The residents of the Newport Mansions were the American counterparts of the English elites depicted in “Downton Abbey.” How and why did they live so extravagantly? Executive Director Trudy Coxe explains in this CNN video released on Sept. 21, 2019.
TV garden show host P. Allen Smith features Preservation Society properties in this episode of his “Garden Home” series. First he visits The Elms to discuss the Sunken Garden restoration with Executive Director Trudy Coxe. Then he briefly introduces viewers to The Breakers before talking with floral designer Becky Bonnenfant about making arrangements to decorate the Newport Mansions.
In this “Pay It Forward” episode of his “Garden Home” series, host P. Allen Smith talks with Preservation Society Executive Director Trudy Coxe about the organization’s efforts to rescue many of Newport’s historic houses from destruction and maintain them for future generations.