William H. Vanderbilt’s Triple Palace was a true marvel of Manhattan architecture, blending grandiosity, luxury, and art. Built in 1883, this monumental mansion at 640 Fifth Avenue was designed to ...

A portrait that might have inspired Mr. Monopoly. A dining room that was moved from Fifth Avenue. Original pages from Charles ...

The Vanderbilt mansion in Hyde Park, New York. Talia Lakritz/Business Insider Frederick Vanderbilt was another grandson of Cornelius Vanderbilt.

Michael Loeb, who bought the four-story, Neo-Grec townhouse at 41 E. 72nd St. in 1998 for $4.1 million, claims the owner of the adjacent townhouse, where Gloria Vanderbilt once spent part of her ...

Eagle's Nest was built for William K. Vanderbilt II between 1910 and 1936, and is now home to a museum, planetarium, hiking trails, and more.

Cornelius Vanderbilt II was the grandson of Cornelius Vanderbilt, the richest man in America during the Gilded Age, and succeeded him as the president and chairman of the New York Central Railroad.