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Create Your Own Whatever your interest - servant life, decorative arts, technology, architecture, landscapes or family history - Newport Mansions Experience you’ll find it at the Newport Mansions. You can learn about our audio or guide-led tours, behind-the-scenes at The Breakers Welcome Center and underground tours, children’s tours, garden tours and more, at The Breakers Welcome Center. You can also purchase tickets and memberships online or at each of the Newport Mansions. Refreshments are available daily for ticketed guests and members. There’s something for everyone at

The Breakers Welcome Center the Newport Mansions. Garden Café at The Breakers

The Garden Café offers the perfect setting for a beverage, snack or lunch. Enjoy the beauty of the manicured grounds as you plan the rest of your day. Open Daily

Gertrude Vanderbilt, c. 1895 Detail Beneath The Breakers

The B reakers 1895 National Historic Landmark The Breakers is a surviving jewel of the New York Central Railroad fortune, making a statement about the global sensibilities of the Vanderbilt family. The 70-room summer estate of Cornelius Vanderbilt II includes a two and a half story high Great Hall and a Morning Room See the adorned with platinum leaf wall panels. Its interiors feature rare marble, technology that alabaster, and gilded woods throughout. made the elegance possible.

The B reakers Daily Including: amily our F T Below The Breakers was • The emergence of the Children will love hearing the voice of a marvel of Gilded Age modern elevator; The Breakers “talk” directly to them in technology. Take a guide-led • The modern plumbing & this imaginative audio tour. Hear from tour through the boiler room, laundry facilities; family members and staff, and see fanciful tunnel and basement to learn • The revolutionary creatures like the dolphin hiding under the how daily life in that era was infrastructure that heated & cooled the great house. grand staircase and the dragons in the dining room. transformed by new wonders. Bring YOUR family – and your imagination! Reservations Required NewportMansions.org 401.847.1000 An Exhibition at Rosecliff

Rosecliff 1902 The audio tour brings Rosecliff’s history and romance to life with never-before- told stories and first person remembrances of its colorful families. From Tessie Oelrichs, who built this fantasy in terra cotta, to the Monroes of New Orleans, the last family to call Rosecliff home, Tessie Fair Oelrichs c. 1914 you’ll discover the very human story of Newport’s great party house.

This exhibition colorfully explores the naturalist’s relentless pursuit of the birds of America and Audubon’s singular determination in seeing his beautiful artworks published. Included with Rosecliff admission.

Plan An Event Glistening white and boasting ocean views, Rosecliff provides the perfect backdrop for any special occasion. Whether planning a corporate event or grand wedding, this Gilded Age masterpiece is the ideal setting. [email protected] Enjoy a beverage or snack at the Chinese Tea House

Marble House 1892 National Historic Landmark

Created by Alva Vanderbilt and Richard Morris Hunt and inspired by the Petit Trianon at Versailles, Marble House contains 500,000 Chinese Tea House cubic feet of marble. Intended as an at Marble House ultimate statement of Gilded Age privilege, only a few years later it Bordering the Cliff Walk and offering sweeping views of the hosted Alva’s “Votes for Women” Atlantic Ocean on one side and Marble House on the other, rallies on the back lawn. Hear the the Chinese Tea House is the perfect spot to relax and enjoy words of Alva Vanderbilt, her a beverage, snack or lunch and the view! Vanderbilt family on yacht, 1888 daughter Consuelo and many Opening April 4. more, brought to life in the award-winning audio tour. Indoor & Outdoor Seating Available Available to Preservation Society members & ticket holders

This SummerComing New! Marble House Family Tour For kids of all ages, the Family Tour allows youngsters (and their parents) to explore Marble House in a whole new way! Behind The Scenes at The Elms!

The Elms 1901 National Historic Landmark Daily The summer retreat of coal magnate Edward Berwind and his wife Herminie, The Elms was a thoroughly See what made “modern” house in 1901. So technologically advanced for its time it appeared to work “as if by magic,” it also The Elms run houses monumental art works, including wall-sized Venetian paintings, Chinese lacquer panels and tapestries. by “magic.”

