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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."
She also inherited The Breakers. In 1948, as a widow, she leased The Breakers to the Preservation Society of Newport County for $1 a year. She continued to maintain an apartment in The Breakers by agreement until her death. In 1951, she donated her mother's iconic Electric Light dress to the Museum of the City of New York. [5] [6]
Image Name Year built Style Architect City Notes Ref. Wyeth-Tottle Mansion 1879 Italianante: Edmond Eckle St Joseph: Built for John Wyeth, since 1948 is the Museum of St Joseph. Harvey M. Vaile Mansion: 1881 Second Empire: Asa B. Cross: Independence: Today, a museum Robert A. Long House: 1910 Beaux-Arts style: Henry Ford Hoit: Kansas City ...
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Now a museum, the Breakers features 70 rooms and spans 138,300 square feet. During the Gilded Age, Cornelius Vanderbilt was America's richest man with an estimated net worth of $100 million, or ...
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