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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."
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
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
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, a Vanderbilt mansion in Newport, Rhode Island, is famous for its size and opulence. ... Edward Julius Berwind had a net worth of $31.4 million when he died in 1936 — around $774 ...
The largest of the Preservation Society's mansions, The Breakers. The Preservation Society of Newport County is a private, non-profit organization based in Newport, Rhode Island. It is Rhode Island's largest and most-visited cultural organization. The organization protects the architectural heritage of Newport County, especially the Bellevue ...
Right off of the Cliff Walk path lies the most famous of all the mansions in Newport: The Breakers. The Breakers mansion was commissioned to be built by railroad tycoon Cornelius Vanderbilt II in ...