Located on the river hill, a short distance east (or above) the river gate, is the coach house. It was designed by the New York City architect, R. H. Robertson, and erected by Norcross Brothers in 1897. In 1910, R. H. Robertson altered the coach house so it could also be used as a garage.
THE VANDERBILT FAMILY TREE
(Based on Andrews, Vanderbilt Legend, p. 79)
CORNELIUS VANDERBILT I (1794-1877), “The Commodore” m. Sophia Johnson m. (2) Frank Crawford (no children) 3 other sons 8 daughters WILLIAM HENRY I (1821-1885) m. Maria Louisa Kissam 4 daughters Cornelius II (1843-1899) m. Alice Gwynne Cornelius III (The General) m. Grace Wilson Cornelius IV (Author and journalist) Gertrude m. Harry P. Whitney C. V. Whitney Reginald Claypole m. Cathleen Neilson Cathleen m. (2) Gloria Morgan Gloria Vanderbilt Gladys Moore (The Breakers) m. Count Laszlo Szechenyi 5 daughters Alfred Gwynne I (went down on the Lusitania, 1915) m. Elsie French William Henry III (Former Governor of Rhode Island) m. (2) Margaret E. McKim Alfred Gwynne (President of Belmont Park) George Washington III FREDERICK WILLIAM (1856-1938) m. Louise Anthony Torrance (no children) George Washington II (1862-1914) (Biltmore) m. Edith Stuyvesant Dresser Cornelia m. Hon. John Francis Amherst Cecil George Harry Vanderbilt Cecil William Amherst Vanderbilt Cecil William Kissam I (1849-1920) m. Alva Smith m. (2) Anne H. S. Rutherford (no children) Consuelo m. 9th Duke of Marlborough John, Marquis of Blandford Lord Ivor Charles Spencer-Churchill m. (2) Louis-Jacques Balsan William Kissam II m. Virginia G. Fair Muriel Consuelo William Kissam III m. (2) Rose L. Warburton Harold Stirling (Famous yachtsman) m. Gertrude Connaway
Travel Routes to the Site
Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site is on the New York-Albany Post Road, U.S. 9, at the northern edge of Hyde Park, N.Y., about 6 miles north of Poughkeepsie, N.Y. From New York City, 82 miles away, you can reach it most conveniently by automobile over the Hendrick Hudson Parkway, the Saw Mill River Parkway, the Taconic State Parkway, U.S. 55, and U.S. 9. Approaches from the New York State Throughway and U.S. 9W on the west side of the Hudson River are by the Mid-Hudson Bridge at Poughkeepsie, the Rip Van Winkle Bridge at Catskill, or the Kingston-Rhinecliff Bridge at Kingston.
About Your Visit
You enter the grounds by the main gate on U.S. 9, just north of the village of Hyde Park. You leave the site by the north drive and gate on U.S. 9, near St. James Church. The exit drive affords fine views of the Hudson River and the mountains to the west.
The grounds are open every day from 9 a.m. until dark. You are welcome to spend as much time as you wish viewing them.
The mansion is open every day during the summer, June 15 through Labor Day. It is closed Mondays at other seasons, and on Christmas Day. Visiting hours are from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. The nominal admission charge to the mansion does not apply to children under 12, nor to groups of elementary and high school children, regardless of age, and accompanying adults who assume responsibility for their safety and orderly conduct.