The Marble House Tour

The elaborate classical revival gardens on the grounds were developed between 1907 and 1914.

The marble house tour.

With last tour admission 4 p m. Select which house you will be visiting and download the tour. If you experience any issues while listening to the tour on the app during your visit turn your phone on airplane mode and it will alleviate any issues. We recommend booking marble house tours ahead of time to secure your spot.

House and grounds close one hour after last tour admission. The marble house is one of the more popular tourist destinations in newport ri. It was a summer house or cottage as newporters called them in remembrance of the modest houses of the early 19th century. These gardens were recently restored.

Marble house the summer home of william k. The breakers opens at 10 a m. With last tour admission 5 p m. This palatial estate was designed by william morris hunt and completed in 1892 cost around 11 million.

House and grounds close one hour after last tour admission. The elms opens at 9 a m. Marble house tours tickets the 50 room marble house one of the first beaux arts structures in the us was built between 1888 and 1892 as the gilded age summer cottage for william and alva vanderbilt. The breakers the elms green animals topiary garden open daily.

Marble house summer cottage of william k. The others being the breakers and the elms. Check the operating schedule. Once the tour is downloaded on your phone you will be all set for your visit.

They include terraces displaying marble and bronze sculpture a park of fine specimen trees and a lavish lower garden featuring marble pavilions fountains a sunken garden and carriage house and garage. Inspired by the petit trianon in versailles the 11 million mansion made mostly of marble became a national historic landmark in 2006. The breakers marble house the elms and rosecliff are partially wheelchair accessible. Marble house was built between 1888 and 1892 for mr.

If you book with tripadvisor you can cancel up to 24 hours before your tour starts for a full refund. For detailed information about access for visitors with special needs please call 401 847 1000. Vanderbilt is definitely one of the top 3 newport rhode island mansions to see in my opinion. Make sure you bring your headphones.

In keeping with custom of the time the vanderbilts also commissioned a sizeable carriage house to be built for marble house diagonally across bellevue avenue on what is now known as rovensky avenue.