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For much of the Gilded Age, the spacious and tidy residential blocks on Fifth Avenue between 50th Street and Central Park South were New York City’s millionaire mile. The members of one supre…

On May 27, 1794, American business magnate and philanthropist Cornelius Vanderbilt was born. Vanderbilt's wealth was build on railroads and shipping. He was also the patriarch of the Vanderbilt fa

The largest home in New York City ever built at the time, and still the largest home ever built there, the Cornelius Vanderbilt II mansion was truly a masterpiece. Occupying an entire full block, it had around 130 rooms. Among those rooms was a ballroom, an art gallery/dining room, a grand salon, small salon, drawing room, library, water color reception room, smoking room (the Moorish Room), an office, breakfast room, service pantries, 2-story great hall, more than 17 bedrooms, more than 6…

There is a lot of wrong information, or downright confusion, when it comes to the Vanderbilts on the internet. I've seen articles saying they earned their fortunes in the 1930's, and that Gloria Vanderbilt's father was the man who made the millions. But the family has origins much earlier than that,

Anderson Cooper explores his Vanderbilt family history in a new book detailing the immense tragedies, scandalous lives and unimaginable wealth surrounding the American dynasty

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Cornelius Vanderbilt (1794‑1877) was a shipping and railroad tycoon, and a self‑made multi‑millionaire who became one of the wealthiest Americans of the 19th century.

The statue of Cornelius Vanderbilt at the foot of the south facade of Grand Central Terminal. An interesting article from the NYT about Vanderbilt: www.nytimes.com/2006/03/19/realestate/19scape.html?_r=0