Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site, New York
Snell CW. 1960. Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site, New York. Historical Handbook Series. National Park Service, Department of the Interior
Focal point of the site is the mansion. Built in the Italian Renaissance style, its architecture and its furnishing show how strongly European art and culture influenced wealthy Americans at the turn of the 20th century. Vanderbilt Mansion is figuratively a palace transplanted from the Old World to the banks of the historic Hudson River. The extensive grounds surrounding the mansion have been a part of great estates for almost two centuries. From natural terraces fronting the Hudson, the grounds level off to the open woods and lawns of an English-type park, and then descend to forested seclusion in the valley of Crum Elbow Creek. Notable specimen trees dot the landscape, many of them from Europe and Asia. All these features combine to provide a setting worthy of the mansion itself. This historic handbook contains a brief history of the Vanderbilt Mansion.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Snell, Charles
- Date of Issue
- 1960
- Publisher
- National Park Service, Department of the Interior
- Units
- HIST , VAMA
- Keywords
- Cultural Resources, ehistory, Estate Development, History, Hyde Park, Italian Renaissance, New York, Transportation, Vanderbilt Mansion