Cornelius Vanderbilt II House, New York City

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Gilded Age mansion demolished building mansion

The Cornelius Vanderbilt II House in New York City was a grand Gilded Age Fifth Avenue mansion, once among the largest and most opulent private residences in the United States.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Gilded Age mansion → demolished building → mansion →
architect	George B. Post →
architecturalStyle	Beaux-Arts → Châteauesque →
associatedWith	American industrial wealth → Fifth Avenue Millionaires' Row → Vanderbilt family →
builtFor	Cornelius Vanderbilt II →
category	Demolished buildings and structures in Manhattan → Gilded Age mansions → Vanderbilt family residences →
cityBlock	Fifth Avenue between 57th and 58th Streets →
client	Cornelius Vanderbilt II →
completionDate	1883 →
cornerOf	Fifth Avenue and West 57th Street →
country	United States →
demolishedFor	commercial development →
demolitionDate	1926 →
era	Gilded Age →
expanded	1890s →
hasFeature	elaborate ironwork → formal gardens → mansard roof → ornate dormers →
knownFor	being one of the largest private residences in New York City → opulent Gilded Age architecture → symbol of Vanderbilt family wealth →
laterOwner	Alice Claypoole Vanderbilt → Vanderbilt family →
locatedIn	New York City →
locatedInBorough	Manhattan →
locatedInNeighborhood	Midtown Manhattan →
locatedOn	Fifth Avenue →
material	stone →
notableFeature	elaborate grand staircase → extensive art collection → large central courtyard → lavish interiors →
numberOfFloors	5 →
owner	Cornelius Vanderbilt II →
replacedBy	Bergdorf Goodman building →
startDate	1880s →
state	New York →
streetAddress	1 West 57th Street →
timePeriod	early 20th century → late 19th century →
use	private residence →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Cornelius Vanderbilt II ("Cornelius Vanderbilt II House") →	notableBuildingOwned
Richard Morris Hunt →	notableWork
Frederick William Vanderbilt ("Vanderbilt mansion at 640 Fifth Avenue, New York City") →	ownerOf