"John Jacob Astor, 1st Baron Astor of Hever Lieutenant-Colonel John Jacob Astor V, 1st Baron Astor of Hever, DL (20 May 1886 – 19 July 1971) was an American-born English newspaper proprietor, politician, sportsman, military officer, and a member of the Astor family. Astor was born in Manhattan, New York City, in 1886, the fourth child of William Waldorf Astor, 1st Viscount Astor (1848–1919), and Mary Dahlgren Paul (1858–1894). He was five years old when his family left New York to live in England. He was raised on an estate purchased by his father at Cliveden-on-Thames in Buckinghamshire and was"
"trade school. The Astors were also prominent on Mackinac Island, Michigan, and Newport, Rhode Island, with their summer house, Beechwood. At Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island, there are the Lord and Lady Astor Suites; the hotel salon is called Astor's. Listed by ancestry/generation: The following list uses the d'Aboville numbering system with the leading ""1"" omitted. The generation is indicated by the number of digits in the descendant's index number: 1. Child, 2. Grandchild, 3. Great-grandchild, 4. Great-great-grandchild, etc. Johann Jacob Astor (1724–1816), butcher, married Maria Magdalena Vorfelder (1730–1766) Astor family The Astor family achieved prominence in business, society, and"
"Mrs. William B. Astor House The Mrs. William B. Astor House was a large mansion located on 840 Fifth Avenue, in the Upper East Side of New York City, New York, U.S., which stood roughly between 1893-1927. It was originally constructed for Caroline Astor, the wife of real estate heir William Backhouse Astor, Jr.. Construction started in 1893, the mansion would turn out to be the largest of its kind on Fifth Avenue. The mansion was designed by Richard Morris Hunt, who used the early French Renaissance architecture from the period Louis XII and Francois I, style similar to a"
"Astor family more than $1,000,000. In 1852–53, he built the St. Margaret's Home at Red Hook, New York and supported it until his death in 1875. On May 20, 1818, William married Margaret Alida Rebecca Armstrong (1800–1872), the daughter of Senator John Armstrong Jr. and Alida (née Livingston) Armstrong. Her mother, a member of the prominent Livingston family, was the youngest child of Judge Robert Livingston and Margaret (née Beekman) Livingston as well as the sister of Chancellor Robert R. Livingston and Secretary of State Edward Livingston. Her father, John Armstrong Jr. was President James Madison's second Secretary of War."
"Astor House The Astor House was the first luxury hotel in New York City. Located on the corner of Broadway and Vesey Street in Lower Manhattan, it opened in 1836 and soon became the best known hotel in America. The Astor House was built by John Jacob Astor, who assembled the lots around his former house until he had purchased the full block in the heart of the city's most fashionable residential district. Construction began in 1834, and the hotel opened in June 1836 as the Park Hotel. It was located on the west side of Broadway between Vesey and"
"public works including the New York Public Library. English descendants of the Astors hold two hereditary peerages: Viscount and Baron. While many of Astor members had joined to the Episcopal Church, John Jacob Astor remained a member of the Reformed congregation to his death. For many years, the members of the Astor family were known as ""the landlords of New York"". Their New York City namesakes are the famous Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, an Astor Row, Astor Court, Astor Place, and Astor Avenue in the Bronx, where the Astors used to stable horses. The neighborhood of Astoria, Queens, is named after the"
"Unwilling to live next door to New York's latest sensation and public draw, she and her son, Jack, first contemplated tearing down her house and replacing it with livery stables. Eventually she and Jack tore down their house and erected another hotel at its site, the Astoria, and soon the two hotels merged and became the original Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. Therefore, Astor built a double mansion, one of the largest ever built in New York, for her and her son, with Mrs. Astor occupying the northern residence, 841 Fifth Avenue and her son occupying the southern half, 840 Fifth Avenue. The"
"examples of New York Art Deco architecture. The building forms part of a collection of notable Art Deco corner buildings found along Jeppe Street, namely, Castle Mansions, Manner’s Mansions, and Anstey’s. Astor Mansions displays clear references to the Chrysler Building in New York, particularly the iconic curved zigzag. The name was inspired by the Waldorf Astoria New York, named for the ""Astors"", a wealthy American family who made their fortune through real estate, which was completed in the same year. The form of the building is predominantly tall and angular except for the curved fascia over the corner entrance and"
"Ginge Manor House is a manor house that became a Grade II listed building on 25 October 1951. It is the family seat of the Viscount Astor and is currently occupied by William Astor, 4th Viscount Astor and his wife Annabel Astor, Viscountess Astor, who is the mother of Samantha Cameron, the wife of former British Prime Minister David Cameron. The estate includes a ""magnificent manor"" house and servant quarters, which is a ""humble"" three bedroom cottage, amongst several other features including several barns and old farm cottages. Several of the barns in the area have been converted into residences."
