Of all of Newport's famous homes, The Breakers mansion is the cream of the summer cottage crop. Commissioned in 1893 by railroad tycoon Cornelius Vanderbilt II, The Breakers is a Renaissance-style ...

Built in under two years, this sprawling mansion was owned by Cornelius Vanderbilt II, grandson of the railway magnate. In ...

Vanderbilt's eldest son Cornelius Vanderbilt II received $5 million in the will ... share of the inheritance to build an unfathomable mansion on Fifth Avenue that comprised an entire city block ...

This expansive mansion is the second Vanderbilt property on this list. The estate, which served as a summer home for Cornelius Vanderbilt II in the late 19th century, is said to be haunted by his ...

Made up of six states, this region in the north east of the US is best known for its history and culture, but its coastal roads and mountain hiking trails are just as big a hit.

great-grandson of Cornelius Vanderbilt – is now the Vanderbilt Museum. Originally an English cottage, Eagle’s Nest transformed into a 24-room Spanish revival mansion, bursting with priceless ...

Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site was built ... Frederick’s wealth and fame were thanks to his grandfather Cornelius Vanderbilt. Cornelius was a self-made millionaire who became one ...

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This Tim Beck was the offensive coordinator at New Mexico State the past two years, and he won a Division II national ... According to Vanderbilt, university namesake Cornelius Vanderbilt earned ...

Spanning some 8,000 acres, the residence was built for George Washington Vanderbilt II in the late 1800s. The sprawling mansion has 250 rooms, including 35 bedrooms, 43 bathrooms and 65 fireplaces.