Plans for four magnificient dwellings ... were filed at the Department of Buildings yesterday by Messrs. William H. Vanderbilt, Cornelius Vanderbilt, and William K. Vanderbilt.
Getty Images; Elm Court Estate; Library of Congress Elm Court Estate was built in 1886 as a summer home for Emily Vanderbilt, granddaughter of railroad magnate Cornelius Vanderbilt, and her family.
Cornelius Vanderbilt II's 70-room mansion gives the UK's Royal Lodge a run for its money. Vanderbilt, who was born into ...