page_title: Anne Harriman Vanderbilt
section_title: Early life
hierarchical_section_title: Anne Harriman Vanderbilt / Early life
caption_attribution_description: English: Residence of William K. and Alva Vanderbilt at 660 5th Avenue, New York, New York.
context_page_description: Anne Harriman Sands Rutherfurd Vanderbilt was an American heiress known for her marriages to prominent men and her role in the development of the Sutton Place neighborhood as a fashionable place to live.
context_section_description: Anne Harriman was born on February 17, 1861.  She was one of eight children born to banker Oliver Harriman (1829–1904) and Laura (née Low) Harriman (1834–1901).  Her siblings included Oliver Harriman, Jr.  (b. 1862), J. Borden Harriman (b. 1864), and Herbert M. Harriman (b. 1873).  Her first cousin, E. H. Harriman, was the father of Governor W. Averell Harriman.
caption: The William K. Vanderbilt House on Fifth Avenue, New York City. Although originally the house of W.K. Vanderbilt, Alva Erskine Smith maintained ownership of the Petit Chateau after she divorced W.K. Vanderbilt in 1895.  She would also keep the Marble House in Newport, and custody of the couples 3 children.  Anne Harriman Vanderbilt never resided in 660 5th Avenue.
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