Vanderbilt Mansion NHS, in terms of architecture, interiors, mechanical systems, road systems and landscape, is a remarkably complete example of a gilded-age country place, illustrating the political, economic, social, cultural, and demographic changes that occurred as America industrialized in the years after the Civil War.
The Basics
Hours:
Vanderbilt Mansion is open seven days from 9:00am to 5:00pm by Guided Tour only. The Mansion is closed Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years Day.
The last tour of the day is at 4:00pm.
Grounds open 7 days year-round from 7:00am until sunset.
Address:
4097 Albany Post Road
Hyde Park, NY 12538
Phone:
845-229-9115
Map
Directions
Vanderbilt Mansion is in the Hudson River Valley in Dutchess County, New York. The site is on Route 9 in Hyde Park, about 90 miles north of New York City and 70 miles south of Albany.
Climate
Summers are generally warm and humid, winters are cold and snowy.
