Alva Vanderbilt succeeded in rising to the top of New York society; Arabella Huntington–one of the richest women in ...

As heir to the Vanderbilt family fortune during the Gilded Age, William K. Vanderbilt spared no expense in building Marble House for his wife. It was designed by Richard Morris Hunt, the same ...

The Vanderbilt fortune, admittedly, consisted of shipping and railroad money amassed two generations earlier by Cornelius ...

Insights Some of the wealthiest families in American history have lost their fortunes.  Families like Kennedy, Du Pont, and ...

The Vanderbilt fortune, admittedly, consisted of shipping and railroad money amassed two generations earlier by Cornelius Vanderbilt, whereas Collis Huntington’s fortune was brand new.