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Há 5 dias · William K. Vanderbilt II – known to family and friends as Willie K. – loved the oceans and the natural world. In his seagoing global travels, he collected fish and other marine life, birds, invertebrates and cultural artifacts for the personal museum he planned to build on his Long Island estate.
Há 5 dias · Photographs and documents pertaining to the William Kissam Vanderbilt’s Idle Hour estate in Oakdale, NY, including materials from the Idle Hour Artists’ Colony and the Peace Haven cult of the Royal Fraternity of Master Metaphysicians.
Há 6 dias · Mrs. Astor, the queen bee, ruled New York society. In fact, she was so well known that her calling cards only had three words: The Mrs. Astor. Alva Vanderbilt was a force in her own right....
Há 6 dias · It was built between 1888 and 1892 as a birthday present. William Kissam Vanderbilt, the grandson of Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt, built Marble House as a 39th birthday present for his wife ...
Há 6 dias · After William Henry Vanderbilt died in 1885, his fortune was split among his children. Cornelius II received $80 million, William Kissam got $60 million, and the two younger boys got $10 million each. The brothers spent their money well.
Há 4 dias · After Alva divorced her husband William Kissam Vanderbilt, she received $10 million but also the contempt of much of Gilded Age society — at least until the marriage.
Há 4 dias · 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. The mansion was perhaps the...
