Petit Château
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Petit Château is the lavish French Renaissance–style mansion built for William K. Vanderbilt on New York City’s Fifth Avenue during the Gilded Age.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Gilded Age mansion
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historic house → mansion → |
| architect | Richard Morris Hunt → |
| architecturalStyle |
Châteauesque
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French Renaissance Revival → |
| associatedWith |
New York City high society
→
Vanderbilt family social prominence → |
| borough | Manhattan → |
| builtFor |
William Kissam Vanderbilt
→
surface form:
William Kissam Vanderbilt and Alva Vanderbilt
|
| category |
Demolished buildings and structures in Manhattan
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Gilded Age mansions → Houses completed in the 1880s → |
| city |
New York City
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surface form:
New York
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| client | William Kissam Vanderbilt → |
| commissionedBy |
Alva Erskine Vanderbilt
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surface form:
Alva Vanderbilt
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| completionDate | 1882 → |
| constructionStart | 1878 → |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| demolished | true → |
| demolitionDate | 1926 → |
| era | Gilded Age → |
| family | Vanderbilt family → |
| function | private residence → |
| hasFeature |
elaborate mansard roof
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formal reception rooms → grand staircase → lavish ballroom → ornate stone carving → |
| influencedBy |
Loire Valley châteaux
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surface form:
French Renaissance châteaux of the Loire Valley
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| inspired | later Vanderbilt mansions on Fifth Avenue → |
| interiorDesigner |
Auguste-Louis Faguet
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Louis Comfort Tiffany →
surface form:
John La Farge
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| locatedIn | New York City → |
| locatedOn | Fifth Avenue NERFINISHED → |
| material | limestone → |
| neighborhood | Midtown Manhattan → |
| notableEvent | Vanderbilt costume ball of 1883 → |
| numberOfStories | 4 → |
| openingDate | 1883 → |
| owner | William Kissam Vanderbilt → |
| significance |
early example of French château style on Fifth Avenue
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symbol of Gilded Age wealth → |
| state | New York → |
| streetAddress | 660 Fifth Avenue → |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
William K. Vanderbilt House