Newport, RI
Breakers
The Breakers is the grandest of Newport's summer "cottages" and a symbol of the Vanderbilt family's social and financial…
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Historic homes in Rhode Island.
Discover 10 historic properties in our Rhode Island directory. Open a home to explore its story, location, and visitor information.
Newport, RI
Chateau-sur-Mer
Chateau-sur-Mer is a landmark of High Victorian architecture, furniture, wallpapers, ceramics and stenciling. It was the most…
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Chepstow
An Italianate-style villa, Chepstow was built in 1860 by resident Newport architect George Champlin Mason as the summer…
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Elms
The Elms was the summer residence of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Julius Berwind of Philadelphia and New York. Mr. Berwind made his…
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Green Animals Topiary Garden
This small country estate in Portsmouth was purchased in 1872 by Thomas E. Brayton (1844-1939), Treasurer of the Union Cotton…
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Hunter House
Hunter House is one of the finest examples of Georgian Colonial architecture from Newport's "golden age" in the mid-18th…
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Isaac Bell House
The Isaac Bell House is one of the best surviving examples of shingle style architecture in the country. The house was…
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Kingscote
Kingscote is a landmark of the Gothic Revival style in American architecture. Its appearance in Newport marked the beginning…
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Marble House
Marble House was built between 1888 and 1892 for Mr. and Mrs. William K. Vanderbilt, a summer house, or "cottage", as…
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Rosecliff
Commissioned by Nevada silver heiress Theresa Fair Oelrichs in 1899, architect Stanford White modeled Rosecliff after the…
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