A Rare Look Inside the Vanderbilt Heirs' Family Mansion

In January, Town & Country questioned whether the Vanderbilt heirs who occupied the third-floor apartment of the Breakers were being forced out because they publicly opposed the plan for a welcome center on the grounds. As of March 30, the two great-children of Cornelius Vanderbilt II, the man who built the Gilded Age mansion in 1893, vacated the apartment.
Today, a former employee of the Preservation Society of Newport County—who has worked on the Breakers archives for the past seven years—posted a series of photos showing what the apartment looks like today. Below, a rare glimpse at the former family apartment courtesy of Jason Bouchard.
This story originally appeared on Townandcountrymag.com.
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