The Crumbling Mansion Ruled by the Gilded Age’s Most Ruthless Matriarch

DAYS GONE BY

Of all the storied homes lining the Hudson River, the Mills Mansion should be on the list of anybody fascinated by the time when Americans tried to create their own aristocracy.

Published Feb. 23 2019 9:16PM EST

On December 8, 1907, The New York Times ran a wedding announcement headlined:

GLADYS MILLS WEDS HENRY C. PHIPPS

Special Train Carries New York Guests to Staatsburg for Brilliant Ceremony

GIFTS VALUED AT $2,000,000

Bride’s Father-in-Law Presents Her with House in East 85th Street

Villagers Entertained.

Special to New York Times

The Dec.

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