"Astor family The Astor family achieved prominence in business, society, and politics in the United States and the United Kingdom during the 19th and 20th centuries. With ancestral roots in the Italian Alps, the Astors settled in Germany, first appearing in North America in the 18th century with John Jacob Astor, one of the richest people in history. John Jacob Astor (born Johann Jakob Astor) was the youngest of four sons born to butcher Johann Jacob Astor (1724–1816) and Maria Magdalena vom Berg (1730–1764). John and his eldest brother George (born Georg) (1752–1813), known as 'George & John Astor', were"
"known in politics or the arts. They included: As the eldest son, John Armstrong Chanler inherited the property on his twenty-first birthday in 1883, along with $100,000 for its maintenance, however after his marriage began to disintegrate, he moved to Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina. By agreement of the siblings, Margaret Livingston Chanler bought their shares in the estate during the 1890s. Her grandson Richard Aldrich inherited the estate upon her death in 1963. It is currently owned by the Aldrich family. In 2013, former resident and Astor heiress Alexandra Aldrich (great-granddaughter of Margaret Livingston Chanler) published ""The Astor Orphan"", a"
"Ascott House Ascott House, sometimes referred to as simply Ascott, is a Grade II* listed building in the hamlet of Ascott near Wing in Buckinghamshire, England. It is set in a estate. Ascott House was originally a farm house, built in the reign of James I and known as ""Ascott Hall"". In 1873 it was acquired by Baron Mayer de Rothschild (of the neighbouring Mentmore Towers estate). The Rothschild family had begun to acquire vast tracts of land in Buckinghamshire earlier in the century, on which they built a series of large mansions from 1852 onwards. Baron Mayer gave the"
"Astor House (Golden, Colorado) The Astor House, at 822 12th St. in Golden, Colorado, is a historic stone hotel from the earliest years of Golden, Colorado. It was built in 1867. It has also been known as the Astor House Hotel, the Lake House and as Castle Rock House. It is now the Astor House Hotel Museum. Associated with prominent area pioneers, it was also a pioneering effort in historic preservation in the region. Today it is a museum open to the public, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. It is a two-story building"
"plush red velvet couches, lounge chairs and chairs. On the second floor was Caroline's bedroom, domed boudior, dressing room, bathroom, closets and her pink sitting room. also on this floor was a guest suite and the linen closet. The remaining floors contained numerous guest rooms and servants rooms. Mrs. William B. Astor House The Mrs. William B. Astor House was a large mansion located on 840 Fifth Avenue, in the Upper East Side of New York City, New York, U.S., which stood roughly between 1893-1927. It was originally constructed for Caroline Astor, the wife of real estate heir William Backhouse"
"Manhattan, is the only one of the five row houses built by Astor that is still largely intact. It features ""a front facade with Flemish bond brickwork, high peaked roof and dormer"", and the rear retains its ""flat roof, stone lintels and sills, and cornice."" The house is 3.5 stories in height in the front – three in the rear – and is wide. The house was designated a New York City landmark by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission on October 29, 2013. 339 Grand Street House 339 Grand Street, also addressed as 57 Ludlow Street, located at"
"in the United States. In 1882, President Chester A. Arthur appointed Astor Minister to Italy, a post he held until 1885. He told Astor, ""Go and enjoy yourself, my dear boy."" While living in Rome, Astor developed a lifelong passion for art and sculpture. Upon the death of his father in February 1890, Astor inherited a personal fortune that made him the richest man in America. That year, he initiated construction of the luxurious Waldorf Hotel, being built on the site of his former residence. His cousin and rival Colonel John Jacob ""Jack"" Astor IV (1864–1912) built the adjoining Astoria"
"Aston Hall Aston Hall is a Grade I listed Jacobean house in Aston, Birmingham, England, designed by John Thorpe and built between 1618 and 1635. It is a leading example of the Jacobean prodigy house. In 1864 the house was bought by Birmingham Corporation, becoming the first historic country house to pass into municipal ownership, and is still owned by Birmingham City Council. It is now a community museum managed by the Birmingham Museums Trust and is open to the public during the summer months, after a major renovation completed in 2009. Using a design by John Thorpe, construction commenced"
