Malbone is one of the oldest mansions in Newport, Rhode Island. The original mid-18th century estate was the country residence of Col. Godfrey Malbone... 10 KB (1,032 words) - 04:05, 6 April 2024 |
Beechwood (Astor mansion) (category Art museums and galleries in Rhode Island) Beechwood is a Gilded Age mansion and estate located at 580 Bellevue Avenue in Newport, Rhode Island best known for having been owned by the Astor family... 15 KB (1,535 words) - 16:00, 25 March 2024 |
The Breakers (1878) (category Peabody and Stearns buildings) most magnificent estate in Newport." The home, which was acquired by Cornelius Vanderbilt II in 1885, was destroyed by fire in 1892 and replaced by the... 16 KB (1,582 words) - 20:17, 15 February 2024 |
was built from 1888 to 1892 as a summer cottage for Alva and William Kissam Vanderbilt and was designed by Richard Morris Hunt in the Beaux Arts style... 16 KB (1,760 words) - 20:36, 21 February 2024 |
The Elms (Newport, Rhode Island) (section The estate) (a working-class immigrant neighborhood) to the estate for milk and cookies. She had a love for cars and would drive around Newport every day in one of... 14 KB (1,593 words) - 13:50, 22 January 2024 |
was sold by the estate of Eleanor Widener's second husband, Alexander H. Rice Jr, for US$118,000 (equivalent to $1,320,000 in 2023), and in 2006 it was... 6 KB (457 words) - 14:26, 27 March 2024 |
Hammersmith Farm is a Victorian mansion and estate located at 225 Harrison Avenue in Newport, Rhode Island, United States. It was a childhood home of First... 6 KB (719 words) - 14:27, 3 March 2024 |
Belcourt of Newport (redirect from Bellcourt Castle) Gilded Age, the castle was noted for its extensive stables and carriage areas, which were incorporated into the main structure. Belcourt Castle Belcourt is... 22 KB (2,376 words) - 09:25, 12 April 2024 |
music promoter and Jazz Festival founder George Wein, music manager Albert Grossman, and folk singers Pete Seeger, Theodore Bikel, and Oscar Brand. It... 84 KB (9,006 words) - 01:34, 2 May 2024 |
Rough Point (category Peabody and Stearns buildings) home in 1904 and 1905. He was one of the owners of American Tin Plate Company, a tin plate trust. He purchased the 10-acre (40,000 m2) estate in 1906. After... 10 KB (1,092 words) - 20:18, 15 February 2024 |
Naval War College (redirect from Naval Command and Staff College) leaders, supports defining the future Navy and associated roles and missions, supports combat readiness, and strengthens global maritime partnerships.... 33 KB (3,675 words) - 02:45, 11 March 2024 |
Preservation Society of Newport County (category Preservation (library and archival science)) Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007. ""Malbone" (J. Prescott Hall-Henry Bedlow House)" (PDF). loc.gov. Historic American... 12 KB (456 words) - 19:17, 23 November 2023 |
Ochre Court (category Castles in the United States) nearby The Breakers. These two mansions, along with Belcourt Castle (the 3rd largest mansion) and Marble House, were designed by architect Richard Morris Hunt... 5 KB (400 words) - 20:27, 1 September 2023 |
Rosecliff (section Construction and interiors) steamship line. She and her husband, together with her sister, Virginia Fair, bought the land in 1891 from the estate of George Bancroft and commissioned the... 12 KB (1,471 words) - 04:37, 26 October 2023 |
International Tennis Hall of Fame (category Buildings and structures in Newport, Rhode Island) located in Newport, Rhode Island, United States. It honors both players and other contributors to the sport of tennis. The complex, the former Newport... 95 KB (3,886 words) - 21:39, 23 April 2024 |
White Horse Tavern (Newport, Rhode Island) (category Buildings and structures in Newport, Rhode Island) constructed before 1673 and is believed to be the oldest tavern building in the United States. It is located on the corner of Farewell and Marlborough streets... 4 KB (311 words) - 15:39, 13 January 2024 |
Newport, Rhode Island (section 20th century and beyond) Cluny School was formerly located in Newport, on property given by the estate of Arthur Curtiss James to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence in 1941... 77 KB (7,012 words) - 22:29, 29 March 2024 |
Salve Regina University (category Official website different in Wikidata and Wikipedia) Gilded Age estates with 21 structures of historic significance. The university is home to the Pell Center for International Relations and Public Policy... 27 KB (2,490 words) - 09:55, 13 March 2024 |
Seaview Terrace (category Relocated buildings and structures in Rhode Island) Belcourt Castle, and Rough Point. The television show Dark Shadows used its exterior as the fictional Collinwood Mansion. Part of the main house and some... 10 KB (1,239 words) - 13:46, 23 March 2024 |
Newport Jazz Festival (category Official website different in Wikidata and Wikipedia) backer Elaine Lorillard, with her husband, purchased "Belcourt", a large estate which was available locally, in hopes of hosting the festival there. However... 41 KB (4,862 words) - 14:33, 22 April 2024 |
Chateau-sur-Mer (section Description and history) house and stables for the Chateau-Sur-Mer estate are owned by Salve Regina University and are currently being renovated as a center for visual art and preservation... 9 KB (892 words) - 09:07, 29 November 2023 |
Naval Station Newport (category Buildings and structures in Newport, Rhode Island) Electronics Support Detachment Detal (ESDD) Castle Hill USCG Maintenance Augmentation Team (MAT) Newport National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAAS Henry... 14 KB (1,408 words) - 18:35, 19 January 2024 |
Noffo Kahn, an heir to the Annenberg publishing fortune. The Gilded Age estate was on the market for $16,900,000. It is located on Ochre Point, south of... 5 KB (470 words) - 16:24, 25 March 2024 |
Newport Casino (category Buildings and structures in Newport, Rhode Island) Bennett, Jr. was a summer resident of Newport and in August 1879 paid $60,000 to acquire the Sidney Brooks estate "Stone Villa" (demolished in 1957, the Bellevue... 16 KB (1,865 words) - 23:13, 26 September 2023 |
Newport Cliff Walk (section Damage and repairs) Street, Narragansett Avenue, and Memorial Boulevard. The Cliff Walk provides views of The Breakers, Marble House, Rough Point, and other prominent mansions... 6 KB (572 words) - 23:10, 21 June 2023 |
The Isaac Bell House is a historic house and National Historic Landmark at 70 Perry Street (at the corner with Bellevue Avenue) in Newport, Rhode Island... 6 KB (514 words) - 01:56, 24 April 2024 |
Newport Country Club (category Buildings and structures in Newport, Rhode Island) and returned to his summer home in Newport excited about its future. In 1890, he and his friends rented some property on the old Castle Hill Farm and... 12 KB (848 words) - 17:12, 12 July 2023 |