Touring The Breakers Mansion, Newport, Rhode Island 

Just visited for the first time this week and I loved it.

To think that this is their "beach cottage" where they would retreat from the city for rest and relaxation. Those interiors would not let me relax as I would be constantly obsessing over all the dust.

Very nice 😀

I wonder what their breakfast, lunch, and dinner foods were. What was the normal meal comprised of?

Why are houses like these not called castles. And what defines a castle vs a mansion?

Wonder how much it would cost in today’s money to make one of this mega mansions🤔💰😱

Those copper pots alone are worth more than my house.

The mansions in Newport, Rhode Island are definitely worth the trip.

The gilded age was part of US history like it or not. There are people today that have as much or more wealth. Times change constantly so hating on these people doesn’t help. Money only cushioned the bumps but doesn’t guarantee health or happiness.

They shouldn't have torn down the Vanderbilt mansion on Fifth Avenue. Bergdorf could have repurposed the mansion for their store instead of tearing it down.

Simply astonishing 🙏🏼! Just to think that today they build $100million dollar homes that cannot hold a candle to this beautiful mansions.

That entrance hall screams, I have more money than you, and you, and you, and you... So take that Carnegie, Rockefeller, DuPont, Morgan, Ford...Vanderbilt's WIN!!!

My entire house would easily fit inside the Great Hall with lots of room to spare.

They intentionally used the term "cottage" as a big fat joke back in the day.

Oh the dusting ! It must be endless. Beautiful home.

when you get to the music room take a good look at the piano. It’s a Steinway...surprise. I donated an Identical one to the Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix, mine was built in 1886 and this ones from that era as well. Model C Parlor Grand.

I read that Mrs. Vanderbilt herself went to Italy and Paris to pick out the Marble, Chandeliers and Furnishings.

Mr. Cornelius Vanderbilt II was literally extremely rich, wow.

A house for the wealthy before income taxes. Many people today would be satisfied with a small house and today's technology.

I highly recommend the book "The Myth of the Robber Barons" to get insight into these great men of industry.

Thank you for sharing this video. I love visiting the palaces of the aristocracy here in Europe and seeing clips of the gilded age mansions, which one day I hope to visit in person. I thoroughly enjoyed your tour

SEVENTY THREE Servants? Wow!

What a stunning home. All of them are. Just beautiful. The quality, the craftsmanship, the detailing is magnificent

Beautifully filmed! There is amazing family history contained in that home, all told in the book FORTUNE'S CHILDREN: THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF VANDERBILT. "Downton Abbey" worthy story!

Get the feeling the “cottage” is haunted.

The place employed a lot of people. Making the money go around is good

Very nice casual tour of an American architectural masterpiece. The Breakers is constructed and furnished with more opulent materials than the public rooms at Buckingham Palace.

That bathtub is stunning in her Master. Interesting, the servants quarters were on the upper level.

i toured the house in the mid 90's and it took my breath away. The other Vanderbilts homes, like the Marble House is stunning as well. The Hammersmith house, Jacqueline Kennedy's childhood summer house was very homey - I think I read somewhere that they don't have that open to the public anymore.

Very nice video. Thank you! While I admired the wonderful craftsmanship, some of the rooms, especially the public ones, were over-the-top and just vulgar, typical of the late 19th century when the new rich wanted to show off their wealth. Regards.

This kind of living is a Ball-Breaker today! People have changed and even have contempt for this kind of materialistic excess and decadence. 38 years ago, I took a tour to the mansions in Newport and I caught mansionites. I got so sick of it. Then I heard of all the super rich long ago that took their lives in this most affluent area.

Nice, abit brief tour. LOVED the piano music started at the music room!

I thought the same thing about dust. Just mowing the lawn looks like a full time job. The reason most of these beautiful palaces were knocked down is no one can afford the upkeep or taxes.

Too many dark and cluttered rooms in a setting that should be more airy. By far the largest cook stove I've ever seen.

It would be a full time job just keeping the fires stoked in all of the fireplaces.

the coolest house!!

Watch the series “The Men Who Built America”, believe it’s 4 episodes each 1 hour long. Amazing! The Vanderbilts, for whom these homes belong, is the subject of the first episode.

Thank's to share. I think it's was a great tour. Visiting a place like this. Despites being home to an upper class family , it's remarcable! The Vanderbilt family was one of those that built América and changed The XX century. Thank's. Hughs from Brasil

Actually there a family living spaces on the third floor (bedrooms and sitting room) as well servants’ rooms. The mansion, prior to being purchased, leased to the Preservation Society and the Vanderbilt descendants used the third floor as living quarters.

It's funny how gaudy, and overly busy the sensibility was. Intricate + more intricate = wealth. In the late 19th century that was the shit. Also, looks like some of the decor out of Real Housewives of New Jersey.

So crazy that all that opulence and no toilets. Definitely a bygone era. Incredible.

The music room's walls are leafed in platinum! I also like that the bathtubs have hot and cold fresh water and H & C salt water. The original Breakers burned due to a boiler malfunction: The boiler for this "cottage" in under the gatekeeper's house with pipes to the main house. Guess the gatekeeper was expendable.

I don't think Andersen Cooper would want that back

Such unimaginable WEALTH!!!!💰💰💰💰💰

Very nice video-killer house.

