Heiress, Philanthropist, daughter of William Douglas Sloane & Emily Thorn Vanderbilt. Lila married William Osgood Field in 1902, the Sloanes chose not have a mansion built for the couple. Instead, they purchased one of the Marble Twins at 645 Fifth Avenue for them. Built by Emily's brother George Vanderbilt, the townhouse happened to be conveniently located directly across Fifth avenue from Emily's own massive home at 2 West 52nd Street (lest one feel the Field's got the short end of the stick, they also received Highlawn, a huge Lenox estate from her parents). They had four children, Lila died of lung cancer at Highlawn in Lenox.
Heiress, Philanthropist, daughter of William Douglas Sloane & Emily Thorn Vanderbilt. Lila married William Osgood Field in 1902, the Sloanes chose not have a mansion built for the couple. Instead, they purchased one of the Marble Twins at 645 Fifth Avenue for them. Built by Emily's brother George Vanderbilt, the townhouse happened to be conveniently located directly across Fifth avenue from Emily's own massive home at 2 West 52nd Street (lest one feel the Field's got the short end of the stick, they also received Highlawn, a huge Lenox estate from her parents). They had four children, Lila died of lung cancer at Highlawn in Lenox.
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