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In Rhode Island, Newport was HGTV's pick, with the charm of the mansions decorating in their holiday splendor winning the judges over. "Christmas in Newport is a magical experience that combines ...
The commission was given to McKim, Mead, and White in 1898, and the New York branch of Jules Allard and Sons were engaged as interior decorators. Construction started in 1899, but the sharp winter slowed construction; Mrs. Oelrichs' sister had married William K. Vanderbilt II that winter season, and the house was required for parties in the following Newport season; the eager Mrs. Oelrichs ...
Speaking of the Vanderbilts, The Breakers, one of Rhode Island’s most lavish mansions, was built for Cornelius Vanderbilt III in the 1890s. The home has a traditional Italian palazzo design and ...
The Bellevue Avenue Historic District is located along and around Bellevue Avenue in Newport, Rhode Island, United States.Its property is almost exclusively residential, including many of the Gilded Age mansions built as summer retreats around the turn of the 20th century by the extremely wealthy, including the Vanderbilt and Astor families.
George was very active in Rhode Island politics during the late 19th century and a lifelong Republican. He was a member of the Electoral College of 1880 and again in 1884; he was elected Governor of Rhode Island in 1885 and went on to win re-election in 1886, but he was defeated in an attempt for a third term in 1887.
In 1901, Gilded Age coal magnate Edward Julius Berwind and his wife, Sarah Herminie Berwind, spent $1.4 million, or around $28 million today, to build a summer home in Newport, Rhode Island.
Rough Point is one of the Gilded Age mansions of Newport, Rhode Island, now open to the public as a museum. It is an English Manorial style home designed by architectural firm Peabody & Stearns for Frederick William Vanderbilt. [1] Construction on the red sandstone and granite [2] began in 1887 and was completed 1892.
Clouds Hill Museum: Warwick, Rhode Island Ian Iannuccilli Built between 1871 and 1877, the Clouds Hill Museum is situated on what was known as the Cedar Hill estate.