arranged in such a way that if you drew a line across the middle, either horizontally or vertically, one side of the line would mirror the other side. These formal gardens also consisted of multiple tiers, which depended on the type of plants. Each level was different. Frederick himself added the rose garden which contained almost 2000 vintage rose bushes along with other kinds of roses. See also List of Gilded Age mansions References External links Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site Historic Resource Study, Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site 1940 establishments in New York (state) Beaux-Arts architecture in New York (state) Biographical museums in New York (state) Gilded Age mansions Historic American Engineering Record in New York (state) Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) Historic house museums in New York (state) Houses in Hyde Park, New York Hudson River Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area Museums in Hyde Park, New York National Historic Sites in New York (state) National Register of Historic Places in Dutchess County, New York Protected areas established in 1940 U.S. Route 9 Vanderbilt family residences Hudson River School sites McKim, Mead & White buildings