Mansions of Newport
Rough Point
Rough Point was the Newport home of wealthy heiress and art collector Doris Duke. Visit the magnificent estate, still decorated as she left it, and see European art, Chinese porcelains, and Flemish tapestries. Tour includes a visit to the galleries featuring an annually changing special exhibit. Stroll the oceanfront grounds, designed by renowned landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted, and visit the gardens. Open April-November. Advance tickets are available online at www.newportrestoration.org. Same-day tickets can be purchased at the Newport Gateway Visitors Center (401) 845-9130. Courtesy shuttles from the Visitors Center to Rough Point are offered 4 times daily. click here visit
Samuel Whitehorne House Museum
The Whitehorne Museum, housed in a Federal period mansion, features some of the best examples of Newport and Rhode Island furniture from the late 18th century. View examples of work by renowned craftsman such as Benjamin Baker, and the Townsend and Goddard families. Learn about the distinctive features of Newport furniture from expert guides.
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Tickets are available at the NRF Museum Store, 415 Thames Street, (401) 324-6111
www.newportrestoration.org
Mansions of The Preservation Society of Newport County
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*The Breakers – Discover the grandeur of the 70 room Italian-Renaissance-style summer retreat of railroad magnate Cornelius Vanderbuilt II, built by leading American architect Richard Morris Hunt in 1895. This National Historic Landmark was named for the waves crashing on the cliffs below its 13-acre estate Ochre Point Ave.
*The Breakers Stable and Carriage House The stable includes a private collection of Vanderbuilt family memorabilia, including several road coaches and a train exhibit.
Bateman and Coggeshall Aves.
*Chateau-sur-Mer Explore the 1852 Victorian villa of China Trade merchant William Wetmore, the first of newport’s palatial summer mansions, where the Gilded Age began. Bellevue Ave.
*Chepstow This 1860 Italianate-style villa is a classic Victorian summer cottage. Among the collections on display are the19th century landscape paintings by Hudson River school artists. Reservations required. Narragansett Ave.
*The Elms Celebrate The Elms Centennial and enjoy the sights and sounds of the Gilded Age on a self-guided audio tour. Hear the intriguing details of life in this 1901 French-style chateau, built as a summer house for industrialist Edward Brewind at the turn of the century and now a National Historic Landmark. Visitors can also take a behind-the-scenes-tour of The Elms and see everything from the kitchen to the coal tunnel. Bellevue Ave.
*Green Animals Topiary Garden Children and adults alike will delight at this enchanting Victorian garden. Its grounds are filled with more than 80 sculpted trees and shrubs in the shape of animals and geometric forms. Formal flowerbeds, herb and vegetable gardens also adorn this seven-acre estate overlooking Narragansett Bay. Former home of the late Thomas Brayton, the mansion houses original family furnishings and a collection of antique toys. Cory’s Lane, Portsmouth.
*Hunter House See the home of a colonial sea merchant, one of the finest examples of colonial architecture in America, dating to 1748. This National Historic Landmark is noted for its superbly carved and grained woodwork and a fine collection of 18th century furnishings. 54 Washington St.
*Rosecliff Learn about the fabulous parties hosted by Nevada silver heiress Tessie Oelrichs in the magnificent ballroom at Rosecliff and see why this magnificent 1902 mansion has been the setting for many Hollywood movies. Bellevue Ave.
*Issac Bell House Presented as a restoration work in progress, this National Historic Landmark is an innovative compendium of the design influences that the american architectural period known as “shingle-style”. It was built in 1883 by the famed architectural firm of McKim, Mead and White. Bellevue Ave.Kings cote – This National Historic Landmark is one of the early summer houses designed in the Gothic Revival style for a southern plantation owner in 1839. Its dining room includes the earliest known installation of Tiffany Glass.Bellevue Ave.
*Kingscote This National Historic Landmark is one of the early summer houses designed in the Gothic Revival style for a southern plantation owner in 1839. Its dining room includes the earliest known installation of Tiffany Glass. Bellevue Ave.
*Marble House In 1888, William K. Vanderbilt asked architect Richard Morris Hunt to design the best living accommodations that money can buy. The result was the Marble House, completed in 1892 at a reported cost of $11 million, and containing 500,000 cubic feet of the finest marble from around the world. Bellevue Ave.