Marble House was completed in 1892 as a summer home for William K. Vanderbilt and Alva Vanderbilt. Built with half a million cubic feet of marble, it features 50 rooms and spans 140,000 square feet.
Explore the opulent rooms of Alva Vanderbilt's $11 million birthday present from her husband William Hear first-hand about the extensive planning that goes into decorating a Gilded Age landmark for ...
I've toured eight Gilded Age mansions in Newport, Rhode Island, and the Hudson Valley, New York. The mansions feature incredible displays of wealth such as walls covered in gold and silver. The homes ...
Alva Vanderbilt Belmont was a prominent Gilded Age socialite who married a Vanderbilt railroad heir. She built palatial residences on "Millionaires' Row" in New York and in Newport, Rhode Island. In ...
Newport’s mansions are more than relics of opulence—they are living chronicles of ambition, technological innovation, and changing social tides in Gilded Age America. Each estate bears the hallmark of ...
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Visiting The Newport Mansions During The Holidays
It’s no secret that I LOVE historic houses. So naturally, I also love historic mansions. Newport, Rhode Island is home to multiple gorgeous mansions that were once summer homes to some of the richest ...
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