The Breakers - Wikipedia
WEBThe Breakers is a Gilded Age mansion located at 44 Ochre Point Avenue, Newport, Rhode Island, US. It was built between 1893 and 1895 as a summer residence for Cornelius Vanderbilt II, a member of the wealthy Vanderbilt family.
The Breakers - Newport Mansions
WEBSep 3, 2024 · The Breakers is the grandest of Newport's summer "cottages" and a symbol of the Vanderbilt family's social and financial pre-eminence in the Gilded Age. It is the flagship of the Newport Mansions and an icon of the City-by-the-Sea.
Plan a Visit - Newport Mansions
WEBFor the first time in the 129-year history of The Breakers, the private third-floor family space occupied by generations of Vanderbilts is open for public tours. *Sept. 3-Oct. 14, offered twice daily at 1:30 and 3:30 pm. Starting Oct. 15, offered once daily at 1:30 pm.
The Breakers (1878) - Wikipedia
WEBThe Breakers (built in 1878) was a Queen Anne style cottage designed by Peabody and Stearns for Pierre Lorillard IV and located along the Cliff Walk on Ochre Point Avenue, Newport, Rhode Island. [1] In 1883, it was referred to as "unquestionably the most magnificent estate in Newport."
Tickets | Newport Mansions
WEBMansion & Garden Tickets. Tickets may also be purchased in person at The Breakers Welcome Center, Marble House ticket booth, inside the entrance of The Elms or Rosecliff, or at Green Animals Topiary Garden. Mansion hours vary seasonally. Check the Operating Schedule for mansion hours during your visit.
The Breakers mansion in Newport, the Vanderbilt summer estate
WEBJul 17, 2024 · The Breakers mansion, a stately Beaux-Arts masterpiece that sits on a massive 13-acre estate, and fits 70 rooms in its imposing walls, is truly a home like no other. Aerial view of the former Vanderbilt estate known as the Breakers mansion.
The Breakers // 1895 - Buildings of New England
WEBDec 24, 2021 · The most opulent of all summer ‘cottages’ in Newport is the iconic Gilded Age mansion, The Breakers. This mansion was completed in 1895 as a summer residence for Cornelius Vanderbilt II . Cornelius’ grandfather, Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt (1794-1877) established the family fortune in steamships and later in the New …
The Breakers: Built by the Vanderbilts, it was the grandest mansion …
WEBJun 9, 2017 · The five-floor mansion has 70 rooms, all decorated by Ogden Codman, Jr. and the masters of the Gilded Age, Jules Allard and Sons. When it was finished in 1892, it was the largest and most opulent house in Newport.
The Breakers - National Trust for Historic Preservation
WEBThe Breakers is the grandest of Newport, Rhode Island's summer "cottages" and a symbol of the Vanderbilt family's social and financial preeminence in turn of the century America. Its interiors include rich marbles and gilded rooms, a 50-foot-high Great Hall, mosaic tile floors and ceilings, and open-air terraces with magnificent ocean views.
The Breakers - All You Need to Know BEFORE You Go (2024) - Tripadvisor
WEBThe Breakers is a Gilded Age mansion built between 1893 and 1895 as a summer residence for Cornelius Vanderbilt II. The 70-room mansion, with a gross area of 138,300 square feet and 62,482 square feet of living area on five floors, was designed by Richard Morris Hunt in the Renaissance Revival style.
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