The Real Gilded Age: Creators, Houses, and Families

Name: The Real Gilded Age: Creators, Houses, and Families
Start: 2026-04-16T18:00:00-04:00
End: 2026-04-16T20:30:00-04:00
Location: 71 Old Westbury Road

Thu Apr 16 2026 at 06:00 pm to 08:30 pm UTC-04:00

71 Old Westbury Road | Old Westbury

Publisher/HostOld Westbury Gardens

The Real Gilded Age: Creators, Houses, and Families

Join us for a landmark conversation with NYU professor and author Mosette Broderick, North Shore historian and author Paul J. Mateyunas, and former U.S. Congressman John LeBoutillier, great-grandson of Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney.
This engaging discussion will offer a vivid look at the Gilded Age and its lasting impact on American art, architecture, and society. Together, our speakers will explore the creators who shaped New York society, the grand townhouses and country estates they built, and the powerful families behind them. Highlights include the rise of Fifth Avenue as America’s premier residential address and an inside look at two of the era’s most influential dynasties: the Vanderbilts and the Whitneys.
Sparkling wine and passed hors d'oeuvres will be served.