The Rosecliff And Marble House Mansions In Newport Rhode Island

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The rosecliff and marble house mansions in newport rhode island.

It was a social and architectural landmark that set the pace for newport s subsequent transformation from a quiet summer colony of wooden houses to the legendary resort of opulent stone palaces. Watch a video about marble house. Marble house is one of the earliest examples of beaux arts architecture in the united states with design inspiration from the petit trianon at the palace of versailles. I could picture guests at parties roaming down this hall as they migrated from the ballroom to the dining room to the conservatory.

Take a virtual tour of marble house by clicking here. A center hall ran the length of the mansion. But marble house was much more. Jules allard and sons of paris first hired by the vanderbilts to design some of the interiors for their petit chateau on fifth avenue in manhattan designed the french inspired interiors of marble house.

Kept rosecliff in the family until 1941 then the estate went through several changes of ownership before being bought by mr mrs j.