The Elms Servant Life Tour Through a guide-led tour, learn about the men and women “below stairs” who serviced the social whirl during the Gilded Age. Maintaining the elaborate lifestyle of one of Newport’s most elegant homes required the hard work of more than 40 men The Elms Sunken Garden and women. Go behind the scenes, hear the personal stories and see photos of the butler, Ernest Birch; his wife, the cook The elaborate Classical Revival gardens on the grounds Grace Rhodes; and one of the maids, Nellie Lynch Regoli. were developed between 1907-1914. At the western end of the property is the lavish sunken garden, with its colorful display of French parterre beds filled with pink begonias, You’ll see… blue ageratum, fine specimen trees, clipped hedges, fountains • Basement work areas, including and marble pavilions. kitchens, laundry room, boiler room and coal tunnel • Third floor servant living quarters • A rooftop view of Newport (weather permitting)

This is a true upstairs/downstairs tour. You will climb several flights of stairs.

Staff c.1930 Reservations Required NewportMansions.org 401.847.1000 “Always worth the visit! The mansions are beautiful and well maintained. Plus, everyone working in the houses is pleasant and readily available to help. I have been so impressed that I joined the Society as a member! If you like history, opulence, mansions... these tours are for you!” Chateau-sur-Mer Trip Advisor Traveler Review 1852 National Historic Landmark

Kingscote 1841 National Historic Landmark

A product of the America- Built in 1841 for Georgia China Trade and one of plantation owner George America’s great Victorian Noble Jones and rebuilt houses, Chateau-sur-Mer was for the King family in home to three generations of 1881, Kingscote still the Wetmore family. You’ll see possesses original rooms hand-carved Italian woodwork, from each era. Its Chinese porcelains, Egyptian and Senator Wetmore, 1919 furnishings reflect the Japanese Revival stenciled wallpapers, King family’s success as and rare trees from as far away as Mongolia. China Trade merchants, with rare furniture, silver collections and Chinese decorative arts. Mrs. E. Maitland Armstrong & children, c. 1915

Don’t Miss the New Chateau-sur-Mer Landscape Tour! Use your smart phone to explore the grounds. Included with your admission. “Incredible Group. The amount of work the Preservation Society accomplishes is astounding. They do an amazing job keeping the historical gems in beautiful condition for generations to enjoy and learn from.” Trip Advisor Traveler Review

Hunter House Isaac Bell House c. 1748 National Historic Landmark 1883 National Historic Landmark

Pass through the front door of Hunter House into Newport’s 18th-century Golden Age, before the American Revolution. This masterpiece of the American Shingle Style features It was the home of a merchant, ship owner and colonial deputy, Arts and Crafts interiors, Japanese-inspired columns, and and later became the Revolutionary War headquarters of the a sweeping open floor plan. Together with Kingscote, these French Navy. See a great collection of exquisite colonial two picturesque cottages illustrate Newport’s evolution as a furniture, created by legendary Newport craftsmen like the premier place for great design, fine living and the creation Townsends and Goddards. of a distinctly American style of architecture.

Our Mission Chepstow 1861

Replacing The Breakers Roof

We seek to inspire and promote an appreciation of the value of preservation to enrich the lives of people everywhere. This Italianate-style cottage designed by Newport architect The Preservation Society of Newport County is a non-profit George Champlin Mason reflects the mid-20th-century style organization whose mission is to protect, preserve, and present of its last owner, Alletta Morris McBean, a descendant of an exceptional collection of house museums and landscapes in Lewis Morris III, signer of the Declaration of Independence. one of the most historically intact cities in America. The house contains original furnishings, and a collection of Your patronage helps us maintain these properties for important 19th-century American paintings, including future generations. Thank you! Hudson River School landscapes. NewportMansions.org • 401.847.1000 “Awesome Topiary…This is a hidden gem for garden lovers! So many animal shapes. Well worth stopping by! Sit on the porch that overlooks the water. Very relaxing” Trip Advisor Traveler Review Landscape Tour at Chateau-sur-Mer Green Animals Topiary Garden c. 1860

