Bellevue Avenue Historic District
The Bellevue Avenue Historic District is located along and around Bellevue Avenue in Newport, Rhode Island, 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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include National Museum of American Illustration and Chateau-sur-Mer.
National Museum of American Illustration
Museum
The National Museum of American Illustration, founded in 1998, is the first national museum to be devoted exclusively to American illustration artwork.
Chateau-sur-Mer
Museum
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Chateau-sur-Mer is one of the first grand Bellevue Avenue mansions of the Gilded Age in Newport, Rhode Island. 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.
International Tennis Hall of Fame
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The International Tennis Hall of Fame is located in Newport, Rhode Island, United States. It honors both players and other contributors to the sport of tennis.
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.
Middletown
Middletown lies south of Portsmouth and north of Newport, Rhode Island. This geographical location is what gave this town its name. Middletown was founded in 1743 when unjust taxation and a growing population caused freeholders in Newport to petition for independence.
Bellevue Avenue Historic District
- Type: Park
- Description: historic district in Newport, Rhode Island
- Category: historic district
- Location: Newport County, Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America
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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”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Brenton Village and Purgatory.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Newport Art Museum and Morton Park.
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