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Florence Adele Vanderbilt Twombly (née Vanderbilt; January 8, 1854 – April 11, 1952) was an American socialite and heiress. She was a member of the prominent Vanderbilt family. She and her husband Hamilton McKown Twombly built Florham, a gilded age estate in Madison, New Jersey.
Jul 5, 2017 · The Newport Cottages of Vanderbilt siblings Cornelius, William K, Frederick and Florence Twombly are widely known, playing a large role in shaping people’s perception of life there in the Gilded Age (and rightly so).
Florham is a former Vanderbilt estate that is located in Madison and Florham Park, New Jersey. It was built during the 1890s for Hamilton McKown Twombly and his wife, Florence Adele Vanderbilt, a member of the Vanderbilt family.
Oct 16, 2018 · Florham Park, Morris County, New Jersey. Completed in 1897, for Hamilton McKown Twombly (1849-1910) and his wife Florence Adele Vanderbilt (1854–1952). Built by the sister of the men who put up The Breakers, Marble House etc., the Twombly's 102-room mansion - inspired by the "new" 17th century wing of an old English palace - was surrounded by ...
Jul 2, 2012 · Florence Twombly Mansion New York City. After her husband's death and 4 years of mourning, Florence Twombly felt her current New York City residence did not prove suitable to her lavish entertaining, so she sold the property. Florence commissioned architect Whitney Warren to design a 70 room palace on a narrow lot at the corner of 71st Street ...
Florence Adele Vanderbilt Twombly (January 8, 1854 – April 11, 1952) Third daughter of William Henry Vanderbilt (1821-1885), and Maria Louisa Kissam (1821-1896). Last surviving grandaughter of 'Commodore' Cornelius Vanderbilt (1794-1877), founder of the fortune.
May 31, 2013 · At her New Jersey estate, 'Florham', Mrs. Twombly led her long life in extreme elegance and luxury ~ giving grand entertainments in the massive ballroom and in the marble entrance hall.
