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January 3 - March 16, 2012
The Breakers
Open Daily
The Elms & Marble House
Open weekends, holidays, and daily February 17-26 for Newport Winter Festival

See The Elms on PBS's This Old House, February 18. 

Isaac Bell House

The Isaac Bell House is one of the best surviving examples of shingle style architecture in the country. The house was Isaac Bell Housedesigned by the firm of McKim, Mead and White in 1883 for Isaac Bell, a wealthy cotton broker and investor. After passing through a succession of owners, the Isaac Bell House was purchased by the Preservation Society in 1996, and is today designated a National Historic Landmark.

The Isaac Bell House was remarkably innovative when it appeared in 1883. It is a combination of Old English and European architecture with colonial American and exotic details, such as a Japanese-inspired open floor plan and bamboo-style porch columns.

The exterior of the house has been extensively renovated and interior restoration work is continuing. The house is presented for tour as a work in progress.

Location:

70 Perry Street
Newport, RI 02840