The Breakers

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The Breakers is a grand Gilded Age mansion in Newport, Rhode Island, built for the Vanderbilt family and renowned for its opulent Italian Renaissance–style architecture.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Gilded Age mansion
historic house
mansion
museum
architect Richard Morris Hunt
architecturalStyle Beaux-Arts
Italian Renaissance Revival
associatedWith Cornelius Vanderbilt II
Vanderbilt family
builtFor Vanderbilt family
city Newport, Rhode Island
surface form: Newport
client Cornelius Vanderbilt II
completionDate 1895
constructionStartDate 1893
country United States of America
currentUse house museum
floorCount 5
governingBody The Preservation Society of Newport County
hasFeature carriage house
elaborate ceiling frescoes
formal gardens
grand staircase
marble interiors
oceanfront terrace
two-story great hall
heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
surface form: U.S. National Historic Landmark

National Register of Historic Places
surface form: U.S. National Register of Historic Places listing
interiorDesigner Jules Allard et Fils
Ogden Codman Jr.
landscapeArchitect Ernest W. Bowditch
location Newport, Rhode Island
material limestone
namedAfter nautical term "breakers" for waves
NHLDesignationDate June 13, 1968
NRHPListingDate September 15, 1969
NRHPReferenceNumber 69000021
numberOfFloors 5
numberOfRooms 70
openToPublic true
originalUse summer residence
overlooks Atlantic Ocean
partOf The Breakers self-linksurface differs
surface form: Newport Mansions
region Newport County
roofMaterial red clay tile
significantEvent rebuilt after 1892 fire on earlier wooden house
state Rhode Island
stylePeriod Gilded Age
touristAttraction yes

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Richard Morris Hunt notableWork The Breakers
Richard Morris Hunt notableWork The Breakers
this entity surface form: Marble House
Vanderbilt family builtProperty The Breakers
this entity surface form: The Breakers (Newport)
The Breakers partOf The Breakers self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Newport Mansions
Ochre Court near The Breakers
Newport, Rhode Island hasLandmark The Breakers
Catharine Clinton Howland notableWork The Breakers
subject surface form: Richard Morris Hunt
William Kissam Vanderbilt owned The Breakers
this entity surface form: The Breakers (Newport mansion)
Newport County hasHistoricSite The Breakers
Ogden Codman Jr. workedOn The Breakers
this entity surface form: The Breakers (interiors), Newport, Rhode Island
Cliff Walk area of Newport adjacentTo The Breakers
this entity surface form: The Breakers mansion
Alice Claypoole Vanderbilt residence The Breakers
this entity surface form: The Breakers, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Bellevue Avenue, Newport hasPart The Breakers
Vanderbilt associatedWith The Breakers
subject surface form: Vanderbilt family
this entity surface form: The Breakers (Newport)
Bellevue Avenue hasPart The Breakers
Alice Claypoole Gwynne livedIn The Breakers
this entity surface form: The Breakers, Newport
Peabody & Stearns notableWork The Breakers
this entity surface form: The Breakers stables (Newport, Rhode Island)