The Breakers in Newport, Rhode Island, was their summer escape. Now a museum, the Breakers features 70 rooms and spans 138,300 square feet. His grandson, Cornelius Vanderbilt II, succeeded him as the ...

Cornelius Vanderbilt, the Staten Island farm boy who rose to become America's transportation king, was the richest man of his time, but terms like "richest" don't do him justice. In 19th-century ...

In his opening statement over the dispute of railroad tycoon “Commodore” Cornelius Vanderbilt’s will, attorney Scott Lord proclaimed that Vanderbilt was “a believer in spiritualism” and “clairvoyance ...

There are affordable homes and plenty of things to do in the picturesque Dutchess County town. What’s missing: a town center and wastewater management. A fixture in Saratoga and Lexington, she was a ...

Cornelius Vanderbilt II's Fifth Avenue residence, which has since been demolished.Museum of the City of New York/Byron Collection/Getty Images During the Gilded Age, wealthy families built extravagant ...

Back in 1896 when auburn-haired Grace Graham Wilson bagged young Cornelius Vanderbilt, most of New York’s 400 agreed that it was a most unsuitable marriage. As a great-grandson of the tough old ...

The gladiator battle between Reddit day traders and hedge fund powerhouses is all about the shorts. But what's a short sale anyway? If you're wondering, you're not the only one. Here's a quick ...

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Lisa Thompson, Associate Professor and Cornelius Vanderbilt Chair of Black Homiletics and Liturgics illuminates us that gratitude is a community practice. NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Gratitude as spoken ...

The Vanderbilts, one of America's wealthiest Gilded Age families, owned multiple opulent homes. The Breakers in Newport, Rhode Island, was their summer escape. Now a museum, the Breakers features 70 ...