Use your smart phone to explore the grounds of Dozens of fanciful animals, a sailing ship, teacups, spirals and Chateau-sur-Mer. Included with your admission. other geometric shapes sculpted from living plants populate • Tour the property at your own pace one of the oldest topiary gardens in North America. • Hear about the history, design and care of this Picturesque-style landscape • See the Sod Maze, the only remaining installation A lion, a camel, from the 1974 art exhibition, Monumenta a bear, oh my! • Learn about the unique trees that make up the Newport Mansions Arboretum

The Newport Mansions Arboretum

A Personal Tour Experience The Elms Sunken Garden For the most memorable experience, schedule a personal tour through one or more properties of your choosing. Your small Newport was renowned in the 18th century as the “Eden of group of family, friends, colleagues or clients can have their America.” The properties of the Preservation Society have been own tour guide to lead them through each of the properties officially recognized as one of only a handful of accredited arboreta and answer their questions. in New England. Our 88 acres of historic landscapes represent $ an outstanding chapter in the nation’s history of garden design, Personal Tour fees start at 405, include annual membership horticulture and early tree and plant propagation. and can accommodate a maximum 10 persons per tour. To arrange a personal tour, call 401.847.1000 ext. 105. NewportMansions.org • 401.847.1000 House to House Walking Times Average Times Enjoy lunch & snacks at the Garden Café, Kingscote [#7] to The Elms [#5] 12 Minutes The Breakers. The Elms [#5] to Chateau-sur-Mer [#4] 12 Minutes Chateau-sur-Mer [#4] to The Breakers [#1] 12 Minutes Limited Accessibility The Breakers 1 Chateau-sur-Mer [#4] to Rosecliff [#3] 16 Minutes 7 Kingscote 44 Ochre Point Ave., Newport, RI 02840 Rosecliff [#3] to Marble House [#2] 7 Minutes 253 Bellevue Ave., Newport, RI 02840 Parking available at all Preservation Society properties. Map is not to scale and not all roads are shown. 1

Audio Tour Languages

Enjoy lunch & snacks Limited Accessibility Marble House 2 at the Chinese Tea House, 8 Chepstow Audio tours of The Breakers, The Elms Marble House. 596 Bellevue Ave., Newport, RI 02840 & Marble House available in English, 120 Narragansett Ave., Newport, RI 02840 French, German & Spanish.

Audio tours of The Breakers & The Elms also available in Chinese.

Limited Accessibility Rosecliff 3 9 The Breakers Stable & Carriage House 548 Bellevue Ave., Newport, RI 02840 2 53 Coggeshall Ave., Newport, RI 02840 3

4 Rovensky Park 5 6 7

Chateau-sur-Mer 4 10 Hunter House 474 Bellevue Ave., Newport, RI 02840 54 Washington St., Newport, RI 02840

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Bellevue Avenue History Trail Getting Around Newport Enjoy a self-guided walking tour along Bellevue Avenue to learn Park your car at the Limited Accessibility The Elms 5 Audio Tours about one of America’s most legendary streets. A series of 11 Newport Visitors Center, 11 Green Animals Topiary Garden 367 Bellevue Ave., Newport, RI 02840 markers provides comprehensive information about the history 23 America’s Cup Ave. 380 Cory’s Lane, Portsmouth, RI 02871 of both existing and long-gone buildings. and purchase an all-day Parking Available pass to ride RIPTA. Ride the Yellow Line trolley to the Newport Mansions. Stroller Policy Limited Accessibility 10 Hunter House 11 Green Animals 12 Newport Mansions We encourage the use of baby slings or baby backpacks as Topiary Garden Store at Bannister’s Wharf, Lane Hedley an alternative to strollers. Strollers cannot be accommodated America’s Cup

Elm St. Bellevue Ave. due to risk of damage to historic walls and furniture. Visitors Spring St. Preservation Society Isaac Bell House Second St. Center Thames St. 6 Cory’s lane Property Memorial Blvd. Parking RT. 114N America’s Cup Newport 10 miles 10 Newport

70 Perry Street, Newport, RI 02840 Wharf Bannister’s Washington St. Newport Newport Mansions Store Hunter 12 12 All Preservation Society properties are 10 Green Mansions Bannister’s Wharf, America’s Cup Ave., Newport Mansions House 11 Animals Store smoke-free. Newport, RI 02840 Enjoy a Beverage, Snack or Lunch

