Gilded age mansions

Lynnewood Hall, located in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, is a Gilded Age mansion built between 1897 and 1900 for industrialist Peter A.B. Widener. Designed by renowned architect Horace Trumbauer, this 110-room Neoclassical Revival estate is one of the largest surviving Gilded Age mansions in the United States. Widener, a prominent figure in American business and an investor in the Titanic, used Lynnewood Hall to house his extensive art collection. Despite changing ownership and periods of…

Gilded Age railroad tycoon Cornelius Vanderbilt would be wealthier than Jeff Bezos if he were alive today. His grandson built the Breakers.

Surviving remnants of the indulgent bygone era exist throughout the city—if you know where to look.

The grand, Gilded Age mansion was built in the Parisian Beaux Arts-style between 1901 and 1903 for prominent New York socialites, James and Harriet Lanier.

Next time you’re in one of the city’s former Gilded Age mansions—reborn as a museum, perhaps, or a cultural center, store, or some other public building—be on the lookout for tiny butto…

An expensive piece of New York City history is up for sale. For $80 million, the Benjamin N. Duke House at 1009 Fifth Ave could be yours! Built in 1899 to 1901 and designed by the firm of Welch, Smith & Provot, the Duke House was designated a New York City landmark in 1974 and is one of the most unique residences available in New York City. The limestone and brick mansion, which stretches along Fifth Avenue and 82nd Street, was designed in the Italian Renaissance palazzo style and features…