Marble House (Newport, Rhode Island)
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Rhode Island /
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Newport, Rhode Island /
Bellevue Avenue, 596
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mansion / manor house / villa, NRHP - National Register of Historic Places, green area, 1892_construction, fenced area, U.S. National Historic Landmark
596 Bellevue Avenue
Newport, RI 02840
www.newportmansions.org/explore/marble-house
'Marble House' was built in 1888-1892 for sportsman William Kissam Vanderbilt (1849-1920) as a gift for his wife, Alva Erskine (nee Smith) (1853-1933). Richard Morris Hunt was the architect of the seaside villa which overlooks the Cliff Walk and Atlantic Ocean. Mrs. Vanderbilt retained ownership of 'Marble House' following her divorce from Mr. Vanderbilt in 1895.
In 1896 Mrs. Vanderbilt married Oliver Hazard Perry Belmont (1858-1908) and moved to his villa, 'Belcourt' (now known as 'Belcourt Castle'); following Mr. Belmont's death she returned to 'Marble House' and in 1912-1914 added an oceanside Chinese Tea House to the estate. In 1932 Mrs. Belmont sold the estate to investment banker and financier Frederick Henry Prince (1859-1953). The Preservation Society of Newport acquired 'Marble House' in 1963 and now (as of 2012) operates it as a museum; the estate was designated a National Historic Landmark in 2006.
In keeping with its name, more than $7 million of the $11 million spent on the home went to purchase 500,000 cubic feet of marble from America, Italy and Africa.
Bing view - binged.it/AyoCi8
Robert Yarnall Richie aerial photo ca. 1932-1934 - digitalcollections.smu.edu/u?/ryr,384 and digitalcollections.smu.edu/u?/ryr,381
Newport, RI 02840
www.newportmansions.org/explore/marble-house
'Marble House' was built in 1888-1892 for sportsman William Kissam Vanderbilt (1849-1920) as a gift for his wife, Alva Erskine (nee Smith) (1853-1933). Richard Morris Hunt was the architect of the seaside villa which overlooks the Cliff Walk and Atlantic Ocean. Mrs. Vanderbilt retained ownership of 'Marble House' following her divorce from Mr. Vanderbilt in 1895.
In 1896 Mrs. Vanderbilt married Oliver Hazard Perry Belmont (1858-1908) and moved to his villa, 'Belcourt' (now known as 'Belcourt Castle'); following Mr. Belmont's death she returned to 'Marble House' and in 1912-1914 added an oceanside Chinese Tea House to the estate. In 1932 Mrs. Belmont sold the estate to investment banker and financier Frederick Henry Prince (1859-1953). The Preservation Society of Newport acquired 'Marble House' in 1963 and now (as of 2012) operates it as a museum; the estate was designated a National Historic Landmark in 2006.
In keeping with its name, more than $7 million of the $11 million spent on the home went to purchase 500,000 cubic feet of marble from America, Italy and Africa.
Bing view - binged.it/AyoCi8
Robert Yarnall Richie aerial photo ca. 1932-1934 - digitalcollections.smu.edu/u?/ryr,384 and digitalcollections.smu.edu/u?/ryr,381
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marble_House
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 41°27'43"N 71°18'17"W
- Portsmouth Abbey School 17 km
- Duxbury Public Schools Campus 84 km
- Hopkinton Public Schools (Hayden Rowe St. Complex) 86 km
- Nathan Hale Ray Middle School 96 km
- Cutchogue, New York 113 km
- Groton School 129 km
- Essex Agricultural and Technical High School 129 km
- Northfield Mount Hermon School 167 km
- St. Anselm College 171 km
- Phillips Exeter Academy 172 km
- Almy Pond 0.6 km
- Bailey's Beach - Spouting Rock Beach Association 0.9 km
- Chateau-sur-Mer (1851–1852) 1 km
- Seafield 1.1 km
- The Ledges - Cushing Family Compound 1.2 km
- Lily Pond 1.3 km
- Salve Regina University 1.3 km
- Rogers High School 1.6 km
- Ballard Park (1990) 1.8 km
- Newport County, Rhode Island 12 km
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