The Breakers - the 70 room cottage of Cornelius Vanderbilt II - was started in the spring of 1893 and finished in the summer of 1895. Total square feet: 138,300!
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What struck me right away were the faces. Here are a few that peered at me.
And Cornelius himself:
He enjoyed this house for only four summer seasons. He had a stroke in 1896 and then a second one in 1899 which killed him just before he would have celebrated his 56th birthday. His wife whom he had married in 1867 and who bore him seven children summered at The Breakers until her death in 1934.
When a 70-room mansion is called a cottage, you know you are in a different tax bracket. 😀
ReplyDeleteWow, what a place! Ample square footage, but I am not sure I would want all of those faces looking at me as I went about my day. Interesting place and interesting post.
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ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing your awesome photos, Marcia. I love your Easter eggs too. Have a very happy Easter!
ReplyDeleteI didn’t know “70 room” and “cottage” could be in the same sentence! I’ve never seen anything like that blue porcelain fireplace before.
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