"Astor Mansions Astor Mansions is an Art Deco style building that was designed by architects Obel & Obel in 1931 and completed in 1932. The building was residential with street level retail and first floor professional office space. It was built to the maximum height of 140 feet permitted by the City Council. The building had a short lived stint as the tallest building in Johannesburg until the completion of the Ansteys Building in 1935. It is situated on stand 1094 on the corner of Jeppe and von Brandis Streets in Johannesburg. It is probably one of the city’s finest"
"receiving a call to return to the United States, Brown accompanied the couple back home aboard . Astor's estate ""Ferncliff"", north of the town center of Rhinebeck, New York, with a mile and a half of Hudson River frontage in the picturesque Lower Hudson River Valley, had been purchased piecemeal by his father in the mid-19th century; Astor was born there. His father's Italianate house of 1864 was partly rebuilt in 1904 to designs by Stanford White of McKim, Mead, and White, retaining its conservative exterior, and a sports pavilion in Louis XVI style was added. The ""Casino"" or ""Astor"
"Hotel Astor (New York City) Hotel Astor was a hotel located in the Times Square area of Manhattan, New York City, in operation from 1904 through 1967. The former site of the hotel, the block bounded by Broadway, Astor Plaza, West 44th Street, and West 45th Street, is now occupied by the high-rise 54-story office tower One Astor Plaza. With its elaborately decorated public rooms and its roof garden, the Astor Hotel was perceived as the successor to the Astor family's Waldorf-Astoria on 34th Street. William C. Muschenheim and his brother, Frederick A. Muschenheim conceived plans for the grand hotel"
"Jacob Astor IV. Her father, Matthew Wilks, was born in London and was the son of a reverend. In 1908, Stevens purchased property at 11 East 78th Street, not far from the Stuyvesant Fish mansion at the corner of 78th and Madison Avenue. They built a four-story Italian Renaissance townhouse that was completed in 1909. Around 1900, they also purchased a villa, known as ""Sunnyhome"", in Lenox, Massachusetts. The Italianate style residence was originally built and was purchased from Elizabeth Bennett. Stevens died at his home in New York on December 12, 1911. His funeral was held at Grace Church"
"estates in England including Cliveden and Hever Castle. In his early adult years, Astor returned to the United States and began studies at Columbia Law School. He was called to the United States Bar in 1875. He worked for a short time in law practice and in the management of his father's estate of financial and real estate holdings. On his death in 1919, he was reputed to have been worth £200 million, which he left in trust for his two sons Waldorf and John Jacob. His half share of the Waldorf Astoria and the Astor Hotel at the time"
"the door there is now a small vestibule, an arched passage, and a small flight of stairs descending to the main staircase. It features a Palladian window on the southeast face of the second story. A -story addition constructed of fieldstone was built about 1816. In 1818, Armstrong's daughter, Margaret Rebecca, married William Backhouse Astor, Sr. (1795–1875), son and main heir of John Jacob Astor I. In 1836, William Astor purchased the 728-acre estate from his father-in-law for $50,000.00. The portion of the property containing the Mudder Kill is said to have reminded Margaret Astor of the glen in Sir"
"purported to be an index of New York's best families, published in ""The New York Times"". Conveniently, 400 was the number of people that could fit into Mrs. Astor's ballroom. May was known as one of the viceregal leaders of the Ultra-fashionable 150, among Mrs. Astor, Mrs. Ogden Mills, Mrs. John Jacob Astor, and Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr. May and Ogden owned a townhouse at 608 Fifth Avenue (located on the southwest corner of 49th and Fifth) in New York City, around the corner from a second house at 4 West 49th Street. The family’s stables were at 7 East"
"The Astor The Astor building at 235 West 75th Street is a grey-brick building that fronts on Broadway between 75th and 76th Streets on the Upper West Side in New York City. It consists of two 8-story wings that were erected by William Waldorf Astor II in 1909 and a 12-story wing that was built four years later on the northern section of the site. Clinton and Russell was the architect for the low-rise wings and Peabody, Wilson & Brown did the taller tower. All three wings are connected at the base and have gray brick facades above a limestone"
