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Upon his death, family leadership passed to his first brother, [[William Kissam Vanderbilt]]. His philanthropy had been such that he did not increase the wealth that had been left to him.<ref name=fc/> His estate at the time of his death was appraised at $72,999,867, $20 million of which was real estate.<ref>{{cite news|title=C. Vanderbilt's Personal Estate|newspaper=The New York Times|url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1900/12/12/108283913.pdf|date=December 12, 1900|access-date=August 25, 2017}}</ref> $73 million is equivalent to ${{Formatprice|{{Inflation|US|73000000|1900|r=-6}}}}{{Inflation-fn|US}} in {{Inflation-year|US}} dollars.{{Inflation-fn|US}}
His 70-room summer residence, [[The Breakers]], is today operated as a [[historic house museum]].▼
===Descendants===
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Through his son, [[Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt|Alfred]], he was the grandfather of [[William Henry Vanderbilt III]], [[Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt Jr.]], and [[George Washington Vanderbilt III]].<ref name=fc/>
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The [[Fifth Avenue]] mansions he, his brothers, and his sons lived in have been demolished
▲His 70-room summer residence, [[The Breakers]] in [[Newport, Rhode Island]] still stands as a memory of his lifestyle is today operated as a [[historic house museum]].<ref name=fc/>
==See also==
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