Bluebird Cottage - Sonnenschein (ca. 1885) (Newport, Rhode Island) | place with historical importance

 house, place with historical importance, cottage

Built by Isaac Hartshorn (1804-1877) @ 1885. The house was later owned by his sons-in-law Aaron J. Vanderpoel, Jr. and Arthur Livingston Mason. By 1932. it was owned by Lorillard Suydam Spencer, Sr. (1883-1939)

A large and impressive L-plan, cross-gable-slate-roof Modern Gothic house with stone foundation, half-timber trim, hip-roof wraparound heavy-strutwork porch across façade and part of the north elevation, large porte-cochère opposite principal entrance, glazed hip-roof wraparound heavy-strutwork porch around north, east, and south elevations of east ell, service ell to the south, dormers on the west slope of the main-block roof, 2 chimneys on the east slope of the main-block roof, and 1 chimney at the east re-entrant angle of the service ell and main block. A small 11⁄2-story cottage with a square-plan min block and slightly lower ell to its south is immediately south of the house.
Landscaping features include specimen plantings, a large pergola between main house and cottage, and extensive terracing down the north slope of the property toward the street and Newport Harbor.

This house was part of the Hartshorn estate (see 27 Harbor View Drive), and Mrs Hartshorn lived here seasonally in her later years, when this house was newly constructed. (3 contributing elements: 2 buildings, 1 site)