The Breakers (one of the Newport mansions)
The Breakers is by far the most popular of the mansions, but is arguably the most beautiful. It is the[…]
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Marble House (one of the Newport mansions)
History and Architecture The Marble House was built in 1892 for William Vanderbilt, the grandson of Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt, the[…]
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The Elms (one of the Newport mansions)
A Bit of History The Elms was built as a summer cottage for the Berwind family, it was completed in[…]
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Rosecliff (one of the Newport mansions)
History & Architecture Rosecliff was built in 1902 by Theresa Fair Oelrichs (Tessie), a silver heiress from Nevada. The home[…]
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