Miramar

Miramar is a 30,000-square-foot bordering Bellevue Avenue on in . Overlooking , it was intended as a summer home for the George D. Widener family of .
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  • Type: House
  • Description: Mansion in Newport, Rhode Island
  • Address: 646 Bellevue Avenue, Newport, RI 02840

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Rough Point and Marble House.

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.

Museum
, 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 1,400 feet north of Miramar.

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 900 feet northwest of Miramar.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Newport and Jamestown.

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.

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.

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.

Miramar

Latitude
41.45834° or 41° 27′ 30″ north
Longitude
-71.305° or 71° 18′ 18″ west
Open location code
87HCFM5W+82
Open­Street­Map ID
way 371978248
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­house
Wiki­data ID
Q6872693
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Highlights include Clarendon Court and Belcourt of Newport.

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