When William Kissam Vanderbilt presented Marble House to Alva Vanderbilt on her 39th birthday, He was casting her in a role for which she had been rehearsing for 39 years: the most powerful woman in the most opulent home in the country. <br><br> The once-private palatial mansion has turned into a national treasure. Today, visitors explore its grand rooms as an enduring example of Gilded Age architecture and ambition.
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| TODAY IN HISTORY | | James Cameron's "Titanic" wins 11 Academy Awards. | | 1998 | | | TOP STORIES |  | | Marble House: A Place of Wonder and Awe | | When William Kissam Vanderbilt presented Marble House to Alva Vanderbilt on her 39th birthday, He was casting her in a role for which she had been rehearsing for 39 years: the most powerful woman in the most opulent home in the country.
The once-private palatial mansion has turned into a national treasure. Today, visitors explore its grand rooms as an enduring example of Gilded Age architecture and ambition. | | | | | |   | |
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