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: https://amzn.to/4bNbiAR
Vanished Downtown Hartford: https://amzn.to/3IhK7Ao

This video uses an old photograph of the mansion from the Connecticut Historical Society: Vanderbilt house, West Hartford: http://hdl.handle.net/11134/40002:12469

This video uses an image of the mansion from the New York Public Library: https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/i...

A PLACE GRAND ENOUGH FOR THE VANDERBILTS TO CALL HOME (Hartford Courant): https://www.courant.com/news/connecti...

Cornelius Jeremiah Vanderbilt: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9...

West Hill Drive Historic District (Preservation Connecticut): http://lhdct.org/district/westhilld...

National Register of Historic Places nomination for West Hill Drive Historic District: https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/GetAss...

Charmed, I’m Sure: West Hartford’s West Hill Drive Historic District: https://weha.com/charmedimsurewes...

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