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Inside the NYC Mansion of Doomed Railroad Tycoon You Can Now Tour

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Courtesy of Lotte New York Palace Hotel

It was a mansion that papers claimed outshone that of the Vanderbilts, but its owner faced ruin before it was even finished.

William O’Connor 

Former Travel Editor

William O’Connor

William O’Connor

Former Travel Editor

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