Places, History Stephen M Ditmer Places, History Stephen M Ditmer

The Gilded Age Mansions of the Hudson Valley

Ah, the Gilded Age: a time of extravagant wealth, lavish parties, and an unrelenting desire to outdo the Vanderbilts. Nowhere is this period better encapsulated than in the grandiose mansions scattered throughout the Hudson Valley—each one a monument to ambition, ego, and a staggering number of imported marble columns.

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