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Gardens and Greenhouses.................................................................................................. 70 Coach House ................................................................................................................. 72 Paint Shop, Carpenter Shop, Blacksmith Shop......................................................... 72 Management of the Household Staff........................................................................................ 72 Butler...................................................................................................................................... 74 Second and Third Men ................................................................................................ 74 Day and Night Men ...................................................................................................... 75 Parlor Maid.................................................................................................................... 76 Chef........................................................................................................................................ 76 First and Second Cooks ............................................................................................... 76 Kitchen Maid................................................................................................................. 77 Housekeeper......................................................................................................................... 77 First, Second, Third, and Fourth Chamber Maids ................................................... 78 Three Laundry Women................................................................................................ 78 The Vanderbilts' Personal Staff.......................................................................................... 78 Secretary......................................................................................................................... 78 Personal Maid................................................................................................................ 78 Valet................................................................................................................................ 79 The Staff's View of Estate Work ............................................................................................... 79 Employees' Leisure on the Estate..................................................................................................... 82 World War II Use of the Vanderbilt Mansion................................................................................ 84 Chapter Three: Resource History and Description of Existing Conditions.................................... 87 Architectural Resources, 1895-Present by Peggy Albee....................................................................... 87 Estate Structures................................................................................................................................. 95 Furnished Interiors ................................................................................................................................... 98 Public Spaces and Private Family Rooms by Nina Gray .................................................................... 103 First Floor.......................................................................................................................................... 103 Vestibule..................................................................................................................................... 103 Elliptical Hall ............................................................................................................................. 104 Lavatory and Coats ................................................................................................................... 108 North Foyer ............................................................................................................................... 108 Dining Room.............................................................................................................................. 109 Lobby and Lavatory (Office) ................................................................................................... 113 Den (Library) ............................................................................................................................. 116 South Foyer................................................................................................................................ 119 Living Room............................................................................................................................... 120 Reception Room (Gold Room), 1897..................................................................................... 125 Grand Stairway .......................................................................................................................... 129 Second Floor..................................................................................................................................... 130 Second Floor Hall ..................................................................................................................... 130 South Foyer................................................................................................................................ 132 Mr. Vanderbilt's Bedroom....................................................................................................... 133 Mr. Vanderbilt's Bathroom...................................................................................................... 135 Mrs. Vanderbilt's Bedroom ..................................................................................................... 135 Mrs. Vanderbilt's Boudoir .......................................................................................................139 Mrs. Vanderbilt's Bathroom .................................................................................................... 141 Second Floor Guest Rooms ..................................................................................................... 141 Second Floor Bathrooms ......................................................................................................... 143 Large Red Bedroom .................................................................................................................. 143 Small Red Bedroom .................................................................................................................. 144 North Foyer ............................................................................................................................... 144 Blue Bedroom ............................................................................................................................ 145 Mauve Bedroom........................................................................................................................ 145 iv
Green Bedroom ......................................................................................................................... 146 Stairway to Third Floor ............................................................................................................ 147 Third Floor........................................................................................................................................ 148 Hall.............................................................................................................................................. 148 Small Pink Room ....................................................................................................................... 149 Pink Bedroom ............................................................................................................................ 150 Lavender Bedroom ................................................................................................................... 151 Empire Bedroom ....................................................................................................................... 152 Green Bedroom ......................................................................................................................... 152 Third Floor Guest Bathrooms................................................................................................. 153 Service Areas by Pamela Herrick........................................................................................................... 153 Basement Service Rooms................................................................................................................. 153 Hall.............................................................................................................................................. 154 Kitchen ....................................................................................................................................... 156 Scullery ....................................................................................................................................... 159 Dumbwaiter ............................................................................................................................... 160 Refrigerator and Kitchen Store Closet ................................................................................... 160 Service Dining Room ................................................................................................................ 160 Service Pantry ............................................................................................................................ 162 Cook's Room ............................................................................................................................. 162 Main Laundry ............................................................................................................................ 163 Service Laundry......................................................................................................................... 164 Boot Room ................................................................................................................................. 164 Butler's Room ............................................................................................................................ 165 Second Man's Room................................................................................................................. 165 Third Man's Room.................................................................................................................... 166 Service Trunk Room................................................................................................................. 166 Wine Cellar ................................................................................................................................ 166 Box Closet/Bicycle Room ........................................................................................................ 166 V's Trunk and Store Room ...................................................................................................... 166 Housekeeper's Office and Store Closet ................................................................................. 167 First Floor Butler's Pantry............................................................................................................... 168 Third Floor Servants' Hall .............................................................................................................. 169 Housekeeper's Service Hall ..................................................................................................... 170 Housekeeper's Room ............................................................................................................... 170 Maid's Room.............................................................................................................................. 172 Service Rooms ........................................................................................................................... 173 Foyer ........................................................................................................................................... 178 Bath ............................................................................................................................................. 178 Sewing Room ............................................................................................................................. 179 Maid's Room with Bell - 1........................................................................................................ 180 Maid's Room with Bell - 2........................................................................................................ 180 Room 3........................................................................................................................................ 181 Room 4........................................................................................................................................ 181 Cultural Landscape, 1895-Present by H. Eliot Foulds ....................................................................... 181 Pre-Vanderbilt Overview ................................................................................................................ 181 Vanderbilt Landscape Overview - Early Modifications.............................................................. 184 A Refinement of Privacy.................................................................................................................. 186 Italian Garden Fashion .................................................................................................................... 187 The Role of a Knowledgeable Client ............................................................................................. 190 National Park Service Stewardship - Executive Direction ......................................................... 190 National Park Service Development Program and Treatment Decisions ................................ 191 Integrity ............................................................................................................................................. 191 v
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Page 3: Vanderbilt Mansion, 1898. Wurts Bro
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CHAPTER TWO HISTORICAL OVERVIEW EVO
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Historical Overview ownership, whil
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Historical Overview their expense.
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Historical Overview From 1885 to 19
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Historical Overview and entertainme
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Historical Overview death, the Vede
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ILLUSTRATIONS
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Figure 14. Vanderbilt Mansion, 1898
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APPENDICES
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p.57 Nov. 7, 1896 Volume 6 On House
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p.231 August 12, 1897 On House at H
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Herter Brothers Dining Room 3,000.0
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them as sub-contractors. 1451 Among
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South Foyer Rug 6.5' x 16.2' Living
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APPENDIX 4 CHRONOLOGY OF LANDSCAPE
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APPENDIX 5 JAMES L. GREENLEAF BIOGR
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APPENDIX 6 THE HYDE PARK LANDSCAPE
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GLOSSARY OF ARCHITECTURAL TERMS Thi
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"Châteauesque buildings, always of
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not only in the 1860s, but also the
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argeboards, hood molding over windo
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BUSINESS LIFE OF FREDERICK VANDERBI
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EDWARD WALES Ruth Wales (daughter)
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HYDE PARK HISTORICAL SOCIETY The co
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Andrews, Wayne. The Vanderbilt Lege
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Granger, Alfred Hoyt. Charles Folle
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REPORTS Albee, Peggy A. Home of Fra
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_____. Untitled journal. 1904. Tran
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