Jeffrey T Curtis | Newport Mansions

Jeffrey Curtis

Director of Gardens and Grounds

Jeff Curtis joined the Preservation Society in 1985 as Assistant to the Grounds Supervisor. In 1990, he became Grounds Supervisor, and today is Director of Gardens and Grounds. He supervises a staff of 30 full-time and part-time employees who maintain more than 80 acres of gardens and grounds on the Society's historic properties.

The Gardens and Grounds Department also operates several greenhouses in which it cultivates trees, plants and flowers that are used in the Society's houses and grounds.

Curtis is a graduate of the University of Rhode Island College of Resource Development, with a degree in Greenhouse Management. He is also a licensed arborist.

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Operating Schedule

Starting July 1, 2022

The Breakers*, The Elms, Marble House & Green Animals Topiary Garden**
Open daily 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Houses & grounds close one hour after last tour admission.
*The Breakers will close at 3 p.m. on Saturday, July 16.
*The Breakers will close at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, July 26.
**Green Animals Topiary Garden open until 7 p.m. on Friday evenings

The Elms Servant Life Tour, guide-led daily at 10:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.

Rosecliff
Open daily 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
House & grounds close one hour after last tour admission.

Chateau-sur-Mer & Isaac Bell House*
Open Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Houses & grounds close one hour after last tour admission.
*Isaac Bell House will close at 3 p.m. on July 1.

Tickets to visit Chateau-sur-Mer & Isaac Bell House must be purchased online or in person at The Breakers, Marble House, The Elms, Rosecliff or Green Animals.

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