Category:The Breakers
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Gilded Age Vanberbilt mansion in Newport, Rhode Island | |||||
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English: The Breakers, located at 44 Ochre Point Avenue, Newport, Rhode Island was built from 1893 and 1895 as a summer residence for Cornelius Vanderbilt II, a member of the wealthy Vanderbilt family. The 70-room mansion, was designed by Richard Morris Hunt in the Renaissance Revival style; the interior decor was by Jules Allard and Sons and Ogden Codman, Jr. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971, and was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1994. It is also a contributing property to the Bellevue Avenue Historic District. The property is owned and operated by the Newport Preservation Society as a museum and is open for visits all year.
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This is a category about a place or building that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the United States of America. Its reference number is 71000019. |
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This category has the following 5 subcategories, out of 5 total.
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- The Breakers (1878) (2 F)
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- Exterior of the Breakers (128 F)
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- Interior of The Breakers (166 F)
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- Plans of the Breakers (22 F)
Media in category "The Breakers"
The following 13 files are in this category, out of 13 total.
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Entrance Gate at The Breakers Mansion, Newport (9820248826).jpg 2,736 × 3,648; 1.35 MB
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MMDA-Photos - 2014-10-25 - Breakers Pergola.jpg 1,162 × 1,162; 679 KB
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MMDA-Photos - 2014-10-25 - The Breakers Pier.jpg 2,320 × 2,320; 1.43 MB
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Mrs. C. Vanderbilt's, Newport LCCN2014699373.jpg 5,772 × 4,247; 2.79 MB
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Mrs. C. Vanderbilt's, Newport LCCN2014699373.tif 5,772 × 4,247; 23.38 MB
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Statue The Breakers.JPG 3,648 × 2,736; 2.23 MB
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The Breakers Kitchen.jpg 4,032 × 3,024; 3.04 MB
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The Breakers viewed from the Cliff Walk.jpg 4,032 × 1,960; 3.89 MB
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The Breakers, Newport, RI May 14, 2013.jpg 4,662 × 3,099; 2.27 MB
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The Breakers, Newport.jpg 5,233 × 3,482; 12.47 MB
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Twenty Grand Duesenberg.jpg 4,032 × 3,024; 2.94 MB
Categories:
- Cornelius Vanderbilt II
- Alice Claypoole Gwynne
- Gladys Vanderbilt Széchenyi
- Mansions in Newport, Rhode Island
- Newport Preservation Society
- Historic house museums in Rhode Island
- Bellevue Avenue Historic District
- Houses built in Rhode Island in 1895
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Newport County, Rhode Island
- National Historic Landmarks in Rhode Island
- Mansions in the United States by name
- Stone buildings in Rhode Island
- Buildings by Richard Morris Hunt
- Neo-Renaissance architecture in Rhode Island
- Jules Allard and Sons
- Ogden Codman, Jr,
- Visitor attractions in Newport, Rhode Island
- Ochre Point-Cliffs Historic District
- Vanderbilt family