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Based on diaries, letters, records and oral histories, these audio tours offer the personal stories of the men and women who lived in each house and the household staff who cared for them. New Audio Tour of Marble House Coming This Summer The Breakers Children’s Tour Where you can hear a talking house and see a flying dragon. This imaginative audio tour brings the great house to life for visitors of all ages. It’s just for me! Audio tours of The Breakers, The Elms & Marble House also available in French, German, & Spanish. New! Audio Tours of The Breakers & The Elms now available in Chinese. 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So technologically advanced for its time it appeared to work “as if by magic,” it also houses monumental art works, including wall-sized Venetian paintings, Chinese lacquer panels and tapestries. Herminie Berwind, c. 1905 “Make time to see these treasures of U.S. history…These incredible homes were built by hard working Americans who made their success in business- the American dream fulfilled.” Trip Advisor Review www.NewportMansions.org • 401.847.1000 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 adorned with platinum leaf wall panels. Its interiors feature rare marble, alabaster, and gilded woods throughout. President Teddy Roosevelt & Cornelius Vanderbilt III, 1910 “Wonderful - Full of History. The different architecture and lavish decorations are really something to see and experience, a true part of American History.” Trip Advisor Review HUNTER HOUSE c. 1748 National Historic Landmark Pass through the front door of Hunter House and you step back into Newport’s 18th century Golden Age, the era before the American Revolution. It was the home of a merchant, ship owner and colonial deputy, and later became the Revolutionary War headquarters of the French Navy. You’ll see up close a great collection of exquisite colonial furniture, created by legendary Newport craftsmen like the Townsends and Goddards. CHATEAU-SUR-MER 1852 National Historic Landmark A product of the America-China Trade and one of America’s great Victorian houses, Chateau-sur-Mer was home to three generations of the Wetmore family. You’ll see hand-carved Italian woodwork, June 28 - October 13 Chinese porcelains, Egyptian and Japanese POINT TO POINT: HUNTER HOUSE AND Revival stenciled THE CONSTELLATIONS OF COMMUNITIES wallpapers, and rare trees from as far See furniture turned on its head away as Mongolia. as an upturned table becomes Edith & Maude Wetmore with two a craftsman’s feat of companions c. 1880 engineering, a refined dining room becomes the setting for merchants and sea captains, a bedspread tells the story of a mother and daughter and women’s role in commerce and community. Experience Hunter House and its collections through a wide range of perspectives, that shaped the world in Deborah Malbone Hunter with Newport, and beyond. daughter Eliza www.NewportMansions.org • 401.847.1000 Audio NewTour Summer 2014 “Go back in time…If you enjoy Downton Abbey, this is your place.” Trip Advisor Review 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 cubic feet of marble. Intended as an ultimate statement of Gilded Age privilege, only a few years later it hosted Alva’s “Votes for Women” rallies on the back lawn. Hear the words of Alva Vanderbilt, her daughter Consuelo and many more, brought to life in the award-winning audio tour. ISAAC BELL HOUSE 1883 National Historic Landmark The Isaac Bell House is a masterpiece of the American Shingle-Style featuring Arts and Crafts interiors, Japanese-inspired columns, and a sweeping open floor plan. Together with Kingscote, these two picturesque William K. Vanderbilt & family cottages illustrate Newport’s evolution as a premier aboard the yacht Alva c. 1888 place for great design, fine living, and the creation of a distinctly American style of architecture. June 28 - October 13 REINVENTING THE COLONIAL: THE CHARLES FOLLEN MCKIM PHOTOGRAPHS See a collection of photographs of Newport houses, furniture and landscapes commissioned by architect Charles Follen McKim in 1874, and learn how it influenced his work on the Isaac Bell House and other projects. Exhibit presented in partnership with the Newport Historical Society. www.NewportMansions.org • 401.847.1000 “Spectacular! Absolutely stunning and the tours were so informative… you feel as though you’re traveling back in time.” Trip Advisor Review KINGSCOTE 1841 National Historic Landmark Built in 1841 for Georgia plantation owner George Noble Jones and rebuilt for the King family in 1881, Kingscote still possesses original rooms from each era. At the center is one of America’s greatest dining rooms, with Tiffany glass and a unique cork ceiling. Its furnishings reflect the King family’s success as China Trade merchants, with rare furniture, silver collections, and Chinese decorative arts. 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 HEPSTOW 1861 Orleans, the last family C to call Rosecliff home, you’ll discover the very This charming Italianate-style cottage was designed by human story of Newport’s great party house. Newport architect George Champlin Mason. Today it reflects the mid-20th century style of its last owner, Alletta Morris McBean, a descendant of Lewis Morris III, a signer of the Declaration of Independence. The house March 15 - November 21 contains DRESSING DOWN: original fam- PRIVATE LIFE AND THE ily furnish- DRESSING GOWN, 1890-1950 ings, and a collection of In the intimacy of her private quarters important and out of the public eye, a Newport 19th-century lady could select her next ensemble