Rhode Island
Newport County
City of Newport

Marble House

Marble House, a Gilded Age mansion located at 596 Bellevue Avenue in , 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.
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  • Opening hours: 10:00 AM—4:00 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: Gilded Age mansion in Newport, Rhode Island
  • Address: 596 Bellevue Avenue, Newport, RI 02840

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Rosecliff Mansion and Rovensky Park.

Museum
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Rosecliff is a Gilded Age mansion of , now open to the public as a historic house museum. The house has also been known as the Hermann Oelrichs House or the J. is situated 1,100 feet north of Marble House.

Park
is a historic park at the corner of Bellevue Avenue and Rovensky Avenue in , 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. is situated 880 feet southwest of Marble House.

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is one of the Gilded Age mansions of , 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.

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 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.

Marble House

Latitude
41.46209° or 41° 27′ 44″ north
Longitude
-71.30561° or 71° 18′ 20″ west
Elevation
39 feet (12 metres)
Open location code
87HCFM6V+RQ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 371945268
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­house
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­building
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Geo­Names ID
5223252
Wiki­data ID
Q2650982
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Welsh—“Marble House” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “云石别墅”
  • Chinese: “大理石屋”
  • Chinese: “雲石別墅”
  • Dutch: “Marble House”
  • Finnish: “Marble House”
  • French: “Marble House”
  • Italian: “Marble House”
  • Japanese: “マーブル・ハウス”
  • Spanish: “Marble House”
  • Welsh: “Marble House”

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