Cornelius Vanderbilt's Residence, Newport, R.I.
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Citation
“Cornelius Vanderbilt's Residence, Newport, R.I.,” Rhode Island's Golden Age of Postcards, accessed June 19, 2013, http://library.providence.edu/spcol/postcards/items/show/89.
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Item Information
Title
Cornelius Vanderbilt's Residence, Newport, R.I.
Subject
Newport, RI
Description
The Breakers is a Vanderbilt mansion located on Ochre Point Avenue, Newport, Rhode Island. It is a National Historic Landmark, a contributing property to the Bellevue Avenue Historic District, and is owned and operated by the Preservation Society of Newport County.
Built as the Newport summer home of Cornelius Vanderbilt II, its style is often described as Goût Rothschild. Designed by renowned architect Richard Morris Hunt and with interior decoration by Jules Allard and Sons and Ogden Codman, Jr., the 70-room mansion has approximately 65,000 sq ft of living space.
The home was constructed between 1893 and 1895 at a cost of more than $12 million (approximately $316 million in today's dollars adjusted for inflation). The Ochre Point Avenue entrance is marked by sculpted iron gates and the 30-foot high walkway gates are part of a 12-foot-high limestone and iron fence that borders the property on all but the ocean side. The 250 × 120 ft dimensions of the five-story mansion are aligned symmetrically around a central Great Hall. Part of a 13-acre estate on the cliffs of Newport, it faces east overlooking the Atlantic Ocean.
Built as the Newport summer home of Cornelius Vanderbilt II, its style is often described as Goût Rothschild. Designed by renowned architect Richard Morris Hunt and with interior decoration by Jules Allard and Sons and Ogden Codman, Jr., the 70-room mansion has approximately 65,000 sq ft of living space.
The home was constructed between 1893 and 1895 at a cost of more than $12 million (approximately $316 million in today's dollars adjusted for inflation). The Ochre Point Avenue entrance is marked by sculpted iron gates and the 30-foot high walkway gates are part of a 12-foot-high limestone and iron fence that borders the property on all but the ocean side. The 250 × 120 ft dimensions of the five-story mansion are aligned symmetrically around a central Great Hall. Part of a 13-acre estate on the cliffs of Newport, it faces east overlooking the Atlantic Ocean.
Publisher
Berger Brothers Publishers (1910-1951)
Providence, RI
A publisher of Rhode Island view-cards in black & white and tinted halftones. They eventually printed photochromes. Their cards were made in the United States.
Providence, RI
A publisher of Rhode Island view-cards in black & white and tinted halftones. They eventually printed photochromes. Their cards were made in the United States.
Date
Undated, ca. 1915
Rights
Courtesy of the Historical Society of Smithfield, Smithfield, RI
Format
JPEG Digital Image
Coverage
Newport, RI
Original Format
Postcard
Physical Dimensions
3.5 x 5.5 inches