Bellevue Avenue Historic District

The Bellevue Avenue Historic District is located along and around Bellevue Avenue in , , United States. Its property is almost exclusively residential, including many of the Gilded Age mansions built as summer retreats around the turn of the 20th century by the extremely wealthy, including the Vanderbilt and Astor families.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include National Museum of American Illustration and Chateau-sur-Mer.

Museum
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The , founded in 1998, is the first national museum to be devoted exclusively to American illustration artwork.

Museum
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is one of the first grand Bellevue Avenue mansions of the Gilded Age in . Located at 474 Bellevue Avenue, it is now owned by the Preservation Society of Newport County and is open to the public as a museum.

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The is located in , United States. It honors both players and other contributors to the sport of tennis.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Newport and Jamestown.

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is a beautiful seaside city in 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.

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is a village on Conanicut Island, a small parcel of land that connects mainland Rhode Island to Aquidneck Island in Bay. is 25 miles south of and offers plenty of shopping, dining and recreation.

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lies south of Portsmouth and north of Newport, Rhode Island. This geographical location is what gave this town its name. was founded in 1743 when unjust taxation and a growing population caused freeholders in Newport to petition for independence.

Bellevue Avenue Historic District

Latitude
41.4701° or 41° 28′ 12″ north
Longitude
-71.30727° or 71° 18′ 26″ west
Elevation
49 feet (15 metres)
Open location code
87HCFMCV+23
Geo­Names ID
5220871
Wiki­data ID
Q4883917
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Turkish—“Bellevue Avenue Historic District” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Bellevue Avenue Historic District”
  • Chinese: “貝爾維尤大道歷史街區”
  • French: “Bellevue Avenue Historic District”
  • Japanese: “ベルヴュー通り歴史地区”
  • Turkish: “Bellevue Avenue Historic District”
  • Turkish: “Bellevue Avenue Tarihi Bölgesi”

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