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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 .
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 (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."
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 ...
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: Newport, Rhode ...
Now a National Historic Landmark, the Breakers is seen as a tangible symbol of the Vanderbilt family's wealth and social superiority. 8 jaw-dropping facts about the famous Breakers mansion in ...
The Isaac Bell House is a historic house and National Historic Landmark at 70 Perry Street (at the corner with Bellevue Avenue) in Newport, Rhode Island. Also known as Edna Villa , it is one of the outstanding examples of Shingle Style architecture in the United States.
The Breakers, Newport, Rhode Island The Breakers's Great Hall. She inherited about $25 million (equivalent to almost $1 billion today) from her father's estate and a further $5 million from her mother's estate. [4] She also inherited The Breakers. In 1948, as a widow, she leased The Breakers to the Preservation Society of Newport County for $1 ...