The Marble House And Roseclift

It is less opulent than the breakers or the elms but spectacular in its own right.

The marble house and roseclift. Marble house is a gilded age mansion in newport rhode island designed as a summer cottage for alva and william kissam vanderbilt by the society architect richard morris hunt it was unparalleled in opulence for an american house when it was completed in 1892. Marble house was built between 1888 and 1892 for mr. Located at 596 bellevue avenue it is now open to the public as a museum. They gave the house its furnishings and an endowment to the preservation society in 1971.

It was a summer house or cottage as newporters called them in remembrance of the modest houses of the early 19th century. Rosecliff was the last mansion i visited in newport. After touring marble house we walked down bellevue avenue to rosecliff a 1902 mansion built by nevada silver heiress theresa fair oelrichs. Scenes from several films have been shot on location at rosecliff including the great gatsby true lies amistad and 27 dresses.

Its temple front portico resembles that of the white house. We were also able to see a display of tiffany glass on the second floor of the house. Marble house is currently closed to the public. It was built by theresa fair oelrichs a silver heiress from nevada whose father james graham fair was one of the four partners in the comstock lode.

The grand staircase was designed with women in mind. The breakers marble house the elms and rosecliff are partially wheelchair accessible.