Chateau-sur-Mer (1851–1852) (Newport, Rhode Island)
| place with historical importance, estate (manor / mansion land), NRHP - National Register of Historic Places, interesting place, 1850s construction
USA /
Rhode Island /
Newport /
Newport, Rhode Island /
Bellevue Avenue, 424
World
/ USA
/ Rhode Island
/ Newport
World / United States / Rhode Island
place with historical importance, estate (manor / mansion land), NRHP - National Register of Historic Places, interesting place, 1850s construction
(1851–1852)
Architects: Seth Bradford (1851);
remodeling by Richard Morris Hunt (1871–1880) and John Russell Pope (1917)
• Chateau-sur-Mer was built for the Wetmore family, successful China Trade merchants.
• George Peabody Wetmore served as Governor of R.I. (1885-87) and as a U.S. Senator (1895–1913).
• In 1966, Miss Edith Wetmore left Chateau-sur-Mer to the Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities, which declined the bequest. This led to the auction of the estate and its collections.
• The Preservation Society acquired Chateau-sur-Mer in 1969, rescuing the estate from development.
• Today, Chateau-sur-Mer is a National Historic Landmark.
Chateau-sur-Mer is a landmark of High Victorian architecture, furniture, wallpapers, ceramics and stenciling. It was the most palatial residence in Newport from its completion in 1852 until the appearance of the Vanderbilt houses in the 1890s. It was the scene of memorable entertainments, from the "Fete Champetre", an elaborate country picnic for over two thousand guests held in 1857, to the debutante ball for Miss Edith Wetmore in 1889.
www.newportmansions.org/explore/chateau-sur-mer
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Shepard_Wetmore
Architects: Seth Bradford (1851);
remodeling by Richard Morris Hunt (1871–1880) and John Russell Pope (1917)
• Chateau-sur-Mer was built for the Wetmore family, successful China Trade merchants.
• George Peabody Wetmore served as Governor of R.I. (1885-87) and as a U.S. Senator (1895–1913).
• In 1966, Miss Edith Wetmore left Chateau-sur-Mer to the Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities, which declined the bequest. This led to the auction of the estate and its collections.
• The Preservation Society acquired Chateau-sur-Mer in 1969, rescuing the estate from development.
• Today, Chateau-sur-Mer is a National Historic Landmark.
Chateau-sur-Mer is a landmark of High Victorian architecture, furniture, wallpapers, ceramics and stenciling. It was the most palatial residence in Newport from its completion in 1852 until the appearance of the Vanderbilt houses in the 1890s. It was the scene of memorable entertainments, from the "Fete Champetre", an elaborate country picnic for over two thousand guests held in 1857, to the debutante ball for Miss Edith Wetmore in 1889.
www.newportmansions.org/explore/chateau-sur-mer
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Shepard_Wetmore
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chateau-sur-Mer
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Coordinates: 41°28'16"N 71°18'16"W
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