Marble House was Alva Vanderbilt's 39th birthday present. She later became a leader in the women's suffrage movement.

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William K. Vanderbilt, Cornelius Vanderbilt II's brother, built Marble House in Newport as a gift for his wife Alva Vanderbilt's 39th birthday. Marble House.

She is a team leader at Marble House, where she has been leading tours through the storied Vanderbilt mansion since 2020. She also gives tours at a number of other Newport Mansions.

Alva Vanderbilt opened the room to the public but closed Marble House in 1925, moved to France and put the art up for sale.