William K. Vanderbilt House (Petit Château), New York
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The William K. Vanderbilt House, or "Petit Château," was an opulent French Renaissance–style mansion on New York’s Fifth Avenue, famed as a Gilded Age showpiece of wealth and architectural grandeur.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Gilded Age mansion
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demolished building → mansion → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Petit Château
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William Kissam Vanderbilt House → |
| architect |
Richard Morris Hunt
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| architecturalStyle |
Châteauesque
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French Renaissance Revival → |
| associatedWith |
New York high society
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Vanderbilt family → |
| borough |
Manhattan
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| city |
New York City
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| client |
Alva Erskine Vanderbilt
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William Kissam Vanderbilt → |
| completionDate |
1882
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| constructionStart |
1878
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| country |
United States
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| culturalSignificance |
symbol of New York Gilded Age opulence
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| demolitionDate |
1926
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| era |
Gilded Age
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| famousFor |
display of extreme wealth and social status
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influential French Renaissance–style design on Fifth Avenue → |
| floorCount |
4
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| hasFeature |
art gallery
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ballroom → carved stone ornamentation → corner turret → formal drawing rooms → ornate dormer windows → |
| hostedEvent |
1883 fancy-dress ball organized by Alva Vanderbilt
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| inspiredBy |
French châteaux of the Loire Valley
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| interiorDesigner |
Jules Allard et Fils
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| locatedOn |
Fifth Avenue
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| locationDescription |
northwest corner of Fifth Avenue and East 52nd Street
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| material |
stone
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| neighborhood |
Midtown Manhattan
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| notableFeature |
art-filled reception rooms
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elaborate stone façade → grand staircase → lavish French-style interiors → |
| openingDate |
1882
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| partOf |
Vanderbilt family residences on Fifth Avenue
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| replacedBy |
commercial office building
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| roofType |
steeply pitched slate roof
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| streetAddress |
660 Fifth Avenue (historic numbering)
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Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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William K. Vanderbilt House
("William Kissam Vanderbilt House")
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alsoKnownAs |
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Richard Morris Hunt
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notableWork |
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William K. Vanderbilt House
("Vanderbilt family residences on Fifth Avenue")
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partOf |