Rough Point Museum

Rough Point Museum is a museum in , . Rough Point Museum is situated nearby to the museum , as well as near the house .
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Rough Point and 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.

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, 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. is situated 2,500 feet north of Rough Point Museum.

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 1,900 feet north of Rough Point Museum.

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.

Rough Point Museum

Latitude
41.45512° or 41° 27′ 18″ north
Longitude
-71.30537° or 71° 18′ 19″ west
Operator
Newport Restoration Foundation
Open location code
87HCFM4V+2V
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1225567916
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­tourism
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
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Highlights include Belcourt of Newport and Miramar.

Nearby Places

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