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The list of architects employed by the Vanderbilts is a who's who of the New York-based firms that embodied the syncretic (often dismissed as "eclectic") styles of the American Renaissance: Richard Morris Hunt, George B. Post, McKim, Mead and White, Carrere and Hastings, Warren and Wetmore , Horace Trumbauer John Russell Pope, Addison Mizner were all employed by the descendants of 'Commodore' Cornelius Vanderbilt, who built only very modestly himself.

1 Some Vanderbilt houses

• Frederick William Vanderbilt (1856-1938), 'Hyde Park,' Hyde Park, New York, 1896-1899; McKim, Mead and White, now Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site (website)

• William Kissam Vanderbilt I (1849-1920), 'Idle Hour', Oakdale, Long Island, New York ; built 1878-1879; Richard Morris Hunt (destroyed by fire, 1899), 660 Fifth Avenue, New York, demolished 1926.

• William Kissam Vanderbilt I, ' Marble House ', Newport, Rhode Island, built 1888-1892; Richard Morris Hunt (website)

• William Kissam Vanderbilt II, ' Eagle’s Nest ', Centerport, New York, built 1910-1936; Warren & Wetmore (website)

• George Washington Vanderbilt II (1862-1914), " Biltmore", Asheville, North Carolina, built 1888-1895; Richard Morris Hunt (website)

• Cornelius Vanderbilt II (1843-1899), ' The BreakersThe Breakers is a mansion, built as a summer home in Newport, Rhode Island by Cornelius Vanderbilt II, a member of the wealthy United States Vanderbilt family. Designed by architect, Richard Morris Hunt, the 70 room mansion was constructed between 1892 an', Newport, Rhode Island, built 1892-1895; Richard Morris Hunt (website)

• Florence Vanderbilt (Mrs. Hamilton Twombly) (1854-1952), 'Florham', Convent Station, New Jersey, 1894-1897; McKim, Mead and White (now Administration Building, Fairleigh Dickinson University) (website)

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The Vanderbilt houses