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History of Newport and the Mansions
Founded in 1639, Newport was an important port city, a center of the slave trade, a fashionable resort and the summer home of the Gilded Age rich.
What was the Gilded Age?
The Gilded Age was a period of unprecedented change in America. Fortunes were spent on luxuries such as the lavish "summer cottages" of Newport.
Deep Dive into the Show
Learn about the people, places and events depicted in Julian Fellowes' popular historical drama series.
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Our mission is to protect, preserve, and present the best of Newport County's architectural heritage. Learn more about us and our work.
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Built 1895National Historic Landmark
The Breakers is the grandest of Newport's summer "cottages" and a symbol of the Vanderbilt family's social and financial pre-eminence in the Gilded Age.
Open Mondays through Wednesdays, 10 am - 4 pm; Thursdays through Sundays, 10 am - 3 pm
The Breakers is partially accessible with elevator in service.
Built 1892National Historic Landmark
William Vanderbilt built Marble House as a 39th birthday present for his wife, Alva. It was a social and architectural landmark that set the pace for Newport's subsequent transformation from a quiet summer colony of wooden houses to the legendary resort of opulent Gilded Age mansions.
Closed until November 23
Marble House is partially accessible with elevator in service.
Built 1902
Rosecliff was built for silver heiress Theresa Fair Oelrichs, who used it to host many fabulous Gilded Age entertainments. Architect Stanford White modeled Rosecliff after the Grand Trianon, the garden retreat of French kings at Versailles.
Closed November 22 - December 8 for "The Newport Nutcracker"
Rosecliff is partially accessible with elevator in service.
Built 1901National Historic Landmark
The Elms was modeled after an 18th-century French chateau but featured the latest technology of the Gilded Age. It houses an outstanding collection of paintings, statuary and tapestries, and its landscape features formal gardens, terraces, pavilions and fountains.
Closed until December 7
Elevator is not in service. The Elms is not accessible.
Built 1852National Historic Landmark
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.
Open November 22 – December 8.
Chateau-sur-Mer is not wheelchair-accessible.
Built 1841National Historic Landmark
Kingscote is a landmark of the Gothic Revival style in American architecture. Its appearance in Newport marked the beginning of the “cottage boom” that would distinguish the town as a veritable laboratory for the design of picturesque houses throughout the 19th century.
Closed for the season
Kingscote is not wheelchair-accessible.
Built 1883National Historic Landmark
Isaac Bell House is one of the best surviving examples of shingle-style architecture in the country. Its architects and designers drew from a mix of international and American influences to create a unique Gilded Age style.
Isaac Bell House is not wheelchair-accessible.
Built c. 1860
Home to more than 80 topiary animals and other figures for more than a century, Green Animals also blazes with colorful flowers from May until October. The 7-acre property overlooks Narragansett Bay.
Green Animals is not wheelchair-accessible.
Built c. 1748National Historic Landmark
Hunter House is one of the finest examples of Georgian Colonial architecture from Newport's "golden age" in the mid-18th century. Saving it for posterity was the first act of the Preservation Society in 1945.
Closed for the season. Guide-led tours, advance timed tickets required.
Hunter House is not wheelchair-accessible.
Built 1860
Chepstow is highly evocative of the taste and collections of a descendant of one of America's founding families, placed in the context of a contemporary Newport summer home.
Chepstow is not wheelchair-accessible.
Built 1895
This site houses the Preservation Society’s collection of historic carriages. The property is open seasonally and for special programs.
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Parking is free onsite at all properties except for Hunter House and The Breakers Stable & Carriage House, where street parking is available.
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