I am gkad that these magnificent mansions are both preserved and on display. They represent the height of architecture and structural beauty. Thank you for the videis

To think the property tax on this mansion back in the 20's was over $80k a year... (I wonder does part of the family still live on the 3rd floor as part of the agreement, when the Breaker was donated?) Their NYC mansion was $150k a year. Even with what the trust fund left his wife which was $250k a year she still couldn't afford the NYC mansion, which employed 22 people to maintain. Cornelius spent over $20 million buying up the properties around him to make the mansion what it was, to only have developers buy it all back for a little over $7 million.

That does not look like a vacation home

.....not exactly...Cozy...is it !

Anderson Cooper’s family once lived here!

I toured this house back in the 80’s. While parts are impressive, I remember being disappointed how gaudy some rooms are. Sign of the times.

Magnificent!

That is cool

I'm from RI and visited this many times ! The grandeur and beauty of construction is amazing ! if I'm not mistaken 4000 masons from Ireland came to work on this.

anyone else came here cuz of gwelle?

That human beings can even conceive of such ornate and complicated decoration is amazing.

Far too much ornamentation everywhere. Overdone. Overloaded. Visual congestion & clutter. Very Victorian. Thanks for the tour.

Would be interesting to see how much it would cost to clone excluding the fancy furniture and fittings, I reckon £5-12 million pounds for the reinforced concrete frame, then maybe 200k-500k for the staircase, couple of million pounds for the windows basic structure for £20 million pounds uk 🇬🇧 plus god knows how much for decorating inside plus gardens.

Really Fascinating, I try to envision how the beautiful seasons would havd been in Such a Beautiful home an the ocean views, so tranquill, Enjoyed the home tour Mary Canada 🍀🍁

That's not a home that's a museum.

That was a nice presentation.👍

I am hoping that the mansions reopen soon they are truly beautiful I live in newport and I have never known them to be closed to the public so sad

Very aristocratic

Despite the over the top opulence, I found it warm and inviting,

I have been to the Breakers, so I know that this video was too short to really show how grand the Breakers really is.

The building's symmetry makes this a standout amoing other 19th century megamansions like Waddesdon and Biltmore.

Sublime.

In my personal Perspective . Don Shula had the Exit of a Knighted Englishman ........ This Guy ,, gifted with Opulence ,, passed on as well , ---------------------------------------------------------------- Both Forgotten in the infinite Sands of Time .....

At least it wasn't torn down to make room for a modern mega mansion.

Today the Vanderbilt fortune is gone. None of them found work to be important. The relatives squandered the old man's fortune.

It reminds me of downton abbey in ways

This mansion wss sold for $365k in 1972 about $2.5 million today and even at that was considered overpriced!! barely survived demolition!! our country does not appreciate its heritage so many beautiful buildings are long gone. Sad

release the hounds!

Уродство и безвкусица посетителей только подчёркивают красоту созданную неизвестными мастерами древности.

Today the money is in the hands of bankers and corporations ..they have no soul...thus steel and glass. Their art work has to be explained to you. God gave us the ability to know and see beauty. when you come to a place such as this ...there is no need for explanation...You see beauty instantly. Its like when you fall in love with someone...it just appears out of the darkness. God is beauty.

The only thing old enough in my home for that house is probably my great great great grandmother’s Irish tea cup set

The Great Gatsby movie with Robert Redford. My favorite house.

When I lived up north, I saw these mansions. The people who owned them were an unhappy lot. Divorce, etc. The average person has problems, but these people seem to be miserable.

You think maybe lord of the Rings is in the library any guesses

Ну и где теперь эти Вандербильты? Ни один богач даже гвоздя с собой отсюда не унёс.

I can’t imagine living that life. Just amazing

That was a very nice tour!😄

Crazy that this was a freakin summer house...smh...

I would like to apply for Second Footman. I'm a good worker and I have excellent references from Lord Grantham.

Thanks from all of us who can’t get to these beautiful properties ourselves. Nice video.

I wonder why during this era wives and husbands slept apart?

Constructed in an amount of time that can not be acheived today.

Outstanding video. Thank you so much for sharing.

Wow, his summer cottage is better than my normal house

Wonderful video! I toured the Breakers around 2010 and, in spite of the magnificent antiques and structure, I found it a bit weathered looking. I suppose the maintenance costs of these places prevents the state from really keeping them pristine. Still, the mansion was breathtaking.

We lived in Newport in '94-'95. The tours were all guided. I am gathering they are recorded now? I have also heard they offer servants tours now, that would be very interesting! Thank for you these videos, I am enjoying seeing the mansions again!

Great tour of a beautiful home. Thank you!

I went there back in October 2018, and I have to tell you, seeing it up close, you get that WOW! factor. It was unbelievable when you see it up close. Pictures and other videos just doesn't do it justice. You have to see this in person like I did.

Beautiful

Es maravillosa

I love Newport !

very interesting look at a by-gone era!

Well done. Thanks.

Please sell me on how🧐? Next text! Like all those before! Beautiful ❤️ Outstanding Architects will never forget.

Cornelius Vanderbilt died before the construction was complete. I wonder who stayed in his bedroom?