Looking south down Fifth Avenue in 1908, with the mansion's front entrance on West 58th Street
General information
Address
1 West 57th Street
Town or city
Manhattan, New York City
Country
United States
Opened
1883
Demolished
1926
Design and construction
Main contractor
David H. King, Jr.
The Cornelius Vanderbilt II House was a large mansion built in 1883 at 1 West 57th Street in Manhattan, New York City. It occupied the frontage along the west side of Fifth Avenue from West 57th Street up to West 58th Street at Grand Army Plaza. The home was sold in 1926 and demolished to make way for the Bergdorf Goodman department store.
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