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A mansion erected by a member of the Vanderbilt family once stood along Farmington Avenue in West Hartford, Connecticut. In this video I explain how the mansion came to be built, mention a notable artistic couple that was married in it, and tell how the mansion was replaced by an exclusive housing development.
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My Books (These are links to Amazon and as an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases):
A Guide to Historic Hartford, Connecticut: amzn.to/4bNbiAR
Vanished Downtown Hartford: amzn.to/3IhK7Ao
This video uses an old photograph of the mansion from the Connecticut Historical Society: Vanderbilt house, West Hartford: hdl.handle.net/11134/40002:12469
This video uses an image of the mansion from the New York Public Library: digitalcollections.nypl.org/i...
A PLACE GRAND ENOUGH FOR THE VANDERBILTS TO CALL HOME (Hartford Courant): www.courant.com/news/connecti...
Cornelius Jeremiah Vanderbilt: www.findagrave.com/memorial/9...
West Hill Drive Historic District (Preservation Connecticut): lhdct.org/district/west-hill-d...
National Register of Historic Places nomination for West Hill Drive Historic District: npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/GetAss...
Charmed, I’m Sure: West Hartford’s West Hill Drive Historic District: we-ha.com/charmed-im-sure-wes...
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