Chateau-sur-Mer alterations, Newport
E16805
Chateau-sur-Mer alterations in Newport are a significant 19th-century remodeling project by architect Richard Morris Hunt that helped shape the Gilded Age mansion’s grand, French-inspired character.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
architectural remodeling project
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historic preservation subject → |
| architect | Richard Morris Hunt → |
| architecturalStyle |
French-inspired style
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Second Empire → |
| associatedWith |
Gilded Age
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surface form: "Gilded Age in the United States"
Newport summer “cottage” culture → |
| category |
Historic house alterations in Rhode Island
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Richard Morris Hunt →
surface form: "Works of Richard Morris Hunt"
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| client | Wetmore family → |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form: "USA"
United States of America →
surface form: "United States"
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| endTime | 1870s → |
| hasMainBuilding |
Chateau-sur-Mer
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surface form: "Chateau-sur-Mer mansion"
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| heritageStatus | contributing work to a National Historic Landmark district → |
| influenced | later Gilded Age mansion designs in Newport → |
| influencedBy |
Second Empire
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surface form: "French Second Empire architecture"
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| languageOfWorkOrName | English → |
| locatedInTheArchitecturalComplex | Bellevue Avenue Historic District → |
| locatedOn | Bellevue Avenue, Newport → |
| location |
Chateau-sur-Mer
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Newport, Rhode Island → |
| partOf |
architectural career of Richard Morris Hunt
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development of Newport Gilded Age mansions → |
| purpose | to modernize and enlarge an earlier Italianate villa → |
| result | transformation into a grand Gilded Age mansion → |
| significance |
early example of Gilded Age mansion remodeling in Newport
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helped shape the grand character of Chateau-sur-Mer → |
| startTime | 1860s → |
| timePeriod | 19th century → |
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