Mystery Friday Foto #49 Solved: George Washington Vanderbilt II at the Wheel
Did you identify George Washington Vanderbilt II at the wheel?
Identify;
- The Vanderbilt at the wheel
Third generation Vanderbilt, George Washington Vanderbilt II
- His relationship to Willie K. Jr.
G.W. Vanderbilt II was the younger brother of William K. Vanderbilt Sr., and Uncle to Willie K. Vanderbilt Jr.
- The automobile make, model and year
1909 Packard Model 30
- The estate this Vanderbilt is most known for
Biltmore, the largest private home built in the U.S. in Asheville, N. Carolina
Comments (5)
Congrats to Steve Lucas, Mitchell (Mitch) J Paluszek, and Bob Barauskas for identifying G.W. Vanderbilt II and his estate Biltmore.
Greg O.
Unknown who the child is in the passenger seat. Possibly G.W.Vanderbilt's only daughter Cornelia, but unable to confirm.
A colorized version of the photo.
1909 Packard Model 30 Runabout
Comments
That’s George Washington Vanderbilt II. He was Willie K.‘s uncle (George and Willie K.‘s father were brothers). I think the car is a 1909 Packard Model 30. George is famous for being a partial designer and the owner of the Biltmore Estate near Asheville, NC.
George Washington Vanderbilt
Willie K, Jr’s uncle (brother of Willie K, Sr., Jr’s father)
No idea as to make, model or year
Biltmore in Asheville, NC
Amazing photo. i wonder if John knows?...
George Washington Vanderbilt.
In 1907, George Vanderbilt ordered a Stoddard-Dayton car delivered to his home in Washington, D.C.
George was a brother of William K. Vanderbilt
The estate is known as the ‘Biltmore Estate in Ashville, North Carolina. Today it
is a Historic House Museum and Tourist Attraction.
George Vanderbilt, cousin of Willie K.
His estate, Biltmore, is in Asheville, NC and was damaged during Hurricane Helene. I visited there in May, 2023. Definitely worth the visit. George was instrumental in the good roads movement and helped define road building in the country.
Although “Biltmore” was and still is the largest private home in the US, Otto Kahn’s “Oheka” Castle was second at the time, and I think third largest now. AND, it’s right here just over the Nassau/Suffolk line on Jericho Tpke; the golf course on what was part of the expanse is the Cold Spring Harbor Country Club. Before moving to Boca Raton in ‘04, we lived in the “Gates” in Woodbury, Nassau County, which is just across the line (Avery Rd) as well. Although the Oheka Castle fell into bad times, it has been restored and now is an elegant hotel and catering hall for weddings, Bat & Bar Mitzvahs, etc (we’ve been to a wedding there). The fact is that Otto Kahn, being one of the “Our Crowd” “Gilded Age” Jews, was barred from gentile golf courses and country clubs. So, he built his own.