21-Sept-24 Newport, Rhode Island
Dear reader. You’ve now seen Rough Point, Marble House and The Elms.
What did you think? Pretty impressive and opulent aren’t they.
Well.
They were just the amuse bouche.
For the Big Daddy and Giant Haystacks combined.
This house was built by Cornelius Vanderbilt II, one of the richest men in America at the time it was constructed in 1893-95. As the grandson of Cornelius Vanderbilt, he was involved in the family shipping and railways business. His brother William Kassam Vanderbilt built the other house down the road, Marble House. William K Vanderbilt hired the architects for Grand Central Railway Station in New York City.
This house is called…The Breakers.
Enjoy the photos.
How the other half lived.
You can read all about it here….https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Breakers
One response to “NWP 37 part 4 – The Gilded Age – Breakers”
Bit different from a two up, two down and an attic on Meadow Lane. As you say , How the other half live. But they never had the pleasure of thawing the loo across the yard.