Belle Rive (1991-93) (Newport, Rhode Island)

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Belle Rive, the Tucker-Chase House (1991-93; William Burgin, architect):

A stuccoed, 4-level, lazy-Z- NC plan, hip-slate-roof, stuccoed house on a slab foundation with monumental, glazed-pergola-sheltered entrance stair that enters into a shed roof that extends over 3-levels, regular double-hung sash fenestration, hemicyclical western end, large curved terrace at the southwest corner, large curved deck at the 2nd-story level of the south elevation, hip-roof pavilion and deck east of the house, 2 tall brick chimneys, 1 on the southwest wall and 1 at the center of the ridgeline, 26 dormers, and a 4-stall garage with vehicle entrances at the building’s east end. A formal garden extends south from the building.

Built for two related families (c.f. 74 Beacon Hill Road), this is a much larger building on a lot relatively smaller than its neighbors. While this building compositionally suffers from frenetic, dissonant composition and massing, it does not contribute to the significance of the district because it falls outside the period of significance; it nevertheless is consistent in type and setting with those properties that create the district’s significance.