Become a paid member to listen to this article The Cornelius Vanderbilt II Mansion on 57th Street and 5th Avenue, now demolished. Photo from Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, Detroit ...

There are affordable homes and plenty of things to do in the picturesque Dutchess County town. What’s missing: a town center and wastewater management. A fixture in Saratoga and Lexington, she was a ...

In his opening statement over the dispute of railroad tycoon “Commodore” Cornelius Vanderbilt’s will, attorney Scott Lord proclaimed that Vanderbilt was “a believer in spiritualism” and “clairvoyance ...

Gertrude Vanderbilt, the great-granddaughter of Cornelius Vanderbilt, passed her Long Island art studio down to the younger generations, who put it on the market. After more than a year, it still hasn ...

The Vanderbilts, Remy Renzullo writes in Town & Country’s April 2026 cover story, are America’s most famous family. “Their name forever synonymous with the explosion of wealth, industry, and social ...

Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. By organizing the fragmented transportation system in the United States, Cornelius Vanderbilt facilitated continental ...