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Belcourt (1891-94). Architect: Richard Morris Hunt.
Oliver Hazard Perry Belmont hired Richard Morris Hunt to design a summer villa inspired by 17th century French hunting lodges.
A well-known horseman, Belmont used one wing of the first floor of his house for luxurious stables.
Belmont married Alva Vanderbilt in 1896 after her divorce from William K. Vanderbilt, Alva closed her Bellevue Avenue cottage, Marble House, and came to live at Belcourt.
Renowned as the "dean of American architecture," Hunt was the first American to study at the prestigious Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris.