Welcome to the Historic Crowne Victoria Hotel! Built by Sir Rudolph of Southampton at the close of the 19th century for his wife, Elanore Vanderbuilt, as their home close to the Kentucky Derby, when the family fortune ran dry, the Southamptons turned their Derby retreat into an exclusive Bed and Breakfast Resort for the Elite of Upscale New Yorkers coming to Louisville for the Kentucky Derby. (Note: house is backwards for a better photo.) #hotel #new yorker #kentucky derby #upscale #mansion