Belcourt of Newport
Belcourt is a former summer cottage designed by architect Richard Morris Hunt for Oliver Hazard Perry Belmont and located on Bellevue Avenue in Newport, Rhode Island.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Building
- Description: mansion in Newport, Rhode Island
- Also known as: “Belcourt”, “Belcourt Castle”, “Belcourt estate”, and “Belcourt Mansion”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rough Point and Marble House.
Rough Point
Rough Point is one of the Gilded Age mansions of Newport, Rhode Island, now open to the public as a museum. It is an English Manorial style home designed by architectural firm Peabody & Stearns for Frederick William Vanderbilt.
Marble House
Museum
Marble House, a Gilded Age mansion located at 596 Bellevue Avenue in Newport, Rhode Island, 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. Marble House is situated 2,100 feet north of Belcourt of Newport.
Rovensky Park
Park
Rovensky Park is a historic park at the corner of Bellevue Avenue and Rovensky Avenue in Newport, Rhode Island, United States. The park grounds were created in 1852, and the park was purchased by the Preservation Society of Newport County in 1959 with $175,000 grant donated by John E. Rovensky Park is situated 1,300 feet north of Belcourt of Newport.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Newport and Jamestown.
Newport
Newport is a beautiful seaside city in Rhode Island that is famous for its genteel mansions and a rich history of yachting, golf, and tennis. With a population of only 25,000, this scenic resort town punches well above its weight and was known as the "Summer White House" throughout the 1950s and 60s.
Jamestown
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Jamestown is village on Conanicut Island, a small parcel of land that connects mainland Rhode Island to Aquidneck Island in Narragansett Bay. Jamestown is 25 miles south of Providence and offers plenty of shopping, dining and recreation.
Belcourt of Newport
- Categories: vacation property and mansion
- Location: City of Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“Belcourt of Newport” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “貝爾克特”
- Chinese: “贝尔克特”
- Chinese: “贝尔考特城堡”
- Finnish: “Belcourt Castle”
- Spanish: “Castillo Belcourt”
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