Marble House was Alva Vanderbilt's 39th birthday present. She later became a leader in the women's suffrage movement.

Marble House was completed in 1892 as a summer home for William K. Vanderbilt and Alva Vanderbilt. Built with half a million cubic feet of marble, it features 50 rooms and spans 140,000 square feet.

The story of Newport's Alva Vanderbilt offers clues for where Season 4 of HBO's "The Gilded Age" may be headed.

Alva Belmont was a prominent Gilded Age socialite who married a Vanderbilt railroad heir. Later in life, she became a women's suffrage activist.

NEWPORT, R.I. (Amazing America) — If you're yearning for a taste of the Gilded Age's opulence, the Marble House in Newport, Rhode Island, offers a splendid journey back in time. Constructed with ...

Marble House in Newport was a 39th birthday present from William K. Vanderbilt to his then-wife, Alva, in 1892. Marble House. Alexander Nesbitt — The Preservation Society of Newport County ...

About this Event: Jim Donahue and Maria D'Amario will usher members through Marble House, the Gilded Age palace built for Alva Vanderbilt, on an exclusive virtual tour. Jim will explain his ...

Alva, however, maintained custody of their children and ownership of Marble House and received a hefty settlement when she divorced Vanderbilt on the grounds of adultery.

Alva Vanderbilt opened the room to the public but closed Marble House in 1925, moved to France and put the art up for sale. Ringling, of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus fame, bought the ...