Project Gutenberg 2019-06-30 Public domain in the USA. 409 Snell, Charles W. Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site, New York United States. National Park Service. Historical handbook series, no. 32 Produced by Stephen Hutcheson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site, New York" by Charles W. Snell is a historical handbook published in the mid-20th century, particularly in the 1960s. This book serves as a detailed account of the Vanderbilt Mansion, exploring its architectural significance, origins, and the lifestyle of the Vanderbilt family during their time. It reflects on the broader context of the wealth generated by American industrialists in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The book delves into the history of the Vanderbilt Mansion, beginning with Frederick William Vanderbilt's acquisition of the estate and the extensive renovations that transformed it into an Italian Renaissance-style mansion. Snell provides insights into the lives of the Vanderbilts, detailing their social activities, estate operations, and relationships with the local community in Hyde Park. The narrative captures the grandeur of the mansion's architecture and the exquisite design of its interior, while also addressing the Vanderbilt family's philanthropic efforts and interaction with the surrounding locality. Overall, it stands as a tribute to an era of opulence and the historical significance of one of the great American families. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 65.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site (Hyde Park, Dutchess County, N.Y.) F106 Text Category: History - American Category: History - Royalty Category: Architecture 123652 2025-09-24T03:42:34.092997 text/html 115783 2019-06-29T17:15:42 text/html 6913552 2025-09-24T03:42:40.851071 application/epub+zip 6913556 2025-09-24T03:42:37.182997 application/epub+zip 101661 2025-09-24T03:42:35.791989 application/epub+zip 6961047 2025-09-24T03:42:43.213967 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 6933899 2025-09-24T03:42:39.509991 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 140473 2022-09-27T03:56:50.438414 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 91613 2025-09-24T03:42:33.416001 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 92143 2019-06-29T17:15:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 91932 2019-06-29T17:16:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19988 2025-09-24T03:42:43.358029 application/rdf+xml 18709 2025-09-24T03:42:35.884989 image/jpeg 3028 2025-09-24T03:42:35.836011 image/jpeg 34248 2019-06-29T17:17:28 application/octet-stream application/zip 34165 2019-06-29T17:17:28 application/octet-stream application/zip 6328436 2019-06-29T17:17:30 application/octet-stream application/zip 6341971 2025-09-24T03:42:34.252029 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog