Vanderbilt Mansion B&W
Feb 6, 2018 00:27:29 #
Hyde Park, New York
Five frames merged in Lightroom & Photoshop
Nikon D800 & 28-300mm lens
The Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site is in Hyde Park, New York. It became a National Historic Landmark and started operation under the National Park Service in 1940. The mansion, known as Hyde Park, was the Gilded Age home of Frederick William Vanderbilt and his family from 1895 to 1938.
Frederick Vanderbilt purchased the property — with a mansion he tore down — for $125,000. He spent $660,000 to build the existing mansion, which cost $1.5 million to furnish. By comparison, according to a Bureau of Labor Statistics inflation calculator, that $125,000 would be more than $3 million in 2016 dollars, and the $1.5 million would be over $36 million.
The 54-room Vanderbilt mansion was built between 1896 and 1899. The site includes 211 acres of the original larger property, including lawns against the Hudson River, formal gardens, woodlands, and auxiliary buildings.
Known as Hyde Park, the Vanderbilt site is one of the area's oldest Hudson River estates.
Frederick and Louise Vanderbilt were attracted to the Hudson Valley and the 600-acre estate. The location offered quick and easy access to New York City on the Vanderbilt's own New York Central Railroad. The house was primarily used as a vacation home for Frederick Vanderbilt's family.
The New York Times described the Vanderbilt’s estate as "the finest place on the Hudson between New York and Albany."
Five frames merged in Lightroom & Photoshop
Nikon D800 & 28-300mm lens
The Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site is in Hyde Park, New York. It became a National Historic Landmark and started operation under the National Park Service in 1940. The mansion, known as Hyde Park, was the Gilded Age home of Frederick William Vanderbilt and his family from 1895 to 1938.
Frederick Vanderbilt purchased the property — with a mansion he tore down — for $125,000. He spent $660,000 to build the existing mansion, which cost $1.5 million to furnish. By comparison, according to a Bureau of Labor Statistics inflation calculator, that $125,000 would be more than $3 million in 2016 dollars, and the $1.5 million would be over $36 million.
The 54-room Vanderbilt mansion was built between 1896 and 1899. The site includes 211 acres of the original larger property, including lawns against the Hudson River, formal gardens, woodlands, and auxiliary buildings.
Known as Hyde Park, the Vanderbilt site is one of the area's oldest Hudson River estates.
Frederick and Louise Vanderbilt were attracted to the Hudson Valley and the 600-acre estate. The location offered quick and easy access to New York City on the Vanderbilt's own New York Central Railroad. The house was primarily used as a vacation home for Frederick Vanderbilt's family.
The New York Times described the Vanderbilt’s estate as "the finest place on the Hudson between New York and Albany."
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