Vanderbilt Houses: The Architectural Legacy of a Gilded Age Family

$195.00

Robert B. King and Charles S. L. Marlor
Interview with Gloria Vanderbilt
Introduction by Paul F. Miller

UPCOMING TITLE: Available Fall 2026

This comprehensive two-volume publication is the first time the houses of the Vanderbilt family are documented extensively. The forty-eight chapters feature the notable houses built by the Commodore, his children, and the descendants of the Commodore’s oldest son, William Henry Vanderbilt, who inherited almost all of his father’s wealth. The book also profiles the Commodore’s yachts and the family mausoleum on Staten Island. A splendid feat for those who love the architectural splendor of the Gilded Age and the treasures that the Vanderbilt’s extraordinary family wealth built before and after.


Projected release date: Fall 2026
Hardcover
2 volumes in slipcase
Each volume est. 400 pages
Color and black and white ill.
8.75 x 11.5 inches

ISBN: 978-1735600161

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Description

Authors Robert King and Chip Marlor, a Vanderbilt descendent, have substantially expanded and updated—with new information and images—King’s 1989 publication, The Vanderbilt Homes (Rizzoli). Aside from significant changes to pre-existing chapters, the authors have added twenty-one houses. This remarkable overview of the grand homes built by generations of Vanderbilts, includes well-documented homes, like Marble House and the Biltmore, as well as little known or documented homes, like Le Quesnay, William K. Vanderbilt’s home and Thoroughbred stable in Normandy, France. Among others of note, is an extensive chapter on Sutherland House with images that have not previously been published; Lou Sueil, the home of Consuelo Vanderbilt Balsan in France; and the Fifth Avenue houses that are still extant, including the Fabbri house on 62nd Street, the Burden and Hammond houses on 91st Street, and the Emily Sloan White house at 854 Fifth Avenue.

Aside from engaging stories told by King about the families and the houses, each chapter has extensive visual documentation, including new photography and when possible, floor plans. Many of the archival photographs have never been published before.