Marble house is a gilded age mansion and is located on the coast of the atlantic ocean in newport ri.
The marble house newport ri.
Marble house is a gilded age mansion in newport rhode island.
The dining room features pink marble and lots of gilded gold.
The larger mansions are self guided guided.
It was a summer house or cottage as newporters called them in remembrance of the modest houses of the early 19th century.
Marble house is a fifty room mansion and required a staff of 36 servants.
You ll find yourself at the chinese tea house.
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.
Its temple front portico resembles that of the white house.
You are given a headset to help guide you through the marble house.
Its temple front portico resembles that of the white house.
It was built as the summer home of mr.
The dining room like all of the rooms on the main floor of the mansion was over the top in decor and opulence.
This cottage has such a great history as do all of the mansions in newport.
Marble house summer cottage of william k.
William is the grandson.
The others being the breakers and the elms.
Marble house is a gilded age mansion in newport rhode island.
Vanderbilt is definitely one of the top 3 newport rhode island mansions to see in my opinion.
Marble house marble house is currently closed to the public.
Besides the breakers marble house is the second must see on your mansion tour of newport.
Vanderbilt marble house the summer home of william k.