From the late 1870s to the 1920s, the
Vanderbilt family employed some of the best
Beaux-Arts architects and decorators in the
United States to build an unequaled string of
townhouses in
New York City and
palaces on the East Coast of the United States. Many of the Vanderbilt houses are now
National Historic Landmarks. Some photographs of Vanderbilt residences in New York are included in the Photographic series of American Architecture by
Albert Levy (1870s).
Townhouse at 684
Fifth Avenue, New York (1883). Designed by
John B. Snook, who also designed her sister Lila Webb's townhouse next door. Demolished.[4]
George Washington Vanderbilt Houses, 645 and 647 Fifth Avenue, New York, called the "Marble Twins". 1902 to 1905. Number 647 survives, a designated landmark, as the flagship store for
Versace;[5] the site of 645 is now
Olympic Tower.
"Pointe d'Acadie" (1869), the
Bar Harbor, Maine cottage purchased and renovated in 1889. Demolished 1952
Townhouse (1882)[7] part of the Triple Palace at 640
Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, New York. The house was completely renovated in 1914 by
Grace Vanderbilt at a cost of $500,000. Demolished c. 1945.
^Gray, Christopher. "Streetscapes: 647 Fifth Avenue; A Versace Restoration for a Vanderbilt Town House" New York Times (April 9, 1995) accessed 2 December 2008.
From the late 1870s to the 1920s, the
Vanderbilt family employed some of the best
Beaux-Arts architects and decorators in the
United States to build an unequaled string of
townhouses in
New York City and
palaces on the East Coast of the United States. Many of the Vanderbilt houses are now
National Historic Landmarks. Some photographs of Vanderbilt residences in New York are included in the Photographic series of American Architecture by
Albert Levy (1870s).
Townhouse at 684
Fifth Avenue, New York (1883). Designed by
John B. Snook, who also designed her sister Lila Webb's townhouse next door. Demolished.[4]
George Washington Vanderbilt Houses, 645 and 647 Fifth Avenue, New York, called the "Marble Twins". 1902 to 1905. Number 647 survives, a designated landmark, as the flagship store for
Versace;[5] the site of 645 is now
Olympic Tower.
"Pointe d'Acadie" (1869), the
Bar Harbor, Maine cottage purchased and renovated in 1889. Demolished 1952
Townhouse (1882)[7] part of the Triple Palace at 640
Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, New York. The house was completely renovated in 1914 by
Grace Vanderbilt at a cost of $500,000. Demolished c. 1945.
^Gray, Christopher. "Streetscapes: 647 Fifth Avenue; A Versace Restoration for a Vanderbilt Town House" New York Times (April 9, 1995) accessed 2 December 2008.