The Breakers Newport

Temperature was warmish jacket in the morning but tshirt rest of day, at least for me the boys all kept their jackets on (need I say more).

Newport is where Australia raced in the 1983 Americas Cup race and won and the town is very ocean oriented, or should I say yacht or sailing oriented. But the yachting history is not the only thing …

We had seen several TV programs on the Newport Mansions in the last few years. We wanted to go see some of them in person. We wanted to see how the "filthy rich" lived. We began at the Breakers. It was the 70 room “summer cottage” of the shipping and railroad tycoon Cornelius Vanderbilt. When it was built, it cost 11 million dollars (1. …

... -room Louis XIII-style Castle, appropriately named, "Belcourt Castle". Also, the 70 room local landmark built for Cornelius Vanderbuilt, "The Breakers", so named for its spectacular view of the Atlantic. And we must not forget the "Marble House", so ...

... visit tomorrow and see what I can discover of family 'roots' or stumps). Most interesting, I drove to look at the great mansions (The Breakers, The Elms and so on) and while they were impressive, what really got me was, the neighbors were home! The ...

... to the Breakers mansion alone, I think they could afford to back off the ticket price just a tad.  Once I left the Breakers, I decided to go along Newport's cliff walk.  The cliff walk is a 3 1/2 mile trail with a mixture of paved and natural ...

... places are also known for showcasing some of the so-called greatest architects and designers of the 19th century. We saw The Breakers first then Rosecliff then Marble House then The Elms. It's amazing what you could create with unlimited funds in a ...

... homes. Many are part of a preservation trust and can be toured. If you can only do one mansion, it should be The Breakers. Completed in 1895 for Cornelius Vanderbilt II, it is the best example of Beaux-Arts architectural style designed by Richard Morris ...

... .  Ochre Court(above), which serves as the school’s administration building, is the second largest mansion in Newport behind only The Breakers(right).  It was given to the school as a gift in 1947.  The mansion was originally owned ...

... to Newport, Rhode Island. We walked around town and looked at all of the Newport Mansions. We had tickets and took the tour of "The Breakers" mansion. Once the summer home of the Vanderbilts. After the tour we walked around the coastal trail and looked ...

Last night, we had wine and cheese and the "sunset" tour of the Elms. Today, we visited the ...

... fortune in steamships and the New York Central Railroad. His older brother was Cornelius II, who built The Breakers. Alva Vanderbilt was a leading hostess in Newport society, and envisioned Marble House as her "temple to the arts" in America . It was ...

... nbsp; It had a great view through all the windows and an enormous front room.  Everything was extravagantly decorated. After the Breakers we went to Rosecliff mansion where many parts of The Great Gatsby was filmed.  It was ...