Marble house is a gilded age mansion in newport rhode island designed as a summer cottage for alva and william kissam vanderbilt by the society architect richard morris hunt it was unparalleled in opulence for an american house when it was completed in 1892.
The marble house newport rhode island.
Marble house is currently closed to the public.
See the inside and grounds of marble house rosecliff and the elms.
The others being the breakers and the elms.
Marble house is a gilded age mansion in newport rhode island.
Its temple front portico resembles that of the white house.
Marble house summer cottage of william k.
Marble house the summer home of william k.
It is said that the marble alone over 500 000.
It was a summer house or cottage as newporters called them in remembrance of the modest houses of the early 19th century.
Located at 596 bellevue avenue it is now open to the public as a museum.
When visiting newport rhode island touring mansions is a must do.
This palatial estate was designed by william morris hunt and completed in 1892 cost around 11 million.
Designed as a summer cottage for alva and william kissam vanderbilt by the society architect richard morris hunt it was unparalleled in opulence for an american house when it was completed in 1892.
Marble house was built between 1888 and 1892 for mr.
Its temple front portico resembles that of the white house.
It was built as the summer home of mr.
Vanderbilt is definitely one of the top 3 newport rhode island mansions to see in my opinion.