Finished in 1892, Marble House was unrivalled in splendour for a house in ... Not to be outdone by his father William H and younger brother William K, Cornelius Vanderbilt II, the favourite grandson ...

Commissioned in 1893 by railroad tycoon Cornelius Vanderbilt II, The Breakers is a Renaissance ... You can't tour every corner of the house, but you do have access to the kitchen and other behind ...

Police have asked for help solving a mysterious suspicious death after a woman's body was discovered in the grounds of the iconic Vanderbilt ... become famous. Cornelius II, wasted no time ...

Alfred Vanderbilt had inherited the largest share of his father's estate. He was a prominent businessman until on May 7, 1915 ...

It was built in 1908-1909 by Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt in honor of his father Cornelius Vanderbilt II. He donated the building ... They called the house "the one-time hideaway of the ...

Built in under two years, this sprawling mansion was owned by Cornelius Vanderbilt II, grandson of the railway ... a 1,200 m² manor house with 70 rooms spread over five floors, with facades ...

His great-great-great grandfather, Cornelius Vanderbilt, built his fortune primarily ... the sister of Queen Elizabeth II. Julia Louis-Dreyfus is the great-great-granddaughter of Léopold Louis ...

and its hushed atmosphere provides a contrast with the grandeur of the other spaces in the house. This was where Cornelius Vanderbilt II spent much of his time, doing business and entertaining ...

Firefighters in Cornelius battled an early morning house fire that left the home severely damaged. Firefighters from both Cornelius and Davidson got to the home along Floral Lane around 3 a.m. on ...