3 Gilded Age mansions for sale right now
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Editor's Note: This post was originally published in April 2016 and has been updated with the most recent information.
There are few periods of history that conjure more romantic notions of architecture than the Gilded Age, that stretch of time from the late 19th- to the early-20th century notorious for its extravagance in almost every corner of life, but especially the home.
The term "Gilded Age" was actually coined by author Mark Twain in his 1873 novel The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today, which satirized post-Civil War life and called out its materialistic obsessions. The most well-known symbols of this opulent era might be its grand mansions?from summer homes often referred to as "cottages," to stately city houses?built by prominent families of the day as a way to assert their social prominence. These estates varied in architectural style, from Colonial Revival and Shingle Style to Queen Anne and Romanesque.
While some were eventually transformed into museums (like the famous Vanderbilt ?cottage? in Newport, Rhode Island, The Breakers), others continued their lives as private homes, going through all the phases of a normal home: restoration, remodel, and sale. From a sprawling estate in Newport to an opulent home in Manhattan, here are some of t...
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