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The Breakers

Source: artsedge.kennedy-center.org
Topic: Famous Entrepreneurs

Sort Desciption: In 1885, Cornelius Vanderbilt II brought the original wood and brick house ... Cornelius Vanderbilt's bedroom is smaller and furnished with carved walnut panels. ...

Content Inside: Info Sheet The Breakers Lesson Connection: Three Newport Mansions of the Gilded Age Copyright The Kennedy Center. All rights reserved. ARTSEDGE materials may be reproduced for educational purposes. Patrons: Cornelius Vanderbilt II and Alice Vanderbilt Architect: Richard Morris Hunt The History In 1885, Cornelius Vanderbilt II brought the original wood and brick house called the Breakers for his summer home. It was called the Breakers because of the waves of the Atlantic broke onto the rocks of the oceanfront property. The original house was completely destroyed by fire in 1892. Vanderbilt hired Richard Morris Hunt to design a noble house befitting the patriarch of the Vanderbilt family. Cornelius Vanderbilt II inherited a massive fortune from his grandfather, Cornelius I, and his father who owned steamship and railroad lines in the northeast. Work on the mansion began in 1893, and was completed in two years. On August 14, 1895 the Breakers housewarming and coming out party for daughter Gertrude Vanderbilt was held for over 300 guests. Three years later Cornelius died, but his wife still maintained and lived in the house. Mrs. Alice Vanderbilt, know as Alice of the Breakers died at age 89 in 1934. She left the Breakers to her daughter, who leased the house to the Preservation Society for $1 a year. The house was later purchased by the Preservation Society of Newport County and is now open to the public. It is one of the most visited historic homes in the United States. The Architecture Hunts design was grand and absolutely fireproof. Work on the mansion began in 1893, and was completed in two years. The design was Italian Renaissance plan influenced by a famous Renaissance architect, Andrea Palladio (1508-1580). The estate design consisted of a roofed central courtyard with the first and second floors opening into the central space. Hunt added two more floors, the third floor for bedrooms and 33 rooms on the fourth floor for the servants for a total of 70 rooms in t ...

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