Wealthy families in the Gilded Age spent conspicuously, from fancy clothes to European palace-inspired mansions to lavish ...

New York City's Fifth Avenue was once home to "Millionaires' Row," where the wealthiest business tycoons of the Gilded Age built palatial homes.

T. J. Stiles wrote, The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt, which won a National Book Award and a Pulitzer Prize in 2010. According to Stiles, Vanderbilt s life serves as a ...

Cornelius Vanderbilt II's bedroom. Talia Lakritz/Business Insider Cornelius Vanderbilt II only spent one summer in the Breakers before he had a stroke in 1896 and died three years later.

Benzinga takes a look back at a notable market-related moment that occurred on this date. What Happened: On this day 133 years ago, Cornelius Vanderbilt, the world’s richest man, died. Where The ...

Cornelius Vanderbilt was among the richest Americans ever to have lived. Born in 1794, he built his fortune on railroads and shipping. To put his wealth into context, in today’s dollars when ...

The palatial spread that was once the Southampton home of Consuelo Vanderbilt Balsan, great-granddaughter of Cornelius Vanderbilt of railroad fame and fortune, is up for grabs. Dubbed ...

VANDERBILT'S PART IN TUNNEL COMPANY; Cornelius Represents Only His Own Interests. MAY BE ACTIVE IN THE WORK His Presence in the Directory Not Indicative of an Alliance with the New York Central.

What Happened: On this day 133 years ago, Cornelius Vanderbilt, the world’s richest man, died. Where The Market Was: Vanderbilt’s death predated both the S&P 500 index and the Dow Jones ...