▁Category : Ital ian - language ▁s urn ames <0x0A> </s> ▁V ander b ilt ▁M ansion ▁National ▁Historic ▁Site ▁is ▁a ▁historic ▁house ▁museum ▁in ▁Hy de ▁Park , ▁New ▁York . ▁It ▁became ▁a ▁National ▁Historic ▁Land mark ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 0 . ▁It ▁is ▁owned ▁and ▁operated ▁by ▁the ▁National ▁Park ▁Service . ▁ ▁The ▁property , ▁histor ically ▁known ▁as ▁Hy de ▁Park , ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁several ▁homes ▁owned ▁by ▁Frederick ▁William ▁V ander b ilt ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁Louise ▁Hol mes ▁Anthony . ▁The ▁ 5 4 - room ▁V ander b ilt ▁m ansion ▁was ▁designed ▁by ▁the ▁pre em inent ▁architect ural ▁firm ▁McK im , ▁M ead ▁& ▁White . ▁Const ruction ▁occurred ▁between ▁ 1 8 9 6 ▁and ▁ 1 8 9 9 . ▁The ▁house ▁is ▁an ▁example ▁of ▁the ▁Be aux - Ar ts ▁architecture ▁style . ▁The ▁inter iors ▁are ▁arch et ypes ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Renaissance , ▁bl ending ▁European ▁architect ural ▁salv age , ▁anti ques , ▁and ▁fine ▁period ▁reprodu ctions ▁representing ▁an ▁array ▁of ▁historical ▁styles . ▁The ▁site ▁includes ▁ ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁larger ▁property ▁( once ▁around ▁ 6 0 0 ▁acres ) ▁situated ▁on ▁a ▁bl uff ▁over looking ▁the ▁Hudson ▁River ▁and ▁includes ▁man ic ured ▁la wn s , ▁formal ▁gard ens , ▁wood lands , ▁and ▁numerous ▁auxili ary ▁buildings . ▁ ▁History ▁▁ ▁Histor ically ▁known ▁as ▁Hy de ▁Park , ▁the ▁V ander b ilt