• Hyde Park is a cornerstone of the Hudson River Valley's cultural heritage. The designers and architects were among the leaders in their fields.  The centerpiece, the house itself, is a premier example of American Beaux-Arts style.

    Vanderbilt Mansion

    National Historic Site New York

Vanderbilt Mansion

Vanderbilt Mansion NHS, in terms of architecture, interiors, mechanical systems, road systems and landscape, is a remarkably complete example of a gilded-age country place, illustrating the political, economic, social, cultural, and demographic changes that occurred as America industrialized in the years after the Civil War.

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Vanderbilt Mansion

In 1940, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the enabling legislation for the Vanderbilt Mansion in Hyde Park, NY to become part of the National Park Service.