Cornelius Vanderbilt was an industrialist, shipping and railroad magnate, and philanthropist from the United States. He is widely regarded as a self-made multi-millionaire who became one of the ...
Getty Images; Elm Court Estate; Library of Congress Elm Court Estate was built in 1886 as a summer home for Emily Vanderbilt, granddaughter of railroad magnate Cornelius Vanderbilt, and her family.
Frederick Vanderbilt Field was news the day he was born, Apr. 15, 1905. He was a great-great grandson of Railroad Builder Cornelius Vanderbilt, marked by destiny and carefully drawn wills to be a ...
Cornelius Vanderbilt II's 70-room mansion gives the UK's Royal Lodge a run for its money. Vanderbilt, who was born into ...
Commissioned in 1893 by railroad tycoon Cornelius Vanderbilt II, The Breakers is a Renaissance-style "summer cottage" inspired by the palaces in northern Italy. Its opulence knows no bounds ...