The Marble House And Roseclift

Located at 596 bellevue avenue it is now open to the public as a museum.

The marble house and roseclift.

After touring marble house we walked down bellevue avenue to rosecliff a 1902 mansion built by nevada silver heiress theresa fair oelrichs. It is less opulent than the breakers or the elms but spectacular in its own right. Marble house is currently closed to the public. It was built by theresa fair oelrichs a silver heiress from nevada whose father james graham fair was one of the four partners in the comstock lode.

Rosecliff was the last mansion i visited in newport. Although i enjoy guided tours i was quite happy with the audio tour we received on our visit. The steps height is short which allowed women to make their grand entrance without the worry of tripping over their long skirt. The breakers marble house the elms and rosecliff are partially wheelchair accessible.

It was a summer house or cottage as newporters called them in remembrance of the modest houses of the early 19th century. Its temple front portico resembles that of the white house. They gave the house its furnishings and an endowment to the preservation society in 1971. We were also able to see a display of tiffany glass on the second floor of the house.

Marble house was built between 1888 and 1892 for mr. The grand staircase was designed with women in mind.