The Marble House Rhode Island

Located at 596 bellevue avenue it is now open to the public as a museum.

The marble house rhode island. The 50 room marble house one of the first beaux arts structures in the us was built between 1888 and 1892 as the gilded age summer cottage for william and alva vanderbilt. For detailed information about access for visitors with special needs please call 401 847 1000. It was built as a summer cottage for alva and william vanderbilt and it contains 500 000 cubic feet of marble. The breakers marble house the elms and rosecliff are partially wheelchair accessible.

Marble house a classical work of art located on famed bellevue avenue in newport rhode island was the summer home of william and alva vanderbilt. 86 reviews of marble house hands down the most impressive mansion on bellevue ave. Alva erskine smith a native of mobile alabama met william k. But marble house was much more.

Marble house was built between 1888 and 1892 for mr. Its temple front portico resembles that of the white house. By newport standards that is. It was a social and architectural landmark that set the.

Marble house is a gilded age mansion and is located on the coast of the atlantic ocean in newport ri. Vanderbilt in west virginia. Inspired by the petit trianon in versailles the 11 million mansion made mostly of marble became a national historic landmark in 2006. 44 ochre point avenue newport ri 02840.

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. Designed to be a more reasonable version of the palace of versailles in france marble house is a compact and slightly regular looking mansion. It was built as the summer home of mr. Check the operating schedule.

It was a summer house or cottage as newporters called them in remembrance of the modest houses of the early 19th century. Garish gold ornate marble royal you name it marble house is. Inside it s walls however a much different picture is painted.