Rough Point Mansion
- Address: 680 Bellevue Ave
- Vicinity: Cliff Walk
Rough Point is one of the Gilded Age mansions of Newport, Rhode Island. Built in the English Manorial style, it is a museum house open to the public. - AsNotedIn
Rough Point is one of the Gilded Age mansions of Newport, Rhode Island. Built in the English Manorial style, it is a museum house open to the public. - AsNotedIn
Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
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Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
1887/00/00 | Peabody and Stearns | Architect | Designed in the English Manorial style by Peabody and Stearns for Frederick W Vanderbilt, construction on begins on Rough Point summer cottage. | |||
1892/00/00 | Frederick William Vanderbilt | Home | Built of sandstone and granite, Rough Point is completed for Frederick William Vanderbilt. | |||
1993/00/00 | Doris Duke | Home | Doris' will bequeaths the estate to the Newport Restoration Foundation with the directive that it be opened to the public as a museum. Rough Point is still decorated with her French furniture, European art, Chinese porcelains and Flemish tapestries. |
Particulars for Rough Point Mansion: | |
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Area of Significance | Architecture |
Sight Category | Building |
Building Type | House |
Criteria | Person |
Owner | Private |
Historic Use | Single dwelling |
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