Sketch of interior of Cornelius Vanderbilt House
- 2008.001.1154
- Pièce
- ca. 1915
Fait partie de Lorne Shields Historical Photograph Collection
Item is a sketch of the interior of a room with furnishings, made with ink on glassine paper. Inscriptions read: "Geo. S & Polley & W. Pub. Boston" "Interior Cornelius Vanderbilts Residence". The mansion was located on 1 West 57th Street in New York City and was built in 1883. Cornelius Vaderbilt II was an heir, socialite and businessman. The house was sold at the beginning of the First World War for seven million dollars.