
Chateau-sur-Mer
Chateau-sur-Mer epitomizes High Victorian architecture, furniture, wallpapers, ceramics and stenciling. It was the most palatial residence in Newport until the appearance of the Gilded Age Vanderbilt houses in the 1890s.
Things to Do

Chateau-sur-Mer Virtual Tour
Daily
virtual
Visit Chateau-sur-Mer from the comfort of your own home

Chateau-sur-Mer Landscape Tour
Daily
opening hours
Experience our GPS-guided landscape tour of Chateau-sur-Mer!
History
Chateau-sur-Mer’s grand scale and lavish parties ushered in the Gilded Age of Newport. It was built as an Italianate-style villa for China trade merchant William Shepard Wetmore.
Learn more about Chateau-sur-Mer
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Original Builder
William Shepard Wetmore
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Ownership transferred to the Preservation Society
1969