#gilded age mansions

[hometoursandotherstuff]

If I was filthy rich...I'd buy this gilded age, limestone, Beaux Arts 1910 mansion on the Upper East Side of New York City. I posted it once before, so I guess it's hard to sell a home that's this expensive, (one of the hazards of being too rich, I guess). 7bds, 12ba, 18,000 sq ft, $54.5m. Open the gilded front door and step inside.

Love the rounded walls in the foyer. What is the stuff they have on the walls? I would have to take that down- it looks like some kind of carpeting.

But look at the magnificent marble stairs. I wonder what that is on the side- maybe it was a fountain or something at one time.

Carved marble and sculpted newel post.

Isn't that a lovely staircase? This home is 8 floors! 6 are above ground.

Details of the railing.

The sitting room is nice and light.

Look at the details!

This home is a work of art.

I would glide thru these room in a freakin' ball gown.

You can tell that this was all hand-sculpted.

I don't even know what level we're on.

The walls in this room have black & gold marble wainscoting and the wood panels have intricately carved crown molding.

I can see why this home is so expensive.

The artistic detail is crazy.

So beautiful.

This is all they show of it. And, the description says that the sale has to be approved by the court, so it must be an estate sale or something.

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/15-E-63rd-St-New-York-NY-10065/344214383_zpid/?

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Learning about Gilded Age mansions as a European is staggering because of the mishmashing of styles in one home, a white marble castle exterior in Rhineland style, mushroom vault with Louis XV parlour, a colonial dining room and an 'Asian Inspired' library...😬 oooh I mean, go off Charles V Paterno, it's your house so go nuts but I'm imagining European society, teacup in hand, saying "My, how gauche"

The epitome of class and sophistication that NY elite were not and yet, they were presented as such.

This sounds snobby, I'm not. I abhor that sort of stuff, if you're rich and want to make your house into the set of Peewees Playhouse then do and invite me over. If I had money, I'd turn my house into a replica of the Addams Mansion in a heartbeat but what does interest me is how people of the 'upper' social class in the US at the time took elements of European nobility and brute forced the differing elements together and demanded that it be seen as classy despite deciding they wanted 4 different times and eras AND PEOPLE WENT ALONG WITH THAT 😂

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The Magnolia Palace: A Literary Gem Unearthed by Fiona Davis

H&S Magazine’s Recommended Book Of The Week The Magnolia Palace: A Literary Gem Unearthed by Fiona Davis Genre: Historical Fiction, Mystery, Literary Fiction Exploring the Gilded Age’s Secrets: An Introduction to ‘The Magnolia Palace’ In the realm of historical fiction, a select few authors possess the extraordinary ability to transport readers through time and space, immersing them in bygone…

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The Fletcher Mansion, New York City, Jean-François Raffaëlli, 1899

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Rosecliff, one of the many Gilded Age Mansions of Newport, Rhode Island, on a foggy day.

June 2014

[djkerr]

Marian Brook and Aurora Fane in Newport, RI. BTS filming The Gilded Age season 3.

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(November 24, 2024)

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Marble House - Newport, RI

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The Library February 17, 2024 The Breakers Newport, Rhode Island

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Mills Mansion Shines

We arrived at my brother’s house in Rhinebeck on Christmas Eve, ate, drank and were merry for two days, and then I woke up on the 26th eager to explore yet another Hudon Valley mansion, what I always want to do when I’m in the area. There are loads of Hudson Valley posts if you want to see past tours: I apologize for the unwieldlyness of my now 14-year-old blog, but you can find most things by…

[marzipanandminutiae]

I love your poll about the house museums, i have been to many because it was an interest of my mother's growing up. I wanted to share about tour-able mansions in Rhode Island, USA. They are full of history and feel incredibly haunted.

Oh, in Newport? Yeah, those are really cool!

They were summer homes for the hyper-wealthy of (mostly) New York City, and really functioned more as event venues than family houses. The scale and grandeur of most of them boggles the mind:

(The Breakers, built in 1893-95 for the Vanderbilt family. This is the grandest of them all, but the one I've visited- Rosecliff -wasn't far behind.)

One of my friends used to work at the mansions- one organization runs all of them, as museums -and she says some are haunted. I'm not going to tell you which ones, though; that seems like it would spoil the fun.

Happy touring!

[hometoursandotherstuff]

Found this listing in my dream town of Tuxedo, New York. It’s a 1901 Gilded Age estate called Sky Top. It has 5bd., 4.5ba. and is listed for $3.5M.

Very nice stairs off to the side of the entrance hall.

It has a lovely spacious sitting room that’s the size of several sitting rooms. And, it has large stone fireplace.

The sitting room is a dining room with lovely glass doors to the terrace.

The rooms in this home are all huge. Look at the size of the kitchen. Love the pale green cabinets and matching fireplace.

On the 2nd fl. is a spacious sitting room that also has a corner office area.

The large main bd. This would be a great house for a maximalist, b/c you can fit a lot furniture in here.

Nice children’s room is large, but cozy.

This lovely room has another big room right thru the door. This would make a great suite.

The bats are spacious and plain.

This sunroom is made for entertaining. 

You can really pack in the bottles in this wine room.

Lovely terrace with a pergola. Looks like it’s also a grape vine.

The 2.6 acres of land are so beautiful and parklike. Look at the natural structure. 

Love the house, but I’m not too keen on the interior. You can see how beautiful Tuxedo is, though. 

And, this view is why the home is named Sky Top.

https://www.priceypads.com/skytop-1901-gilded-age-estate-asks-3-5m-in-tuxedo-park-ny/

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Pretty Ladies and Dumb Cowboy Guy

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The Breakers Music Room —

The MUSIC ROOM, designed by Richard van der Boyen and Allard et Fil, reflects the French Baroque interior the Vanderbilts would have seen in places like the Paris Opera House, and was the setting for family weddings and debutante parties. Gold and silver leaf, blue-grey Campan marble from France, mirrors, and crystal light fixtures combine to make a glittering effect for evening concerts and receptions. The spirit of music and numerous great composers are celebrated in the ceiling painting. This room and furnishings, in addition to those in the Morning Room, were designed and constructed in France then shipped to this location for installation.

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The Breakers Morning Room —

The wall paneling in the MORNING ROOM was designed by Richard van der Boyen, who carved elaborate garlands and figures in the late Renaissance style. Classical mythology and allegories decorate this room, from the painted allegory of the four seasons on the ceiling, to the Muses who appear in the corners of the room, painted on platinum leaf panels.

The room also displays portraits of Cornelius Vanderbilt II by the preeminent American portrait painter, John Singer Sargent, and the Count Laszlo Széchényi and Countess Gladys Széchényi, by the Hungarian artist Philip Alexius De László. Countess Széchényi was born Gladys Vanderbilt, the youngest of Cornelius and Alice's children. In 1908, Gladys married Count Laszlo Széchényi, a member of Hungary's premier aristocratic family and a minister to the Court of St. James in London and, later, to the United States.

When her mother Alice passed away in 1934, Countess Széchényi inherited The Breakers. In 1948, to raise funds for the Preservation Society's restoration of Hunter House, Countess Széchényi opened The Breakers to the public for tours. That same year, she leased The Breakers to the Preservation Society for $1.00 a year and continued to fund the maintenance of the house. The Preservation Society purchased The Breakers in 1972 for approximately $400,000. As an early member and supporter of the Preservation Society, Countess Széchényi made a major contribution to the preservation of Newport's architectural heritage.

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The Breakers Breakfast / Dining Room —

The BREAKFAST ROOM served as both breakfast room and informal family dining room. The table, which may be extended to seat 16 would have seated the entire family or served as seating for a small, informal dinner or luncheon. One of the premier decorators for America's elite families, Jules Allard et Fils Cules Allard & Sons) of Paris, supplied the Louis XV style furniture for the room and decided on the room's color scheme. The Vanderbilts were surrounded by imagery of the harvest.

Look around to see fruits and vegetables plentifully adorning the walls. The 12 rose-colored stone columns are solid alabaster and draw your eyes upward to the ceiling painting of the goddess Aurora heralding the dawn. The massive chandeliers and wall sconces in the Imperial design are made of French Baccarat crystal, and were piped for gas and wired for electricity at the time the house was built. The crown shaped tops indicate the style, while the rings on the chains were used to adjust the flow of gas.

Allard and Sons of Paris assisted Hunt with furnishings and fixtures, Austro-American sculptor Karl Bitter designed relief sculpture, and Boston architect Ogden Codman decorated the family quarters. The mansion covers nearly an acre of the 13-acre property and has 70 rooms including 48 bedrooms for family and staff. There are 27 fireplaces. It was equipped with electricity – still a novelty in houses during the Gilded Age – as well as gas for lighting.

The Breakers has entertained presidents, royalty and guests from across the world for more than 125 years and today is visited by hundreds of thousands of people each year. It is the flagship of the Newport Mansions and a world-famous iconic image of the City-by-the-Sea. The Breakers was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1994.

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The Breakers, Newport, RI

[djkerr]

Christine Baranski attends the Bloomingdales x Air Mail Event during New York Ready to Wear Fashion Week. Academy Mansion NYC | September 5, 2024

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