenue

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   2 days ago · Cornelius Vanderbilt II’s wife Alice was forced to sell the home in 1926 due to large commercial development projects nearby. After it was demolished, a realty corporation in its place built the...

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6. untappedcities.com › 2012/02/01 › remnants-of-theRemnants of the Vanderbilt Mansion in New York City

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   5 days ago · Alice Vanderbilt remained in the house until 1926 when she sold it to Braisted Realty Corporation for approximately $7 million. The wrecking ball laid waste to Post’s masterpiece....

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7. www.pressreader.com › usa › boston-sunday-globeMichelin ranks 4 Newport hotels as wornld’s best - PressReader

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   Sep 22, 2024 · The Vanderbilt mansion was constructe­d in 1908 by alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt, the third son of cornelius Vanderbilt II and alice claypoole Gwynne, who had built The Breakers mansion. some say alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt built the mansion for one of his mistresses, but it served as the Mary street YMca for decades.

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   Did Alice Vanderbilt draft her sister in law?

   • His wife was instrumental in the extravagance–it was “common belief that Alice Vanderbilt set out to draft her sister in law [Alva Vanderbilt]’s Fifth Avenue chateau, and dwarf it she did.” ( Fortunes Children ). Cornelius’ mansion was reportedly the largest single family house in New York City.

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   Who was Alva Vanderbilt?

   • Newport also figures as a setting for another story, that of Alva Vanderbilt, who was first married to William K. Vanderbilt and then later to Oliver Belmont. The Breakers was built in 1895 by Cornelius Vanderbilt II and his wife Alice, who is frequently referred to as “Alice of the Breakers.”

   The Breakers and the Vanderbilts in Newport, Rhode Island

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   Where did Gladys Vanderbilt live?

   • The most intriguing story (in our opinion) of Vanderbilt appears in the prologue, covering the move of Gladys Vanderbilt, the great-granddaughter of Cornelius Vanderbilt II and his wife Alice, out of the Breakers in Newport, Rhode Island. Gladys would be the last Vanderbilt to live in the 70-room mansion, one of the Newport “cottages.”

   The Breakers and the Vanderbilts in Newport, Rhode Island

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   Did a Vanderbilt live at the Breakers?

   • A Vanderbilt lived at the Breakers from 1895 to 2018 and the mansion is described in the book as “the grandest and most opulent of Newport’s Gilded Age mansions.” It is Italianate in design, like a Roman palazzo, but, as Cooper and Howe write, “unlike the real palaces of the aristocrats of Europe on which it was modeled, The Breakers is new. Ish.”

   The Breakers and the Vanderbilts in Newport, Rhode Island

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9. www.conciergeauctions.com › blog › 30-sandy-pointHistoric Rhode Island Vanderbilt Estate, Sandy Point Farm, to ...

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   5 days ago · Originally designed by renowned architect A.S. Walker and completed in 1902, the estate was commissioned by Reginald Claypoole Vanderbilt, son of Cornelius Vanderbilt and grandfather to CNN's Anderson Cooper.