His grandson, 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 ...
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.
His grandson, Cornelius Vanderbilt II, succeeded him as the president and ... Hunt modeled the Great Hall after the Opera House in Paris and the open-air courtyards of Italy in the 16th century ...
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 ...