The Mansion that Launched the Gilded Age: Lockwood-Matthews Mansion
It's easy to conjure images of the high Gilded Age when seeing the great mansions of Newport or elsewhere, but the origins of that grand flamboyant…
Episodes
#128
Bachelor Pad: Gilded Age Interior Designers and Their Homes
The late 19th century in America saw the emergence of a new social phenomenon—perhaps not entirely new—a class of young men who chose not to follow…
#125
Stanford White Architect: Perspectives from Great-Grandson Samuel White
Stanford White is one of the most recognizable names of the Gilded Age. Known for his flamboyant grand style and oversized personality, White was one of the largest…
#117
Policing the Gilded City: Law and Order in 19th-century New York
As New York grew throughout the 19th century from once just the island of Manhattan to ultimately encompassing five unique boroughs, crime grew with the burgeoning population. Early…
#103
Inside The Frick Collection: The Upstairs Downstairs World of a Gilded Age Mansion
On April 17, 2025, The Frick Collection one of the most extraordianry and unique of New York’s greats museums will open its doors once again to the public…
#101
NOHO: Gilded Age Origins of an Iconic New York Neighborhood
New York’s NOHO neighborhood, wedged between Greenwich Village and the East Village, holds the stories of many people and places that then went on to become…
#96
New York’s Grace Church: Gilded Age Society’s Most Fashionable Church (Bowery Boys Archive)
Grace Church, a soaring neo-Gothic church built in 1846 still sits today at the famous bend in Broadway at 11th Street. Throughout the 19th century it was in many…
#94
Christmas Tales and Traditions: 19th Century England’s Wrest Park
Join Carl and Dr. MIchael Carter, Senior Properties Historian for English Heritage to celebrate an English country Christmas. Carl and Michael center their discussion on Wrest Park, home to the De…
#87
Summer with Queen Victoria: Life at Osborne House
In this special episode created in partnership with English Heritage, Carl is joined by curator Christopher Warleigh-Lack for a look at the once royal residence of Osborne House on England’s Isle…
#86
Great Estates of the Berkshires
Carl is joined by noted Berkshire historian, author and Lenox native, Cornelia Brooke Gilder for this special show which delves into the artistic and literary life…
#85
The Adirondacks and Great Camp Sagamore: Retreating to Nature in the Gilded Age
Historian and scholar Connor Williams joins Carl for this look at the Gilded Age retreat of the Adirondacks. Several Gilded Age families came here despite the dusty two-day…
#84
Hyde Park’s Vanderbilt Mansion: Building a Gilded Age House
Carl is joined by curator Frank Futral for a special on-location visit to the Vanderbilt Mansion in New York’s Hudson Valley. Built for Frederick Vanderbilt and his wife…