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The Cornelius Vanderbilt II House was a large mansion built in 1883 at 1 West 57th Street in Manhattan, New York City. It occupied the frontage along the west side of Fifth Avenue from West 57th Street up to West 58th Street at Grand Army Plaza.
3 days ago · A look at the changing streetscape of Fifth Avenue and 57th Street, once the site of Cornelius Vanderbilt II's mansion, the largest single family home in the city at the time.
One of the largest private residences ever built in New York City, the Cornelius Vanderbilt II mansion was completed in 1883 and expanded into an even grander home a decade later. Designed by architect George B. Post (1837–1913), the château-like edifice stretched along Fifth Avenue from 57th to 58th Street (the current site of Bergdorf ...
Real estate. The Fifth Avenue mansions that Cornelius Vanderbilt II, his brothers, and his sons lived in have been demolished, including Cornelius Vanderbilt II House . His 70-room summer residence, The Breakers in Newport, Rhode Island, still stands as a memory of his lifestyle.
Jun 16, 2023 · It’s hard to believe the 70-room, 125,339-square-foot home was just a summer house for Cornelius Vanderbilt II, yet the Italian Renaissance–style abode was considered a “cottage.”
Jun 17, 2018 · The palatial Cornelius Vanderbilt II House on Fifth Avenue survived less than 50 years. By 1927, the crown jewel of an American royal family was rubble—and today it’s Bergdorf’s.
Cornelius Vanderbilt II (1843–1899) Townhouse, the "Cornelius Vanderbilt II House" (1883) at 1 West 57th Street, Manhattan, New York, by George B. Post. Enlargements by George B. Post and Richard Morris Hunt. This mansion remains the largest private residence ever built in Manhattan. Demolished.
