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The Vanderbilts, one of America's wealthiest Gilded Age families, owned multiple opulent homes. Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. AdvertisementDuring the Gilded Age, Cornelius Vanderbilt was America's richest man with an estimated net worth of $100 million, or around $200 billion in today's currency. His grandson, Cornelius Vanderbilt II, succeeded him as the president and chairman of the New York Central Railroad in 1885. The seaside residence, named "the Breakers" after the waves that break on Newport's rocky shores, was one of many opulent homes that the Vanderbilts owned as one of America's wealthiest Gilded Age families.
Persons: , Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, Warren Buffett, Cornelius Vanderbilt II, Alice Vanderbilt Organizations: Breakers, Service, New York Central Railroad Locations: Newport , Rhode Island
Sandy Point Farm was built in 1902 for Reginald Claypoole Vanderbilt in Portsmouth, Rhode Island. Sandy Point Farm, now listed for $3.5 million, has 24 stables and a 15,000-square-foot riding arena. Go to newsletter preferences Thanks for signing up! AdvertisementRhode Island is full of architectural marvels from the Gilded Age, but these historic properties rarely hit the market. That's what makes Sandy Point Farm, a 1902 equestrian estate that belonged to a Vanderbilt heir, a rare find.
Persons: Reginald Claypoole Vanderbilt, Cornelius Vanderbilt II, Organizations: Service Locations: Sandy Point, Portsmouth , Rhode Island, Newport . Sandy Point, Rhode, Sandy, Vanderbilt
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