"Astor’s mansion, where the Waldorf–Astoria hotels were built later. The Demarest building housed the high-end carriage manufacturer A. T. Demarest & Company. There were three mansion houses of brownstone construction previously at this location, with the addresses of 335, 337, and 339 Fifth Avenue. The iron-framed building, built by Aaron T. Demarest, is four stories high and originally had a stone-clad base. The exterior brick is buff-colored and has terra cotta medallions and panels that accent the façade. The three-story arched openings are separated by brick pilasters on the front of the building. The architects designed these arches with windows"
"Adderstone Hall Adderstone Hall () is a privately owned Georgian Grecian mansion situated on the bank of the River Warn near Lucker, Northumberland. It is a Grade II* listed building from which the present owners operate a holiday park. Adderstone was held by the Forster family, Governors of Bamburgh Castle from the 12th century. A pele tower of which no trace now remains existed on or close to the site in 1415. Thomas Forster (1659–1725), High Sheriff of Northumberland, built a new manor house in the early 18th century. The Forsters lived on the estate for over 400 years until"
"benefit of her many nephews and nieces. Adderstone Hall Adderstone Hall () is a privately owned Georgian Grecian mansion situated on the bank of the River Warn near Lucker, Northumberland. It is a Grade II* listed building from which the present owners operate a holiday park. Adderstone was held by the Forster family, Governors of Bamburgh Castle from the 12th century. A pele tower of which no trace now remains existed on or close to the site in 1415. Thomas Forster (1659–1725), High Sheriff of Northumberland, built a new manor house in the early 18th century. The Forsters lived on"
"second Viscount, all gained prominence in public life. The family seat is Ginge Manor, near Wantage, Oxfordshire. The first three Viscounts Astor are buried within the chapel (also known as the ""Octagon Temple"") at the Cliveden estate near Taplow, Buckinghamshire. The heir apparent is the present holder's eldest son, the Hon. William Waldorf Astor (b. 1979).<br> The heir apparent's heir apparent is his son, William Waldorf Astor (b. 2012) Viscount Astor Viscount Astor, of Hever Castle in the County of Kent, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1917 for the financier and"
"by architect John Churchill in the Neobaroque style. Her family had deep roots in politics. At Locusts on Hudson, she held her gala fundraising events and raised her six dogs, and at Hopeland House, she hosted her Republican political fundraising events, attended by the likes of former U.S. presidents Herbert Hoover and Calvin Coolidge. When, in 1913, Astor was asked if his future wife, Helen Huntington, believed in suffrage for women, he replied that she was far too sensible for that. In 1924, Huntington was an alternate delegate for New York to the Republican National Convention and in 1926 and"
"William Waldorf Astor, in 1895. Originally known as the Astor Estate Office, it had a residential flat above the offices for Viscount Astor's use (Pevsner). It consists of two floors and a lower ground floor and is designed to be in the Early Elizabethan style and is built entirely of Portland stone. It has splendid carvings on the exterior stonework by Nathaniel Hitch. and above the machicolated parapets is a weather vane, representing the caravel ""Santa Maria"" in which Columbus discovered America. The intention was to symbolize the connection of the path of discovery of his ancestor John Jacob Astor"
"of his death in 1848, Astor was the wealthiest person in the United States, leaving an estate estimated to be worth at least $20 million. His estimated net worth would have been equivalent to approximately $138 billion in 2018 U.S. dollars, making him the third-richest person in American history. In his will, Astor bequeathed $400,000 to build the Astor Library for the New York public, which was later consolidated with other libraries to form the New York Public Library. He also left $50,000 for a poorhouse and orphanage in his German hometown of Walldorf. The ""Astorhaus"" is now operated as"
"Astor. After William Waldorf Astor moved abroad, he agreed to rent his home to Cornelius Vanderbilt III ""Neily"", a great-grandson of the ""Commodore"" Cornelius Vanderbilt. The Vanderbilt family eventually bought the house outright from the Astors in 1911. Once occupied by Neily and his wife, Grace Vanderbilt, the home was again the scene of many social gatherings and popular society. After the death of Cornelius Vanderbilt III in 1942 and his wife in 1953, the house was vacant for several years until it was eventually purchased in 1961 for $100,000 by the U.S. Ambassador to Austria and Luxembourg Wiley T."