Beaulieu House, Newport
- Address: 615 Bellevue Ave
- Vicinity: Just S of Marble House
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1856/07/00 | Calvert Vaux | Architect | Peruvian merchant, Federico Barreda, pays $24,000 for about 9 acres on the Bellevue Ave hill overlooking Narrangansett Bay. He then hires Calvert Vaux to design his Summer Cottage. | |||
| 1887/00/00 | William Waldorf Astor, 1st Viscount Astor | Owner | William Waldorf Astor inherits Beaulieu after the death of John Jacob Astors III's wife in 1887. | |||
| 1901/00/00 | Cornelius Vanderbilt III | Home | Mary and William Waldorf Astor move to England, renting his summer cottage to Cornelius Vanderbilt III. | |||
| 1911/00/00 | Cornelius Vanderbilt III | Home | Cornelius Vanderbilt buys Beaulieu from Mary and William Waldorf Astor. | |||
| 1961/00/00 | Ruth Elizabeth Hale Buchanan | Owner | Wiley Buchanan and wife Ruth buy Beaulieu, a decaying masterpiece, for $100,000. "My husband never told me what it cost but in those days, in the early '60's, you could buy whatever you wanted for $100,000 or less. Nobody cared. Newport was dead." Ruth | |||
| 1962/00/00 | Ruth Elizabeth Hale Buchanan | Hostess | Wiley and Ruth Buchanan host a party for Crown Prince Juan Carlos of Spain. |
| Particulars for Beaulieu House, Newport: | |
|---|---|
| Area of Significance | Architecture |
| Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
| Sight Category | Building |
| Criteria | Person |
| Area of Significance | Politics-government |
| Owner | Private |
| Architectural Style | Second Empire |
| Historic Use | Single dwelling |
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