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";s:4:"text";s:9189:"In the years that followed, Frederick lived quietly at Hyde Park, maintaining the house much as it was left after Louise’s passing. [4], It was sold to real-estate developer Benjamin Winter, Sr. in 1926, demolished in 1927,[5][6] and replaced by a twelve-story commercial building. Daughter of W. H. Vanderbilt Was Last Surviving Grandchild of Commodore Vanderbilt", "H. M'K. The site is currently occupied by an office building known as 666 Fifth Avenue. [1][2] Her renowned fancy-dress ball, held here in March 1883 and attended by a thousand people, captured the public's attention. The vestibule opened onto a 60-foot (18 m) long grand hall, which could be used to access all of the primary first floor rooms. The Vanderbilt Mansion is a home built expressly for the aristocratic lifestyle for a family whose name is the very definition of wealth and privilege. They consulted interior decorators, including Jules Allard et Fils, about possible alterations, but as Frederick Vanderbilt explained in 1906, “so far the problem has not been solved to our satisfaction, and I fear will not be this time.” Rather than engaging McKim, Mead and White to undertake renovations, the Vanderbilts turned to another prominent New York architect, Whitney Warren, who had recently designed the New York Yacht Club and was then at work on Grand Central Terminal. Vanderbilt's railroad holdings included Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad, the Chicago and Canada Southern Railway, the Detroit and Bay City Railroad, the Hudson River Railroad, the Hudson River Bridge, the Joliet and Northern Indiana Railroad, the Michigan Midland and Canada Railroad, the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad, the New York Central Sleeping Car Company, the New York and Harlem Rail Road, the Spuyten Duyvil and Port Morris Railroad, and the Staten Island Rail-Road. At Hyde Park, an extensive complex of greenhouses, formal gardens, and a model farm supplied flowers, produce, meats, and dairy for the Vanderbilt table wherever they were in residence. In the construction of Gilded Age country houses, prominent architects like McKim, Mead & White, generally collaborated with an interior decorator. ; House to Grandson, Marquis of Blandford", "W.K. The formal rooms of the ground floor are arranged in a concise, classical plan. They do not pay. This was the only major change the Vanderbilts made to the house. [citation needed], This article is about the railroad magnate. House parties were leisurely and intimate, marked by games of golf or lawn tennis, carriage rides, and tea at neighboring estates. It survives today in a remarkable state of preservation. Next to the parlor was the Louis Quinze-style 33-by-38-foot (10 m × 12 m) salon, designed and built in Paris by Jules Allard. For his great-grandson, the governor of Rhode Island, see. In 1880, he provided the money for Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee to construct the Wesley Hall building for use as the Biblical Department and library and included 160 dormitory rooms for students and professors, lecture halls, as well as a cafeteria. Although this did not fully cover the $150,000 debt, Vanderbilt accepted the memorabilia as payment and wiped out the $150,000 debt owed by Grant. Billy longed to show his father that he was not, in fact, a blatherskite, but never dared stand up to the Commodore. Dies In Home At 89. The Vanderbilt Mansion is a home built expressly for the aristocratic lifestyle for a family whose name is the very definition of wealth and privilege. Buildings by his architectural partner, Stanford White, displayed more relaxed, colorful interpretations of classicism. Herter Brothers would carry out the architectural decoration of the entrance vestibule, the elliptical hall and the dining room and A. H. Davenport, the living room. In 1841, Billy married Maria Louisa Kissam (1821–1896), daughter of the Reverend Samuel Kissam and Margaret Hamilton Adams. Typical of the grand estates along the Hudson River, life at Hyde Park was rooted in the pleasures of the outdoors and genteel agrarian pursuits. He Had Come to This City on Monday from Newport to Attend a Railroad Meeting -- Funeral Services to be Held on Friday", "Elliott F. Shepard Dead; He Expires at His Home After Taking Ether. The architectural lines of new house built for the Vanderbilts was derived from the 1847 Langdon mansion that preceded it. The William K. Vanderbilt House, also known as the Petit Chateau, was a Châteauesque mansion at 660 Fifth Avenue in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. By the time Frederick Vanderbilt purchased Hyde Park in 1895, it already possessed an appealing and illustrious history. Stiles, T.J. (2010). The public be damned! Beyond the salon was the 20-by-27-foot (6.1 m × 8.2 m) breakfast room and an adjoining butler's pantry. The house entered the National Park Service and was open to the public in 1940. ONCE A RAILROAD BUILDER Husband of Former Eliza Osgood Vanderbilt Early Forsook Medicine for Finance", "G. W. Vanderbilt Dies Suddenly. Ward was later prosecuted. It was next door to the Triple Palace of William Henry Vanderbilt, which occupied the entire block between 51st and 52nd streets on the west side of Fifth Avenue. Ave Building In Two Weeks", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=William_K._Vanderbilt_House&oldid=956582195, Demolished buildings and structures in Manhattan, Buildings and structures demolished in 1927, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 14 May 2020, at 04:29. The focal point of the salon was the ceiling, painted with a mythological scenes by Paul-Jacques-Aimé Baudry. The local paper noted in mid-April 1899 that “Mr. At the western end of the grand hall one entered the banquet hall. 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