Youtube hearted comments of James Clendon (@jamesclendon4811).

  1. 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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  2. Maybe others have mentioned this, but the building is currently closed while significant renovations take place. The project has been controversial (New York, after all) but the final plans shouldn't change the overall appearance too much. It is currently expected to reopen next year. Until then much of the art collection can be seen at the Frick Madison, in the onetime Whitney Museum building.
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  3.  @twistoffate4791  Yes, absolutely.
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  4. The front exterior of the house looks almost identical to several small-town railroad stations I used to see here in New Jersey. Most have been replaced or closed or demolished, but this house made me remember them.
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