When I asked if she had a message for Paul and Gladys Szapary, the brother and sister Vanderbilt descendants who occupied the third-floor apartment of The Breakers until earlier this year, she said, "I think Gladys and Paul will love this, because we are bringing back something that got lost in history.". NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) The Vanderbilt family, once synonymous with American wealth and power, has fallen into a full-blown public spat with the organization that now owns their spectacular Rhode Island mansion. But many neighbors and preservationists objected, saying it would detract from The Breakers status as a National Historic Landmark. [3], She inherited about $25 million from her father's estate and a further $5 million from her mother's estate. 63 WEST LN POUND RIDGE, NY 10576 Get Directions (914) 764-5032. Business Info. It will be helpful to us to be able to tell our visitors that the original owners great-grandchildren continue to live in the house, the Preservation Societys board president wrote in a letter to the pair in 1998. View Details. "The lists of original trees are known to many and have been ignored," she told me. Countess Sylvia lived there until she died in 1998, but her children, Gladys and Paul Szapary, still summer there. Name: Gladys V Szapary, Phone number: (914) 764-0003, State: NY, City: New York, Zip Code: 10021 and more information An associated email address for Gladys Szapary is gszap***@aol.com. You need a Find a Grave account to continue. Gladys Szapary, who did not attend the ribbon-cutting, says that's not exactly the case. The email does not appear to be a valid email address. WATCH: Biltmore Estate Owner, William A.V. Fr nhere Informationen zur Nutzung Ihrer Daten lesen Sie bitte unsere Datenschutzerklrung und Cookie-Richtlinie. . She grew up in the Vanderbilt family mansion on Fifth Avenue in New York City and at their summer "cottage", The Breakers in Newport, Rhode Island. We had talked about going to see the Vanderbilt Mansion for some time so off w. There is 1 volunteer for this cemetery. The model was created using her own trains and has become a favorite display for the younger guests of the house.Creating an image that has endured among preservationists as well as family members, the Countess appeared at the opening, immediately before the family ball was to begin, clad in a T-shirt with a New York Central logo, an engineer's cap and a bandaged foot. The Szprys are a source of interesting anecdotes about living in the mansion. I like expensiive theatics like mock sea battles; give me a mock sea battle and I'll give you a Neptune spearing young Roman boysWait, I'm getting carried away. You captured the spirit of duBarry's home perfectly. 1g) Paul (b.1950) 2g) Gladys (b.1952) 3d) Georgine (20 Dec 1831-ca 1856) 8c) Franz (Pest 13 Jan 1804-Nagyabony 11 Jan 1875); m.Vienna 9 Mar 1825 Rosalie Almsy de Zsadny et Trk-Szent-Mikls (Pest 17 Jun 1806-Budapest 10 May 1887) 1d) Franziska (9 Dec 1825-7 May 1891); m.27 Jan 1845 Ladislas Frhr von Wenckheim (24 Jun 1814-1 Sep 1879) The mansion, which, with furnishings costing $7 million, was one of the Gilded Age estates referred to by their owners at the time as cottages.The Breakers was maintained as a private residence until 1947 when it was leased to the Preservation Society of Newport County for $1 a year. There are 30+ professionals named "Szapary", who use LinkedIn to exchange information, ideas, and opportunities. [11][12] The couple visited Hungary[13] almost every summer with their five daughters: Countess Szchenyi died in 1965. Victor Schmidt Age 42. The society bought the property in 1972, but Countess Szapary (pronounced sa-PAR-ee) continued to live in rooms on the third floor, and her devotion to the Breakers endured to the end of her life, officials of the society said yesterday. Gladys and Paul Szapary, great-great-grandchildren of Cornelius Vanderbilt II , attended the arguments even though they are not parties to the lawsuits. Weve updated the security on the site. They have been involved in efforts to. Countess Szapary, 79; Led Newport Society by ENID NEMY from: The New York Times, New York City, NY, March 3, 1998 @http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=980CE0DE1531F930A35750C0A96E958260: Countess Anthony Szapary, the doyenne of Newport society and the great-great-granddaughter of Cornelius Vanderbilt who lived a good part of the year on the upper floors of the Breakers, maintaining the family's presence in the 70-room mansion built by her grandparents, died on Sunday at Northern Westchester Hospital in Mount Kisco, N.Y. She was 79. A bit of background on the controversy: The Preservation Society said a decade ago that its visitors to the largest and most popular of its 11 historic properties in Newport deserved a world-class welcome center. Oops, something didn't work. Gladys and Paul Szpry will continue to be available to share their extraordinary family history and the Vanderbilt Family/Breakers heritage with the Preservation Society and the public, the announcement said. I have a falling down stairs phobia. So warm and inviting. Cookies collect information about your preferences and your devices and are used to make the site work as you expect it to, to understand how you interact with the site, and to show advertisements that are targeted to your interests. We have set your language to For memorials with more than one photo, additional photos will appear here or on the photos tab. I am not given to cheap theatrics. For more photos and to follow along with Bouchard's archival efforts, check out his other Instagram account, here. Oops, we were unable to send the email. Continuing with this request will add an alert to the cemetery page and any new