The Breakers
The Breakers was a Queen Anne style cottage designed by Peabody and Stearns for Pierre Lorillard IV and located along the Cliff Walk on Ochre Point Avenue, Newport, Rhode Island.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Museum
- Description: Vanderbilt mansion in Newport, Rhode Island destroyed by fire in 1892
- Address: 44 Ochre Point Avenue, Newport, RI 02840
- Wheelchair access: limited
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include National Museum of American Illustration and International Tennis Hall of Fame.
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. National Museum of American Illustration is situated 2,200 feet west of The Breakers.
International Tennis Hall of Fame
Photo: Faolin42, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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. International Tennis Hall of Fame is situated 1 mile northwest of The Breakers.
Chateau-sur-Mer
Museum
Photo: Daderot, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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. Chateau-sur-Mer is situated 2,000 feet west of The Breakers.
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
Photo: Kzirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
The Breakers
- Categories: building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: City of Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.46974° or 41° 28′ 11″ northLongitude
-71.2982° or 71° 17′ 54″ westInception
1895Open location code
87HCFP92+VPOpenStreetMap ID
way 227360878OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=limitedWikidata ID
Q16155017
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In Other Languages
“The Breakers” goes by many names.
- Turkish: “The Breakers”
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Highlights include Breakers Observation Area and Belmont Beach.
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