The Marble House Newport History

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.

The marble house newport history. This palatial estate was designed by william morris hunt and completed in 1892 cost around 11 million. Today both the breakers and the marble house belong to the preservation society of newport county. It was a summer house or cottage as newporters called them in remembrance of the modest houses of the early 19th century. He employed the classical precepts of his studies abroad to the design of marble house which mrs.

Vanderbilt referred to as her temple to the arts. The newport mansions are always a perfect place to take visiting family and friends and at marble house you get the added bonus of the tea house. Marble house is a gilded age mansion and is located on the coast of the atlantic ocean in newport ri. Flickr joy the tea house has recently undergone extensive renovation to ensure it is around for the public to enjoy for years to come.

The others being the breakers and the elms. Marble house was built between 1888 and 1892 for mr. Marble house is currently closed to the public. By newport standards that is.

Vanderbilt is definitely one of the top 3 newport rhode island mansions to see in my opinion. It was built as the summer home of mr. Its temple front portico resembles that of the white house. Designed to be a more reasonable version of the palace of versailles in france marble house is a compact and slightly regular looking mansion.

Marble house the summer home of william k. Marble house summer cottage of william k. Inside it s walls however a much different picture is painted. The breakers is a vanderbilt mansion located on ochre point avenue newport rhode island united states the building became a national historic landmark in 1994 and is a contributing property to the bellevue avenue historic district it is owned and operated by the preservation society of newport county and is open for visits all year.

It is said that the marble alone over 500 000. A look at marble house s rich history. Marble house 1888 1892 was built for mr. The mansion was built as the newport summer home of.

86 reviews of marble house hands down the most impressive mansion on bellevue ave. Architect richard morris hunt was the first american educated at the école des beaux arts. Both are also national historic landmarks and make very clear why author mark twain coined.