Garden Café at The Breakers & Chinese Tea House at Marble House

The Breakers Welcome Center Indoor & Outdoor Seating Available Available daily to Preservation Society members & ticket holders

The Breakers Welcome Center

Whether it’s the lush, tree-lined Gilded Age landscape bordering the Garden Café at The Breakers or the sweeping vista of the Atlantic Ocean behind the Chinese Tea House at Marble House, take a break in between touring and grab a snack, beverage or lunch. Sit back, relax and enjoy the scenery. Daily offerings include coffee, pastries, fresh salads, wraps, sandwiches, yogurt, snacks and hot and cold beverages. Chinese Tea House

Chinese Tea House

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Rosecliff audubon Join Us Opening Night Party Artistic June 21 ADVENTURES Cocktail Buffet & Entertainment 6 pm to 9 pm

June 21-23, 2019 June 21-23 Rosecliff • Newport, RI Show Highlights Special Guest India Hicks, John James Audubon created a Internationally-known pictorial journal of the birds he Lifestyle Expert loved. Join us as we travel with • Horticulture Exhibits this visionary naturalist in our • Unique Shopping own Artistic Adventure. Opportunities • Afternoon Tea Opening Night Party India Hicks • Moonlight Movie at Rosecliff • Champagne & Jazz Brunch • Garden Demonstrations • Luncheons & Lectures

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• The Bordeaux Dinner Newport at The Elms • Wine & Rosecliff Gala Festival Presenting Mansions Stores • Grand Tastings Sponsor • Celebrity Chef Demonstrations Newport Mansions Stores are located • Vintner Dinner at Rosecliff • Seminars in The Breakers Stable at The Breakers, Marble House, The & Carriage House Culinary Stage Elms, Rosecliff, Green Animals Topiary Sponsor • Newport After Dark Party Garden and on Bannister’s Wharf. Tour • Sunday Jazz Brunch admission is not required to shop at any September 19-22, 2019 of our stores. NewportMansions.org Hours of Operation 2019-2020 Schedule Schedule subject to change. March 30 – November 2 The Breakers & Rosecliff open at 9 am. Through March 29 Open Daily The Breakers, The Elms & Marble House All other properties open at 10 am.

Open Daily Last admission at Rosecliff and Kingscote is 4 pm. March 30 - May 17 The Breakers, The Elms, Marble House, Rosecliff, Last admission at Chepstow, Hunter House & Chateau-sur-Mer & Green Animals Topiary Garden Isaac Bell House is 4:30 pm. Green Animals Topiary Garden opens April 13. Last admission at all other properties is 5 pm. May 18 – October 14 Open Daily June 22 – September 2 The Breakers, The Elms, Marble House, Rosecliff, Chateau-sur-Mer, Green Animals Topiary Garden, Last admission at The Breakers is 6 pm. Chepstow, Hunter House, Isaac Bell House & Kingscote The Breakers Stable & Carriage House open June 22– September 2. November 3 – January 1, 2020 Rosecliff closed June 19–20. The Breakers & Rosecliff open at 9 am. All other properties open at 10 am. Rosecliff open only to Newport Flower Show ticket holders June 21–23. Last admission at all properties is 4 pm. Marble House closed September 20.

All houses & grounds close one hour after last tour admission. Marble House open only to Wine & Food Festival ticket holders September 21 & 22. Daytime tours of The Breakers, The Elms, Marble House & Rosecliff are self-guided audio tours. Guide-led tours October 15 – November 22 Open Daily at all houses except Green Animals Topiary Garden. The Breakers, The Elms, Marble House, Rosecliff & January – March, guide-led tours may be offered in Chateau-sur-Mer place of self-guided audio tours. Rosecliff closed November 4 - December 7.

Christmas at the Newport Mansions

November 23 – January 1, 2020 Open Daily The Breakers, The Elms, Marble House & Rosecliff Rosecliff closed November 4 – December 7.

All properties closed Thanksgiving & Christmas.

December 24 – Last admission 3 pm.

