Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site, New York
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About This Book
The text of a National Park Service handbook on the Vanderbilt Mansion. From the early 1960s.
Chapters (50)(click to expand)
- Vanderbilt Mansion NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE · NEW YORK
- The Vanderbilt Name and Fortune
- “Another Millionaire in Dutchess”
- A Mansion in the Making
- Estate Development
- Final Changes to the Mansion and Grounds
- A Way of Life
- Society in the Hudson Valley
- Operation of the Estate
- The Vanderbilts and the People of Hyde Park
- Early History of the Estate
- Description of the Mansion
- FIRST FLOOR
- Main Entrance Vestibule.
- Reception Hall.
- Study.
- Library.
- South Foyer.
- Drawing Room.
- Gold Room.
- North Foyer.
- Dining Room.
- GRAND STAIRWAY
- SECOND FLOOR
- North Foyer.
- Blue Room.
- Mauve Room.
- Second Floor Hall.
- Red Rooms.
- South Foyer.
- Frederick Vanderbilt’s Room.
- Mrs. Vanderbilt’s Room.
- Boudoir.
- THIRD FLOOR
- BASEMENT OF THE MANSION
- Description of the Grounds
- Trees.
- Pavilion.
- Gardener’s Cottage and Tool House.
- The Italian Gardens.
- North Drive and North (Exit) Gate.
- Main (Entrance) Gate and Gatehouse.
- White Bridge.
- River Gate and Gatehouse.
- The Coach Home.
- Travel Routes to the Site
- About Your Visit
- The National Historic Site
- Suggested Readings
- NATIONAL PARK SERVICE HISTORICAL HANDBOOK SERIES
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