volunteers will have the opportunity to fulfill your request. For the first time in 120 years, the Vanderbilts departed their ancestral home. Every item on this page was chosen by a Town & Country editor. The Mansion, Los Angeles, Calif. Thank you for fulfilling this photo request. Whitehouse has come under fire for his connections with Bailey's Beach Club, a longtime private club in Newport that has been accused of only allowing white members. They argue the proposal is an example of the society sacrificing its mission to preserve history as it hunts for new ways to make money. Paul Szpry said early last year he generally would not tell friends in New York that he was a Vanderbilt and recalled bringing a girlfriend to The Breakers when he was young. Countess Szpry lived in the apartment until her death in 1998. ", Coxe said the building is intended to provide modern amenities for today's museum-goers: "You have to treat them kindly and graciously. In 1951, she donated her mother's iconic Electric Light dress to the Museum of the City of New York. "You cannot ask the 450,000 annual visitors to this building to use porta-johns to go to the bathroom," Coxe said, "and believe it or not, people need bathrooms." The rest of the 70-room estate was opened to the public. [1] She attended Miss Chapin's School in New York. The Preservation Society wants to build the center to give visitors a place to buy snacks and sandwiches, use accessible restrooms and buy tickets indoors. All the things that families undergo happened there. Gladys Szapary, who did not attend the ribbon-cutting, says that's not exactly the case. The local neighborhood association lost a lawsuit that opposed the plan in 2015, and last year, the state's Supreme Court declined to intervene in an attempt to block the project's zoning approval. Im waiting for them to throw my clothes out the window, said Gladys Szapary, the great-granddaughter of the man who built the 70-room mansion, completed in 1895, who has summered on the third floor her entire life. Gladys Vanderbilt married Hungarian Count Lszl Szchenyi on 27 January 1908 in New York. ", "We learned that we can do anything we set our minds to doing because we are strong, because we are committed, because we are strategic, because we are tough," Coxe told me between receiving congratulations from a stream of supporters. Vanderbilt University is committed to principles of equal opportunity and affirmative action. ''She told me she had hurt it bungee jumping,'' said Alfred Vanderbilt Jr., a cousin. Please ensure you have given Find a Grave permission to access your location in your browser settings. Net Worth: $28 Million Date of Birth: May 28, 1944 (78 years old) Place of Birth: Oglethorpe Gender: Female Height: 5 ft 3 in (1.613 m) Profession: Singer-songwriter, Actor, Author, Businessperson,. Through her daughter Alice, she was grandmother to Count Lszl Hadik (19321973) and Count Jnos Hadik (19332004). Add to your scrapbook. NEWPORT, R.I. The Vanderbilt family, once synonymous with American wealth and power, has fallen into a full-blown public spat with the organization that now owns their spectacular Rhode Island He was 66 years old. We think that people who visit there are interested in that aspect, Paul said. The Verley Archer Collection consists of materials relating to the Vanderbilt Family Reunion held in conjunction with the Centennial Celebration of Vanderbilt University, March 16-17, 1973. Your Email Address Subject: Message. Dozens of preservationists, as well as designer Gloria Vanderbilt and nearly four dozen Vanderbilt relatives, have said the center as planned would permanently mar the national historic landmark. Charles Spencer-Churchill, 9th Duke of Marlborough, Christopher Finch-Hatton, 15th Earl of Winchilsea, Count Hans-Heinrich von Coudenhove-Kalergi, "DAUGHTER TO SZECHENYIS. The $5.5-million, 3,750-square-foot building includes an area with admissions ticket stations and interactive screens that show the history of The Breakers and other Preservation Society homes open for tours, along with bathrooms and a caf. of 1 The Preservation Societys leadership declined an interview request. As to Peter's stairs, I bet the 19 year old was hoping you'd go up to see him. Resend Activation Email. ). Allowing food to be served at The Breakers, Prentiss said, could open the door to museums serving food elsewhere in the neighborhood and city. Must have a mind for scheming.), Those stairs are dazzling but scary. Lives in: Newport RI. "I think it would be fine if it were somewhere else," she said. Are you sure that you want to report this flower to administrators as offensive or abusive? Please reset your password. Family members linked to this person will appear here. A system error has occurred. There was a problem getting your location. However, the agreement with the Society allows the family to continue to live on the third floor, which is not open to the public. Other names that Gladys uses includes Gladys V Szapary. U.S. Public Records Index; Ellis Island and Other New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957; View all records U.S. Public Records Index . Gladys and Paul Szapary, Sylvia's children, summer there to this day, hidden from the . Rhode Island's highest court heard arguments Tuesday in a fight that has pitted dozens of members of the Vanderbilt family against a nonprofit that owns several Gilded Age mansions in Newport. [4] She also inherited The Breakers. Please contact Find a Grave at [emailprotected] if you need help resetting your password. Through her youngest child, Ferdinandine, she was the grandmother of Count Peter von und zu Eltz (1948 - deceased) and Count Nicholas von und zu Eltz (19502012).[18]. 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