When Cornelius Vanderbilt II (grandson of the OG Vanderbilt) unveiled his mansion at 1 West 57th Street in 1883, it was no small to-do. At the time—and still on record, though the home was demolished ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For the Gilded Age nouveau riche, owning a home that broadcast the scale of one’s fortune was practically a requirement, an early ...