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 ...

The mansion was owned by Frederick and Louise Vanderbilt and sits on a 211-acre ... starting with Frederick's grandfather Cornelius. The patriarch built their family fortune on steamboating ...

The 33-room Vanderbilt, a Georgian Revival mansion, has been part of several ... by Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt in honor of his father Cornelius Vanderbilt II. He donated the building to the city ...

Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site was built ... Frederick’s wealth and fame were thanks to his grandfather Cornelius ...

Cornelius Vanderbilt II, succeeded him as the president and chairman of the New York Central Railroad in 1885. As heir to the family fortune, he built a 70-room, 138,300-square-foot mansion on the ...

Of all of Newport's famous homes, The Breakers mansion is the cream of the summer cottage crop. Commissioned in 1893 by railroad tycoon Cornelius Vanderbilt II, The Breakers is a Renaissance-style ...

More than two weeks after the body of an unidentified white woman was found dead on the grounds of the historic Vanderbilt Mansion in Hyde Park, New York State Police released a photo to help ...