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| Hi everybody,
DH and I so enjoyed our trip to Newport, Rhode Island last month and I wanted to share with you all photos of the Mansions. If you ever have the opportunity to visit, they will take your breath away! Several of these grand mansions are open for tours and it is fascinating to see how the aristocrats lived. These homes were called "summer cottages" and were only lived in for about 6-8 weeks during the summer season. They do not let you take inside photos, but here are some shots of the mansions & grounds. We are going back in December to visit the mansions when they are decked out for the Holidays. I hope you enjoy the 'tour'. Celeste THE BREAKERS, SUMMER HOME OF CORNELIUS VANDERBILT II
ONE OF THE GATES TO THE BREAKERS (that tiny 'speck' in front of the gate is my hubby, to show how large this gate is!)
THE ELMS, SUMMER HOME OF MR. AND MRS. EDWARD J. BERWIND
SUNKEN GARDEN AT THE ELMS
THE FRONT ENTRANCE TO THE ELMS
THE ELMS CARRIAGE HOUSE
ROUGH POINT, HOME OF DORIS DUKE
OCHRE COURT MARBLE HOUSE, SUMMER HOME OF MR. AND MRS. WILLIAM K. VANDERBILT
ROSECLIFF, SUMMER HOME OF THERESA FAIR OELRICHS
CLIFF WALK, A 3 1/2 MILE OCEANFRONT TRAIL FROM WHICH YOU CAN VIEW THE MANSIONS AND ENJOY THE OCEAN
WILD BEACH RUGOSAS
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- Posted by zeffyrose_pa6b7 6b7 (My Page) on Sun, Nov 19, 06 at 21:48
| These pictures are amazing---We stopped in Newport once on our way to somewhere else------It is an amazing place. Doesn't it just tickle you that they call these places Summer Cottages---- Can you imagine the cost of upkeep ---!!!! Florence |
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| Magnificent homes ashame most of the great mansions of 5ht Avenue are gone although Doris Dukes House soled about a year ago, |
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| The homes are really something but I like the water and the rose! Celeste, you always have wonderful photos. Carla |
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| Wow!! What great pictures! I can't even imagine trying to handle the upkeep on a house like those. The gardens are flawless (but too much grass :-) ) Thanks for posting these! Kathy |
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