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Look inside the Breakers, a 70-room, 138,300-square-foot mansion that belonged to one of America's wealthiest Gilded Age families Talia Lakritz October 7, 2024 at 9:55 AM
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 .
Here are all of the historic houses featured in The Gilded Age—including The Breakers, Marble House, Lyndhurst Mansion, and more in New York and Rhode Island.
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."
Newport [133] more images: The Breakers: 1895: Neo Italian Renaissance: Richard Morris Hunt: Newport: Built for Cornelius Vanderbilt II, replaced the 1878 Breakers mansion (owned by Pierre Lorillard IV) [134] more images: Crossways: 1895: Colonial Revival: Dudley Newton: Newport: President's House: 1896 Colonial Revival: Creighton Withers: Newport
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 ...
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The Colony House, Newport, Rhode Island Photo credit: Courtesy of the Newport Historical Society The Colony House , which is managed by the Newport Historical Society, is a Georgian-style building ...