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Hace 4 días · The Breakers was built in 1895 by Cornelius Vanderbilt II and his wife Alice, who is frequently referred to as “Alice of the Breakers.”
Hace 4 días · Photo via Library of Congress. Welcome to our Then & Now column, exploring the ever-changing landscape of New York City. The rise and fall of the Vanderbilt family, which still pervades American...
Hace 6 días · Cornelius Vanderbilt (born May 27, 1794, Port Richmond, Staten Island, New York, U.S.—died January 4, 1877, New York, New York) was an American shipping and railroad magnate who acquired a personal fortune of more than $100 million. The son of an impoverished farmer and boatman, Vanderbilt quit school at age 11 to work on the ...
Hace 4 días · The Cornelius Vanderbilt II Mansion on 57th Street and 5th Avenue, now demolished. Photo from Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, Detroit Publishing Company Collection. The ...
Hace 2 días · The first gift of Old Master drawings, comprising 670 sheets, was presented as a single group in 1880 by Cornelius Vanderbilt II, though most proved to be misattributed. The Vanderbilt gift launched the collection, and the Department of Paintings also eventually acquired drawings (including by Michelangelo and Leonardo ).
Hace 3 días · The next week, the GMA awarded a $18,875 contract to John T. Brady for the foundation's construction, and Cornelius Vanderbilt II established a second fund for the Grant Monument. Brady signed a contract for the northern half of the foundation on June 10, and excavations for the foundation began shortly thereafter.
7 de may. de 2024 · Meanwhile, Cornelius Vanderbilt II’s elaborate brick-and-limestone mansion, located on the corner of 58th and Fifth, was destroyed in 1927 – today the site is home to a Bergdorf Goodman ...
