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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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Cornelius Vanderbilt II House	3
Cornelius Vanderbilt II House, New York City canonical	1
Vanderbilt mansion at 640 Fifth Avenue, New York City	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Gilded Age mansion ⓘ demolished building ⓘ mansion ⓘ
architect	Cass Gilbert ⓘ surface form: George B. Post
architecturalStyle	Beaux-Arts ⓘ Châteauesque ⓘ
associatedWith	American industrial wealth ⓘ Fifth Avenue ⓘ surface form: 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 and 58th Street ⓘ surface form: Fifth Avenue between 57th and 58th Streets
client	Cornelius Vanderbilt II ⓘ
completionDate	1883 ⓘ
cornerOf	Fifth Avenue and West 57th Street ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: 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 store ⓘ surface form: 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 (5)

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Richard Morris Hunt → notableWork → Cornelius Vanderbilt II House, New York City ⓘ

Frederick William Vanderbilt → ownerOf → Cornelius Vanderbilt II House, New York City ⓘ

this entity surface form: Vanderbilt mansion at 640 Fifth Avenue, New York City

Cornelius Vanderbilt II → notableBuildingOwned → Cornelius Vanderbilt II House, New York City ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cornelius Vanderbilt II House

George B. Post → notableWork → Cornelius Vanderbilt II House, New York City ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cornelius Vanderbilt II House

George B. Post & Sons → notableWork → Cornelius Vanderbilt II House, New York City ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cornelius Vanderbilt II House