Holiday Evenings at the Newport Mansions “Family Friendly Mansion! The ABSOLUTE BEST PART is The Breakers – November 30, December 7, 14, 28 6 pm – 8 pm The Breakers offers a children’s tour, which is fabulous! My niece The Elms & Marble House Duet – December 21 6 pm 9 pm loved hearing the “old house” talk to her and tell stories about the – kids that lived there! The adults even switched over to hear the children’s version... it was entertaining to us, too!” For updates on Preservation Society activities Trip Advisor Traveler Review while you’re in Newport, download the FREE BUKI app at letsbuki.com NewportMansions.org • 401.847.1000 Admission & Membership Benefits of Membership Members Free Member Adult Youth 6-17 Standard Membership Premium Membership The Newport Mansions Free $38 $12 • Free & unlimited admission to regular tours for one year • All the benefits of Standard Membership Experience • Discounts on The Elms Servant Life Tour & • Free PLUS upgrade (one guest free per visit) Admission to any 5 properties, excluding Hunter House Beneath The Breakers Tour • Free Participation in the North American • 10% discount in our Newport Mansions Stores Reciprocal Museums Association (NARM) The Breakers Plus Free $32 $9 • Free guest passes Admission to The Breakers plus 1 other property, excluding Hunter House • Members Only Program • Savings on events, lectures and films • Opportunity to rent a Preservation Society venue The Breakers Free $ $ 26 8 $ • Discount on Newport Harbor tours Steward 250 ($180 tax-deductible) Premium Membership benefits plus 4 single-use guest passes. 1 Property Free $ $ $ 18 8 Student 35 (tax-deductible) $ Standard benefits for one student. Valid student ID required. Patron 500 ($395 tax-deductible) Excluding The Breakers & Hunter House Premium Membership benefits plus 6 single-use guest passes $ Individual 55 (tax-deductible) and recognition in Annual Report. $ $ $ Premium Tour 24 49 16 Standard benefits for one adult. $ Benefactor 1,000 ($825 tax-deductible) Admission to The Breakers, Marble House, The Elms, Rosecliff $ Premium Membership benefits plus 10 single-use guest passes and Lunch at Garden Café at The Breakers or Chinese Tea House Dual 80 (tax-deductible) Standard benefits for two adults living in the same household, no children. and recognition in Annual Report. at Marble House $ Household 95 (tax-deductible) Beneath The Breakers Tour $15 $20 $10 Standard benefits for two adults and all children ages 6 - 17 “Buy Membership! It was cheaper to buy a Preservation Society in the same household. membership and you were able to see & tour all of the sites. Your $ $ $ The Elms Servant Life Tour 12 15 7.50 Military membership is good for a year, and you can go back during the $ 15 Discount on Individual, Dual or Household. For active, Christmas season and see their display.” $ $ Hunter House Free 35 8 reserve or retired military with valid military ID. Trip Advisor Traveler Review Multi-house tickets not valid at Hunter House $ PLUS Upgrade 35 Add to any Standard Membership. Winter Passport Free $35 $10 Bring 1 guest Free per visit. Member must accompany guest. Admission to all properties open November 23, 2019 to March, 2020 Holiday Evenings at the Newport Mansions In advance $30 $38 $10 Day of $35 $48 $15

Admission tickets may be upgraded to a membership (limits apply). Purchase tickets at all properties, Newport Visitors Center & online at NewportMansions.org Tickets can be used over multiple days. No expiration date. Visitors with special needs, call 401.847.1000, ext. 158 Schedule Your Group Today How To Join Exclusive group rates for 20 or more with advance reservations. 401.847.2251 or [email protected] Online: www.NewportMansions.org In Person: Visit any Newport Mansions ticket desk NEWPORT MANSIONS® is a registered trademark of The Preservation Society of Newport County. Tickets should not be presented Membership 401.847.1000 ext. 111 at any other mansion in Newport except The Breakers, Chateau-sur-Mer, Office: [email protected] Chepstow, The Elms, Green Animals Topiary Garden, Hunter House, 424 Bellevue Ave. Newport, RI 02840 Isaac Bell House, Kingscote, Marble House and Rosecliff. NewportMansions.org • 401.847.1000 Membership is the Best Value

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