Comments by "James Clendon" (@jamesclendon4811) on "What is Jay Gould's Lyndhurst Mansion in New York? (Aurora Fane’s Mansion in The Gilded Age)" video.

That's one way of looking at it, and a rather ironic one. Jay Gould, the "founding father," is generally regarded as the most notorious and unscrupulous of the "Robber Barons" of his era. It's a long and complicated story, and it's probably unfair to judge him by modern standards, but as Wikipedia summarizes him: " an American railroad magnate and financial speculator who is generally identified as one of the Robber barons of the Gilded Age. His sharp and often unscrupulous business practices made him one of the wealthiest men of the late nineteenth century. Gould was an unpopular figure during his life and remains controversial".
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@twistoffate4791 Yes, absolutely.
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It is still open to the public, but yes, to help pay for its upkeep (a million a year plus) it's rented out for any number of events. Films, TV shows, commercials, corporate events of all sorts, help keep the lights on and the furnace running. You can even have your wedding there. The National Trust can, and will, only contribute a limited amount. Everyone who bemoans the fact that so many historic mansions are torn down seriously underestimates how difficult and expensive it is to preserve them.
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