UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Stewart L. Udall, Secretary
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
Conrad L. Wirth, Director
HISTORICAL HANDBOOK NUMBER THIRTY-TWO
This publication is one of a series of handbooks describing thehistorical and archeological areas in the National Park Systemadministered by the National Park Service of the United StatesDepartment of the Interior. It is printed by the Government PrintingOffice and may be purchased from the Superintendent of Documents,Washington, D.C. 20402. Price 60 cents.
Vanderbilt Mansion
NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE · NEW YORK
by Charles W. Snell
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE HISTORICAL HANDBOOK SERIES NO. 32
Washington, D.C., 1960
(Reprint 1961)
The National Park System, of which Vanderbilt MansionNational Historic Site is a unit, is dedicated to conservingthe scenic, scientific, and historic heritage of theUnited States for the benefit and inspiration of its people.
Contents
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- THE VANDERBILT NAME AND FORTUNE 2
- “ANOTHER MILLIONAIRE IN DUTCHESS” 3
- A MANSION IN THE MAKING 7
- ESTATE DEVELOPMENT 8
- FINAL CHANGES TO THE MANSION AND GROUNDS 12
- A WAY OF LIFE 14
- SOCIETY IN THE HUDSON VALLEY 17
- OPERATION OF THE ESTATE 21
- THE VANDERBILTS AND THE PEOPLE OF HYDE PARK 23
- EARLY HISTORY OF THE ESTATE 26
- DESCRIPTION OF THE MANSION 32
- DESCRIPTION OF THE GROUNDS 45
- TRAVEL ROUTES TO THE SITE 50
- ABOUT YOUR VISIT 50
- THE NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE 50
- SUGGESTED READINGS 52
Vanderbilt Mansion.
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