Vanderbilt Museum Mansion Tours August 22, 2008

The Mansion Tour begins in the Courtyard of the historic house once owned by William K. Vanderbilt II. A guide will describe the history of its construction and the architectural details of Vanderbilt's 24-room mansion at his Eagle's Nest estate. Once in the Mansion, the guide will introduce the visitors to the history of the Vanderbilt family and take them through their living quarters and also the servant's wing. During the tour the visitors will learn about how life was on Long Island's Gold Coast at a time when the Vanderbilt's summered in Centerport, about the eclectic collections they surrounded themselves with and what the world was like for the family and staff at Vanderbilt's Eagle's Nest Estate. Mansion tours last 50-60 minutes and are scheduled every twenty minutes.