Vanderbilt family

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American family businessperson dynasty industrialist mansion

The Vanderbilt family is a prominent American dynasty that rose to great wealth and influence in the 19th century through shipping and railroad enterprises.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Vanderbilt family canonical	88
Vanderbilt family fortune	2
Vanderbilt family (by marriage)	1
Vanderbilt family memorabilia	1
Vanderbilt family wealth	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American family ⓘ businessperson ⓘ dynasty ⓘ industrialist ⓘ mansion ⓘ mansion ⓘ
associatedInstitution	Vanderbilt University ⓘ
associatedPlace	Asheville, North Carolina ⓘ New York City ⓘ Newport, Rhode Island ⓘ
associatedWithEra	Gilded Age ⓘ
builtProperty	Biltmore Estate ⓘ The Breakers ⓘ surface form: The Breakers (Newport)
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
ethnicity	Dutch-American ⓘ
foundedBy	Cornelius Vanderbilt ⓘ
industry	rail transport ⓘ water transport ⓘ
knownFor	construction of mansions ⓘ patronage of the arts ⓘ philanthropy ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
locatedIn	Asheville, North Carolina ⓘ Newport, Rhode Island ⓘ
mainBusiness	railroad networks ⓘ steamship lines ⓘ
memberOf	Vanderbilt family self-linksurface differs ⓘ Vanderbilt family self-linksurface differs ⓘ Vanderbilt family self-linksurface differs ⓘ Vanderbilt family self-linksurface differs ⓘ Vanderbilt family self-linksurface differs ⓘ Vanderbilt family self-linksurface differs ⓘ Vanderbilt family self-linksurface differs ⓘ
namedAfter	Cornelius Vanderbilt ⓘ
notableFor	railroad industry ⓘ shipping industry ⓘ
notableMember	Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt ⓘ Anderson Cooper ⓘ Cornelius Vanderbilt ⓘ Cornelius Vanderbilt II ⓘ George Washington Vanderbilt II ⓘ Gloria Vanderbilt ⓘ William Henry Vanderbilt ⓘ
occupation	railroad magnate ⓘ shipping magnate ⓘ
originRegion	New York ⓘ
riseToProminencePeriod	19th century ⓘ
socialClass	Gilded Age elite ⓘ
wealthPeakPeriod	late 19th century ⓘ

Referenced by (93)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site → originalOwnerFamily → Vanderbilt family ⓘ

Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site → namedAfter → Vanderbilt family ⓘ

Adirondack Great Camps → associatedWithFamily → Vanderbilt family ⓘ

Vanderbilt family → memberOf → Vanderbilt family self-linksurface differs ⓘ

subject surface form: Cornelius Vanderbilt

Vanderbilt family → memberOf → Vanderbilt family self-linksurface differs ⓘ

subject surface form: William Henry Vanderbilt

Vanderbilt family → memberOf → Vanderbilt family self-linksurface differs ⓘ

subject surface form: Cornelius Vanderbilt II

Vanderbilt family → memberOf → Vanderbilt family self-linksurface differs ⓘ

subject surface form: George Washington Vanderbilt II

Vanderbilt family → memberOf → Vanderbilt family self-linksurface differs ⓘ

subject surface form: Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt

Vanderbilt family → memberOf → Vanderbilt family self-linksurface differs ⓘ

subject surface form: Gloria Vanderbilt

Vanderbilt family → memberOf → Vanderbilt family self-linksurface differs ⓘ

subject surface form: Anderson Cooper

Biltmore Estate → owner → Vanderbilt family ⓘ

William K. Vanderbilt House (Petit Château), New York → associatedWith → Vanderbilt family ⓘ

subject surface form: William K. Vanderbilt House

The Breakers → builtFor → Vanderbilt family ⓘ

The Breakers → associatedWith → Vanderbilt family ⓘ

Cornelius Vanderbilt II House, New York City → laterOwner → Vanderbilt family ⓘ

subject surface form: Cornelius Vanderbilt II House

Cornelius Vanderbilt II House, New York City → associatedWith → Vanderbilt family ⓘ

subject surface form: Cornelius Vanderbilt II House

Anderson Cooper → ethnicGroup → Vanderbilt family ⓘ

George Washington Vanderbilt II → memberOf → Vanderbilt family ⓘ

Consuelo Vanderbilt → memberOf → Vanderbilt family ⓘ

Frederick William Vanderbilt → memberOf → Vanderbilt family ⓘ

Gloria Vanderbilt → memberOf → Vanderbilt family ⓘ

William Henry Vanderbilt → memberOf → Vanderbilt family ⓘ

Cornelius Vanderbilt II → memberOf → Vanderbilt family ⓘ

Hammond family → influencedBy → Vanderbilt family ⓘ

Emily Vanderbilt Sloane → memberOf → Vanderbilt family ⓘ

Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt → memberOf → Vanderbilt family ⓘ

Cornelius Vanderbilt family → alsoKnownAs → Vanderbilt family ⓘ

William Kissam Vanderbilt → memberOf → Vanderbilt family ⓘ

Petit Château → family → Vanderbilt family ⓘ

Alva Erskine Vanderbilt → associatedWith → Vanderbilt family ⓘ

Warren and Wetmore → notableClient → Vanderbilt family ⓘ

Ogden Codman Jr. → notableClient → Vanderbilt family ⓘ

Maria Louisa Vanderbilt → memberOf → Vanderbilt family ⓘ

Maria Louisa Vanderbilt → notableFamily → Vanderbilt family ⓘ

Florence Adele Vanderbilt Twombly (via Florham estate) → memberOf → Vanderbilt family ⓘ

subject surface form: Florence Adele Vanderbilt Twombly

Alice Claypoole Vanderbilt → memberOf → Vanderbilt family ⓘ

Vanderbilt Hall → namedAfter → Vanderbilt family ⓘ

Wyatt Morgan Cooper → ethnicHeritage → Vanderbilt family ⓘ

Carter Vanderbilt Cooper → ethnicGroup → Vanderbilt family ⓘ

Carter Vanderbilt Cooper → notableFamily → Vanderbilt family ⓘ

The Rainbow Comes and Goes → mainSubject → Vanderbilt family ⓘ

The Glitter and the Gold → mainSubject → Vanderbilt family ⓘ

The Glitter and the Gold, 1953 → subject → Vanderbilt family ⓘ

subject surface form: The Glitter and the Gold

The Glitter and the Gold, 1953 → associatedWith → Vanderbilt family ⓘ

subject surface form: The Glitter and the Gold

this entity surface form: Vanderbilt family wealth

Eagle’s Nest estate → associatedWith → Vanderbilt family ⓘ

Eagle’s Nest estate → hasCollection → Vanderbilt family ⓘ

this entity surface form: Vanderbilt family memorabilia

Consuelo → memberOf → Vanderbilt family ⓘ

subject surface form: Consuelo Vanderbilt

Vanderbilt estate at Bar Harbor, Maine → builtFor → Vanderbilt family ⓘ

Vanderbilt estate at Bar Harbor, Maine → patron → Vanderbilt family ⓘ

Jacques Balsan → memberOf → Vanderbilt family ⓘ

this entity surface form: Vanderbilt family (by marriage)