The article described it as a “neat farm-house of two stories, and of fair dimension.” ... Wilson notes, “Cornelius Vanderbilt is largely forgotten on the street of his birth.

Cornelius Vanderbilt II's Fifth Avenue residence, which has since been demolished.Museum of the City of New York/Byron Collection/Getty Images During the Gilded Age, wealthy families built ...

CORNELIUS VANDERBILT'S CONDITION VERY GRAVE; Peritonitis Sets In -- Four Physicians in Consultation. Many Callers at the House, Who Leave Messages and Flowers -- What the Doctors Report.

Edward Renehan, Jr., talked about his biography [Commodore: The Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt], published by Basic Books. In his book he recounts the life of Cornelius Vanderbilt (1794-1877), who ...