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Cornelius Vanderbilt II House information


Cornelius Vanderbilt II House
Looking south down Fifth Avenue in 1908, with the mansion's front entrance on West 58th Street
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General information
Address1 West 57th Street
Town or cityManhattan, New York City
CountryUnited States
Opened1883
Demolished1926
Design and construction
Main contractorDavid 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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