For decades, the owners of 323 West 80th Street took in wayward actors, aspiring musicians, and a rotating cast of models.

As HBOs 'The Gilded Age' streams a fictional version of opulence, a rare crop of 19th-century palaces is changing hands for millions -- including one West 86th Street home rescued from the wrecking ...

"Sparkling Lights" is an indoor-outdoor holiday experience that runs through December at The Breakers. Illuminated trees and shrubs on the grounds define the mansion’s landscape with stunning colors.

George Vanderbilt's Biltmore House was completed in Asheville, North Carolina, in 1895. The 175,000-square-foot home, now open to the public, is the largest private residence in the US. Its holiday ...

An introduction to the Gilded Age -- Chap. 1. Society, Europe, and aristocracy: The empire of the Parvenu -- Chap. 2. The early mansions--Part One -- Chap. 3. The early mansions--Part Two -- Chap. 4.

Why billionaires and luxury travelers choose Newport, Rhode Island: Inside the mansions, private clubs, real estate and social circles that define America’s original 1%.

The music room at Whitehall showcases, among other things, a floor-to-ceiling, custom 1902 model pipe organ by J.H. & C.S. Odell & Co. Number of pipes? 1,249. The organ reflected the Gilded Age’s ...

But one evening altered the course of his future. “I went to a party at somebody’s townhouse,” Rackson, 66, told The Post. “And I was, like, ‘That’s the best of all worlds. This is a house like I grew ...