“Each house you visit is an authentic
icon of one of the great eras of American history. Hunter House was here when the Battle of Bunker Hill was fought; Chateau-sur-Mer saw the age of global
commerce by American clipper ships like Flying
Cloud; and The Beakers opened as
the Vanderbilt’s latest achievement in the era in which railroads
revolutionized the nation much the way jet-liners and the internet would a
century later.”
Hunter House
offers exquisite colonial furniture
Chateau-Sur-Mer
offers hand-carved Italian woodwork, Chinese porcelain and collections of rare
trees
The Breakers –
the 70-room summer estate of Cornelius Vanderbilt’s interiors feature rare
marble, alabaster and gilded woods throughout
The Elms
houses monumental art works, including wall-sized Venetian paintings, Chinese
Lacquer panels and tapestries
Rosecliff
offers audio tour bringing you closer to the lives of Rosecliff’s families. The
house also includes the Victorian Wardrobe exhibit featuring historic costume
collections designed by the great Parisian couturier Charles Frederick Worth
Marble House
also offers audio tour, the house contains 500,000 cubic feet of marble, an
ultimate statement of Gilded Age privilege
Kingscote
still possesses original rooms from each era featuring Tiffany glass, rare
furniture, silver collections, and Chinese decorative arts
Chepstow is a
charming Italianate-style cottage containing original family furnishings, a
collection of the 19th century American paintings including Hudson
River landscape
Isaac Bell House is a masterpiece of the American Shingle-Style featuring open floor plan
The Isaac Bell House with Kingscote
“illustrate Newport’s evolution as a premier place for great design, fine
living, and the creation of a distinctly American style of architecture.”
Green Animals Topiary Garden includes dozens of fanciful animals, a sailing ship,
teacups, spirals and other geometric shapes.
