Mansion Photograph - Illusions of grandeur by Brenda Kean

Illusions of grandeur is a photograph by Brenda Kean which was uploaded on July 31st, 2013.

Illusions of grandeur

The Breakers was built as the Newport summer home of Cornelius Vanderbilt II, a member of the wealthy United States Vanderbilt family. Designed by... more

by Brenda Kean

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Title

Illusions of grandeur

Artist

Brenda Kean

Medium

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Description

The Breakers was built as the Newport summer home of Cornelius Vanderbilt II, a member of the wealthy United States Vanderbilt family. Designed by renowned architect Richard Morris Hunt and with interior decoration by Jules Allard and Sons and Ogden Codman, Jr., the 70-room mansion boasts approximately 65,000 sq ft (6,000 m2). of living space. The home was constructed between 1893 and 1895 at a cost of more than $7 million (approximately $200 million in today's dollars adjusted for inflation).
In 1895, the year of its completion, The Breakers was the largest, most opulent house in a summer resort considered the social capital of America. Although the mansion is owned by the Society, the original furnishings displayed throughout the house are still owned by the family.

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July 31st, 2013