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The Breakers is a Gilded Age mansion located at 44 Ochre Point Avenue, Newport, Rhode Island, US. It was built between 1893 and 1895 as a summer residence for Cornelius Vanderbilt II , a member of the wealthy Vanderbilt family .
The Breakers (built in 1878) was a Queen Anne style cottage designed by Peabody and Stearns for Pierre Lorillard IV and located along the Cliff Walk on Ochre Point Avenue, Newport, Rhode Island. [1] In 1883, it was referred to as "unquestionably the most magnificent estate in Newport."
As heir to the family fortune, he built a 70-room, 138,300-square-foot mansion on the shores of Newport, Rhode Island, as a summer escape for his wife, Alice Vanderbilt, and their seven children.
Newport, Rhode Island is a charming New England city characterized by rich history, quaint shops and restaurants and yacht-filled harbors. Amongst museums, bars and plenty of historical landmarks ...
This mansion remains the largest private residence ever built in Manhattan. Demolished. The Breakers, Newport, RI "The Breakers" in Newport, Rhode Island, in 1892 to 1895, which was also designed by Richard Morris Hunt. [1] "Oakland Farm" (1893), mansion and stables on 150 acres in Portsmouth, Rhode Island. Demolished.
Built for a Vanderbilt family heir, Biltmore is the largest home in the United States Built for another Vanderbilt family heir, The Breakers, a Newport, Rhode Island seaside mansion epitomizes the Gilded Age mansion era with its opulence and size
The Breakers, Newport, Rhode Island, designed for Cornelius Vanderbilt II (built 1892–1895) Vanderbilt Mausoleum , Staten Island, New York (built 1885–1886) Administration Building, World's Columbian Exposition , Chicago (completed 1893, demolished)
Rosecliff in Newport, Rhode Island, was built for a silver heiress during the Gilded Age. It measures 28,800 square feet and features 30 rooms, including Newport's largest ballroom.