Champ Soleil (1929) (Newport, Rhode Island)
USA /
Rhode Island /
Newport /
Newport, Rhode Island /
Bellevue Avenue, 601
World
/ USA
/ Rhode Island
/ Newport
World / United States / Rhode Island
house, place with historical importance, cottage
Champ Soleil was built in 1929. It is a magnificent French Norman chateau on 5.5 acres. It was designed by new York architects Polhemus & Coffin after La lanterne, the celebrated residence near Versailles. The well-known landscape architect Unberto innocenti designed the French parterre and the formal grounds in 1946. It was purchased in 1947 by Robert Gollet, the son of Ogden Gollet (owner of Newport's Ochre Court)--he completely renovated the mansion. The wrought-iron entry gates are 18th century and were imported from a Queen Anne house in London. The mansion encompasses 22 rooms, including two master bedroom suites with a shared sitting room. The estate was put on the market in 2002 for $5,900,000.00 after Sonny Von Bulow's step-father, Russell Barnett Aitken, passed away. Mr. Aitken was a sculptor, writer and international sportsman.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polhemus_&_Coffin
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 41°27'40"N 71°18'27"W
- The Belmont Estate, By-The-Sea 0.6 km
- High Tide 0.7 km
- Finisterre (bef. 1876)/Rockhurst (1884)/Aspen Hall 0.7 km
- Crossways (1896-98) 0.8 km
- Land's End 0.9 km
- The Waves 0.9 km
- Seafield 1 km
- The Ledges - Cushing Family Compound 1 km
- The Rocks - Henry Clews estate 1 km
- Sulthorne 1.4 km
- Almy Pond 0.4 km
- Bailey's Beach - Spouting Rock Beach Association 0.7 km
- Chateau-sur-Mer (1851–1852) 1.1 km
- Lily Pond 1.1 km
- The Breakers 1.2 km
- Rogers High School 1.4 km
- Salve Regina University 1.5 km
- Ballard Park (1990) 1.6 km
- Halidon Hall - Isaac Hartshorn House / Estate (ca. 1854) 1.8 km
- Newport County, Rhode Island 12 km
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