America's Secret Baron of Industry and His Many Mansions

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@Mark723 Жыл бұрын

That Great Hall, because every mansion needs a minstrel gallery. I always love getting a vacation "cottage" for my birthday - makes all those Starbucks gift cards seem superfluous. Thanks, Ken, for this fascinating video.

@randyboglisch137 Жыл бұрын

Afternoon..thank you again for your wonderful tour. Each house is so very lovely in its own way...hope the restoration is going well

@ML-xi2rt Жыл бұрын

How sad for us today that none of his incredible homes have survived. He sounds like he was a very kind and benevolent man. Another GREAT presentation!

@joemontano71 5 ай бұрын

Many, many 'robber barons' were more benevolent than 99% of the people we will ever meet. Andrew Carnegie alone built (free of charge) hundreds of *beautiful* libraries around the country and financed the installation of hundreds of church organs. He became the richest man in America then gave away every dollar he ever made.

@Steven-wm9vu Жыл бұрын

Awesome video. Well put together as always.

@maryannruffini2169 Жыл бұрын

The cottage was beautiful. There was so much detailed work done on both of his homes that it's sad that they were torn down

@LJB103 Жыл бұрын

Beacon Hill was burned down by vandals.

@Trenaway Жыл бұрын

His children...ugg! All they cared about was the money!

@LJB103 Жыл бұрын

@@Trenaway What children? He didn't have any children.

@DennisFaulkner-x7r Жыл бұрын

Ken, you've done it again, my guy. Great photos of beautiful homes coupled with a riveting story. 😎❤️

@LukerativeLion Жыл бұрын

This is a unique case where I feel Arthur Curtiss James is absolutely ok with all his mansions being torn down and gone now; he seems like the type that is too busy living their best life and making their own memories to worry about leaving a legacy

@LJB103 Жыл бұрын

I have actually read a biography of Arthur Curtis James. He did not leave millions to his children as he didn't have any, but he was close to his wife's sister's family. Beacon Hill was the largest estate in Newport. Unfortunately, like The Bells, it was abandoned and eventually burned down by vandals. You can see that the gardens are obviously quite beautiful, but what you cannot see in these old photos is that they were almost totally blue. An excellent video of a little-known man. BTW architect Isaac Newton Phelps Stokes (his parents built Shadow Brook in Lenox, MA) was his cousin.

@BlaineShire Жыл бұрын

The gardens of Beacon Hill were in the process of being renovated by my cousin, Dorrance "Dodo" Hill Hamilton, who passed away in 2017. Her home in Newport, RI was bought by 'Judge Judy'.

@adammiller2246 Жыл бұрын

Love the work that you do on old mansions. Have you by any chance made one on Louis Untermeyer or a man named Phelps? Phelps had a mansion in North Tarrytown New York. Some of his property was donated to a hospital named after him. Louis Untermeyer had an estate in North Yonkers on Broadway (Route 9 ) His formal gardens have been restored thanks to those who are related in some way. Not sure what happened to both mansions. In this area there is still the Boyce thompson mansion, Lanoir mansion and another just north. I would love to get info on these sites

@bowiearcangeli11 Жыл бұрын

Loved Beacon Hill. The gardens were gorgeous. Thank you for sharing 💜

@williamtyre523 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for shedding light on this often overlooked individual and his wonderful homes. I like the Newport house with its removable wall for large dinner parties, but was most drawn to the interesting village he built to house his live-in staff.

@danielintheantipodes6741 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the video!

@lisaburns2117 Жыл бұрын

So sad that none of those beautiful houses are still standing. Great video.

@jefflawrentz1624 Жыл бұрын

The grandfathers house was my favorite.

@TimKelleherCorp Жыл бұрын

That row of houses on Park and 69th are all gone, minus the corner. Replaced w sad apartment buildings

@christopherkraft1327 Жыл бұрын

Wow, a dining table that seats 40 guests!!! The Newport home is over the top opulent!!! 👍👍🙂

@theresawilson2647 Жыл бұрын

I loved the Newport house but they were both beautiful.

@LoVi-ff3dt Жыл бұрын

The Newport house is my favorite. I love that he was so generous and private.

@SagacityLost Жыл бұрын

Loved the second house with the rounded ends!

@jenpink4298 Жыл бұрын

I like the cottage, but it seems strange not to buy a property that connects to the sea. I mean, as long as you’re giving someone a cottage for their birthday😂 This was really interesting! I’ve never heard of him. I love that he gave away so much of his money.

@lauriekeikkala9937 Жыл бұрын

That was really interesting. Thank you.

@janemckee4922 Жыл бұрын

The Newport house!

@BlueKnightErrant Жыл бұрын

Ken, your coverage of the Gilded and Victorian ages are never remissed in detail and interest-thank you for your research and dedication! 🕵️🏠

@hectorgarcia8691 Жыл бұрын

Undoubtedly the cottage was the most beautiful, and it’s village.

@vickiephilpitt7697 Жыл бұрын

Wow, a cottage???? That is/was some cottage. Wish I had a cottage that size! Better yet, I wish I had a house that size.😅

@kenjd57 Жыл бұрын

The Newport mansion with formal gardens would be my favorite because I am fond of great landscapes. 😎

@creativo4ever564 9 ай бұрын

The Manhattan house was my favorite. It was stunningly simple, horizontal in a city which favored vertical, yet light inside. Quite an architectural accomplishment in the most dense city in the country.

@TimothyBullard-q4i 7 ай бұрын

I love the history on houses thanks Ken .

@jennymauger Жыл бұрын

Scintillating grandeur in the each of the various mansions. The enormously vaulted ceiling in the first house w the minstrel gallery & other features too numerous is rather remarkable. Kudos to you sharing your unquenchable passion throughout the ages, in appreciation 🙏🏼⚒️🌹

@bigredc222 Жыл бұрын

Thank you.

@wdgbirmingham2 Жыл бұрын

At 2:04, where is the kitchen? It just says "pantry" off of the Dining Room. On a different note, I love the European tapestries in the Great Hall 😍

@danielulz1640 Жыл бұрын

Kitchens were typically in the basement.

@wdgbirmingham2 Жыл бұрын

@@danielulz1640 Definitely true. Biltmore in Asheville has their kitchen below the main floor. And Downton Abbey, even though it's a pretend upstairs/downstairs situation for filming, has their kitchen downstairs too.

@EleanorSloane-fs9rq Жыл бұрын

Was his grandfather's house on the Hudson River torn down? Where was it?

@Porsche996driver Жыл бұрын

The largest real estate holders in the country are still the railroads. 🚂

@shawnathon60 Жыл бұрын

If he built that "cottage" for her in Newport,, I'll bet his automobiles were magnificent !

@popwolfe 10 ай бұрын

Glad to see you included ACJ, expand to his boats. Coronet is now at Mystic Seaport. He had no children. And he left nothing to a niece who lived on the grounds because she felt he was a womanizer. His Tarrytown home became a hospital. The Swiss farm still stands.

@mr.x8259 Жыл бұрын

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@rosepelzel4244 Жыл бұрын

That's a cottage??? 😊

@jmartin0422 8 ай бұрын

Sorry for the late view but love going to rockwood hall park it’s right next door to the James house that I saw a picture of in this post did you ever do a video on it? I’ve been there when my uncle was the caretaker it’s entry way is beautiful with staircase and use of marble.