The Elms - Berwind House (1898-1901) (Newport, Rhode Island)

USA / Rhode Island / Newport / Newport, Rhode Island
 museum, estate (manor / mansion land), NRHP - National Register of Historic Places, U.S. National Historic Landmark
The Elms was the summer residence of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Julius Berwind of Philadelphia and New York. Mr. Berwind made his fortune in the Pennsylvania coal industry. In 1898, the Berwinds engaged Philadelphia architect Horace Trumbauer to design a house modeled after the mid-18th century French chateau d'Asnieres (c.1750) outside Paris.

Construction of The Elms was completed in 1901 at a cost reported at approximately $1.4 million. The interiors and furnishings were designed by Allard and Sons of Paris and were the setting for the Berwinds' collection of Renaissance ceramics, 18th century French and Venetian paintings, and Oriental jades.

www.newportmansions.org/explore/the-elms

(open for tours)


Like many Gilded Age Newport “cottages,” The Elms has a steel frame and a limestone façade.
The elaborate Classical Revival gardens, developed from 1907 to 1914, were designed by C. H. Miller and E. W. Bowditch. The American Elms that graced the landscape have succumbed to Dutch Elm disease.
Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elms_(Newport,_Rhode_Island)
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Coordinates:   41°28'39"N   71°18'35"W

Comments

  • The Elms was built in 1901 for coal magnate E.J. Berwind. It is a copy of Chateau d'Agnes at Asnieres, France. This mansion was saved from destruction and opened to vistiors in 1962 by the Preservation Society. The house and grounds are considered by many to be the more pleasant and liveable of the Newport "cottages".
  • It also the best wedding place for newly married couple
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