Join New York Adventure Club on Friday, February 9 at 8pm ET for our virtual event 'The Cornelius Vanderbilt II House: Fifth Avenue's Largest Mansion'. This webinar will give an in-depth exploration of The Cornelius Vanderbilt II House (1883-1926)— still considered one of New York City's largest houses ever built, this mega mansion on Manhattan's Fifth Avenue between 57th and 58th Streets boasted over 100 rooms featuring numerous gilded paneled parlors, a French-style ballroom, and a grand marbl

Railroad industrialist Cornelius "the Commodore" Vanderbilt died at his Manhattan home on January 4, 1877. His significant fortune was inherited by his already wealthy son and grandsons, without the impediment of inheritance tax, income tax, or tax on corporate earnings. The younger Vanderbilt families would go on to build extravagant mansions in New York, Newport and other destinations to establish themselves in society. Vanderbilt's granddaughter-in-law, Alva, in particular took this task to h