Beachmound (Newport, Rhode Island)

USA / Rhode Island / Newport / Newport, Rhode Island / Bellevue Avenue, 729
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Beachmound was built in 1897 by Henry I. Cobb for Benjamin Thaw Sr., (March 24, 1859 – August 20, 1933) a Pittsburgh banker and philanthropist. (Benjamin was the son of William Thaw and brother of Harry K. Thaw)
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Thaw,_Sr.
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Coordinates:   41°27'23"N   71°18'35"W

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  • Harry K. Thaw shot Stanford White. Upon seeing Palm Beach's Mar-a-Lago, now home of Donald J. Trump, he is reported to have said, "My God, I shot the wrong architect."
  • I lived in this house for many years. That was before it went condo.
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