Alva Belmont
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Alva Erskine Belmont, known as Alva Vanderbilt from 1875 to 1896, was an American multi-millionaire socialite and women's suffrage activist. She was noted for her energy, intelligence, strong opinions
Alva Belmont in 1922
Her birthplace, the Murray Forbes Smith House at 201 Government Street in Mobile, Alabama
The Vanderbilts' Petit Chateau at 660 Fifth Avenue in Manhattan
Alva Vanderbilt, costumed for her 1883 ball
Brookholt
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Brookholt was a Gilded Age mansion on Front Street in East Meadow, Long Island, New York. It was built for Oliver and Alva Belmont in 1897. Designed by Richard Howland Hunt, the house was built in the
The main house at Brookholt in 1902.
The stables in 1902.