The Marble House And Roseclift

Marble house is currently closed to the public.

The marble house and roseclift. Its temple front portico resembles that of the white house. Rosecliff was the last mansion i visited in newport. It is less opulent than the breakers or the elms but spectacular in its own right. Located at 596 bellevue avenue it is now open to the public as a museum.

Marble house was built between 1888 and 1892 for mr. The grand staircase was designed with women in mind. 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. Although i enjoy guided tours i was quite happy with the audio tour we received on our visit.

It was a summer house or cottage as newporters called them in remembrance of the modest houses of the early 19th century. 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 breakers marble house the elms and rosecliff are partially wheelchair accessible. 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. The steps height is short which allowed women to make their grand entrance without the worry of tripping over their long skirt.