Newport RI ~ tour of the Mansions
We actually toured RI before CT though stayed in CT because RI was so small it didn't have a campground. |
We were told the one thing we must see in RI was the Mansions. |
Cute little school |
Though they do have big bridges |
and big boats |
or should we call these ships... |
maybe yachts |
They do some serious lobster-ing here too.. |
And then there were the Mansions... |
The pictures do not do justice to the enormacy of these structures |
This pic helps to give some perspective to the size of the front gates |
Drive leading up to the "Breakers", the Vanderbuilt's summer cottage |
Pictures were not allowed of the inside so we shot a few of the outside |
Side view looking out on the ocean |
Built in 1895 out of granite and marble |
The amount of detail was unbelievable, there must have been 100's of these around the building, all hand carved |
Look at the detail...all in stone |
This ornate work was everywhere |
Rear view also looking out onto the ocean |
Just amazing and over 100 years old |
Dan trying to figure out the locking hardware |
We took a stroll on the "Cliff Walk", a path between the ocean and the mansions |
Just a few more... |
summer cottages |
A beautiful sunny day for the middle of October |
Small lighthouse in front of the "Breakers" |
This was the 2nd mansion called the "Marble House" |
Built in 1892 and using over 500,000 cu. yds of marble |
A little Tea House they built at the back of the Marble House overlooking the ocean |
View of the bay from the Tea House |
Rear view of the marble house looking at the water |
The grounds |
Another elaborate entrance |
The 3rd mansion was Rosecliff, 1902 |
Pam snuck a few interior shots |
This was the servants entrance that was completed hidden with lattice work so they wouldn't be seen |
The 4th mansion was the "Elms" 1902 |
The 5th and last was the "Chateau-Sur-Mer", 1852 |
So that was the "Gilded Age" of conspicuous consumption. |
Those mansions look pretty awesome! The size of the gates is crazy. I don't see why they had to be so big..
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