HBO's "The Gilded Age" films scenes in real historic mansions from the time period.

As heir to the family fortune, he built a 70-room, 138,300-square-foot mansion on the shores of Newport, Rhode Island, as a summer escape for his wife, Alice Vanderbilt, and their seven children.

The Breakers Third Floor Preservation in Progress Tour gives guests unprecedented access to private rooms formerly occupied by Vanderbilt descendants. The last heirs to live in these spaces, Paul ...

As heir to the family fortune, he built a 70-room, 138,300-square-foot mansion on the shores of Newport, Rhode Island, as a summer escape for his wife, Alice Vanderbilt, and their seven children.

Tour The Breakers is ranked #2 out of 14 things to do in Newport, RI. See pictures and our review of Tour The Breakers.

The group that runs the Breakers, the Vanderbilt “cottage” in Newport, R.I., wants to build a visitors center on the grounds, a proposal that has provoked outrage from neighbors. By Robin Pogrebin ...

Vanderbilt Family Jewels Are Heading to Auction Next Month Sotheby's will be auctioning off four extraordinary pieces from a descendant of the American dynasty. Published on May 29, 2025.