The Marble House Ri

The marble house set the stage for newport to transform from a quiet village into a playground filled with grandiose summer homes for the wealthy.

The marble house ri. Check the operating schedule. Marble house is a gilded era mansion built between 1888 and 1892 and was the summer cottage of alva and william vanderbilt. Vanderbilt is definitely one of the top 3 newport rhode island mansions to see in my opinion. 86 reviews of marble house hands down the most impressive mansion on bellevue ave.

Built between 1888 and 1892 the structure used 500 000 cubic feet of marble at a cost of 7 million. Explore all of newport ri. Marble house the summer home of william k. The mansion was modeled after the petit trianon at versailles.

William is the grandson. Located at 596 bellevue avenue it is now open to the public as a museum. By newport standards that is. Experience the iconic cliff walk which winds past famous gilded age mansions like the breakers and marble house.

For detailed information about access for visitors with special needs please call 401 847 1000. It was built as the summer home of mr. Its temple front portico resembles that of the white house. The others being the breakers and the elms.

It is said that the marble alone over 500 000. Then hop into your car and drive down bellevue avenue and around ocean drive. Marble house is currently closed to the public. Marble house summer cottage of william k.

Designed to be a more reasonable version of the palace of versailles in france marble house is a compact and slightly regular looking mansion. Vanderbilt between 1888 and 1892 as. Learn about the mansions newport s historic past and iconic american millionaires like the vanderbilts and astors. Marble house was built between 1888 and 1892 for mr.

This palatial estate was designed by william morris hunt and completed in 1892 cost around 11 million. It was a summer house or cottage as newporters called them in remembrance of the modest houses of the early 19th century. Inside it s walls however a much different picture is painted. Marble house is a gilded age mansion and is located on the coast of the atlantic ocean in newport ri.

Behind the incredible marble house at the bottom of its sloping lawn stands this little treasure with incredible views of the atlantic.