Wakehurst
Wakehurst is a building in Newport County, Rhode Island. Wakehurst is situated nearby to the historic site Ochre Point-Cliffs Historic District, as well as near the pitch Reynolds Field.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Building
- Description: replica mansion of Wakehurst Place (West-Sussex, England)
- Also known as: “Gerety Hall”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Chateau-sur-Mer and 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 1,100 feet southwest of Wakehurst.
The Breakers
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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. The Breakers is situated 1,400 feet southeast of Wakehurst.
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 1,600 feet southwest of Wakehurst.
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.
Wakehurst
- Category: mansion
- Location: Newport County, Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.47252° or 41° 28′ 21″ northLongitude
-71.30175° or 71° 18′ 6″ westOpen location code
87HCFMFX+28OpenStreetMap ID
way 227360885OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q72810111
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In Other Languages
From German to Turkish—“Wakehurst” goes by many names.
- German: “Wakehurst”
- Turkish: “Wakehurst”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ochre Point-Cliffs Historic District and Reynolds Field.
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