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 | | After the Civil War, Astors, Belmonts, Vanderbilts, and Auchinclosses made it their summer playground, building huge stone palaces and marble chateaux. |
 | | Beyond it is Belcourt Castle, which Richard Morris Hunt created in the style of Louis XIII's palace, for Oliver Belmont and his wife. |
 | | If you find it hard to visualize the social life in these American palaces, visit the Astors' Beachwood, where actors portray servants and high society guests during the gilded age. |
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