The Marble House Rhode Island

It was built as a summer cottage for alva and william vanderbilt and it contains 500 000 cubic feet of marble.

The marble house rhode island.

Vanderbilt in west virginia. The two were married in 1875 13 years before marble house was conceived. It was a social and architectural landmark that set the. It was a summer house or cottage as newporters called them in remembrance of the modest houses of the early 19th century.

44 ochre point avenue newport ri 02840. The breakers marble house the elms and rosecliff are partially wheelchair accessible. Check the operating schedule. 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.

By newport standards that is. For detailed information about access for visitors with special needs please call 401 847 1000. 86 reviews of marble house hands down the most impressive mansion on bellevue ave. Inspired by the petit trianon in versailles the 11 million mansion made mostly of marble became a national historic landmark in 2006.

But marble house was much more. 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. Created by architect richard morris hunt in 1892 the marble house is a gilded age mansion which is one of the most magnificent newport rhode island mansions ever seen.

Located at 596 bellevue avenue it is now open to the public as a museum. 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. 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. Marble house was built between 1888 and 1892 for mr.

Inside it s walls however a much different picture is painted. Alva erskine smith a native of mobile alabama met william k. Marble house is currently closed to the public.