Ochre Point (Newport, Rhode Island)

 place with historical importance, estate (manor / mansion land)

Ochre Point - (SE corner of Narragansett Avenue and Ochre Point Avenue), was built in 1882-1884 for New York real estate developer and financier Robert Goelet III (1841-1899) and his wife, Harriet Louise (nee Warren) (1854-1912). The large summer cottage located on the Cliff Walk overlooking the Atlantic Ocean was designed by the architectural firm McKim, Mead & White. Unlike most of the Newport mansions, ownership of 'Ochre Point' has remained (as of 2012) in the Goelet family.

by McKim, Mead & White, 1882. Queen Anne-cum- Shingle Style; two-and-one-half stories; brick and shingle wall cover; gable roofs with numerous dormers, picturesque tall chimneys; large porch Spaces on east side; variously grouped windows

Often confused and mislabeled as being named Southside (See: Yarnall collection). Southside was the Gammel estate directly north (demolished) across Narragansett Ave.

Robert Yarnall Richie aerial photo ca. 1932-1934 - digitalcollections.smu.edu/u?/ryr,379 and digitalcollections.smu.edu/u?/ryr,409