| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 1901/00/00 |
Cornelius Vanderbilt III |
Home |
Mary and William Waldorf Astor move to England, renting his summer cottage to Cornelius Vanderbilt III. |
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| 1911/00/00 |
Cornelius Vanderbilt III |
Home |
Cornelius Vanderbilt buys Beaulieu from Mary and William Waldorf Astor. |
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| 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 |
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| 1962/00/00 |
Ruth Elizabeth Hale Buchanan |
Hostess |
Wiley and Ruth Buchanan host a party for Crown Prince Juan Carlos of Spain. |
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