The Vanity of Toil from the lives of King Solomon and Cornelius Vanderbilt
Carol, my wife, in front of the Vanderbilt Mansion (2001).I have always been a fan of architecture, and when we bought a second home near Asheville, North Carolina, which we have since sold, I jumped at the chance to go visit the Vanderbilt Mansion.We went on the official tours offered, and greatly enjoyed the beauty of this place, but I also left with a fairly heavy heart.You see, the story of the Vanderbilt family is one where the grandchildren spend nearly every penny that Cornelius ever made