Of all of Newport's famous homes, The Breakers mansion is the cream of the summer cottage crop. Commissioned in 1893 by railroad tycoon Cornelius Vanderbilt II, The Breakers is a Renaissance-style ...

Back in 1896 when auburn-haired Grace Graham Wilson bagged young Cornelius Vanderbilt ... of the luster off Grace Vanderbilt’s crown. High taxes and World War II dealt her even harder blows.

In 1941, the designer leased a home in Beverly Hills. The spectacular English Revival mansion has been known as "The Gloria Vanderbilt Estate" ever since. It is now for sale and featured this week ...

Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site was built ... Frederick’s wealth and fame were thanks to his grandfather Cornelius Vanderbilt. Cornelius was a self-made millionaire who became one ...

The post Socialite Gloria Vanderbilt’s Former Beverly Hills Estate Hits the Market for $16.5 Million—Complete With a Very ...

It was built by Gilded Age railroad magnate Cornelius Vanderbilt — grandfather of Cornelius Vanderbilt II, who gifted Yale the funds to build the namesake Vanderbilt Hall on Old Campus to honor his ...

Nashville native William Ridley Wills II wrote nearly a book a year for the ... The local historian, philanthropist and Vanderbilt University Board of Trust member died on Jan. 16 in his home ...

The Cacho family announces the passing of Dr. Cornelius "Pat" Cacho, a distinguished scholar, philanthropist, and steadfast advocate for education. Throughout his life, Dr. Cacho dedicated himself ...