Exploring Rokeby, A Mansion Inhabited by Broke Astor Heirs – Back Story – Curbed National

The Astor family name conjures up images of Gilded Age wealth, similarly gilded real estate, and necessarily rich heirs and heiresses, but Rokeby, the 420-acre Hudson Valley estate owned by Astors for nearly 180 years, tells a vastly different tale. The 43-room main house was built in 1815 and expanded periodically over the years—including substantial additions by acclaimed architect Stanford White in 1894. Today, it houses 43 rooms and a slew of let’s say … less-than-wealthy heirs t… (View original article)