Ochre Court
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Ochre Court is a grand Gilded Age mansion in Newport, Rhode Island, renowned for its elaborate French chateau–style architecture and role as a symbol of America’s turn-of-the-century opulence.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Gilded Age mansion
ⓘ
Newport mansion ⓘ historic house ⓘ mansion ⓘ |
| architect | Richard Morris Hunt ⓘ |
| architectFirm | Richard Morris Hunt architectural practice ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
French château style
ⓘ
Gothic Revival elements ⓘ Renaissance Revival elements ⓘ |
| city | Newport ⓘ |
| client | Ogden Goelet ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1892 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1888 ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| currentUse |
administration building of Salve Regina University
ⓘ
ceremonial space for Salve Regina University ⓘ |
| donatedBy |
Astor family
ⓘ
surface form:
Goelet family
|
| donationRecipient |
Sisters of Mercy
ⓘ
surface form:
Religious Sisters of Mercy
|
| floorCount | 3 ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
balconies
ⓘ
carved stone gargoyles ⓘ central great hall ⓘ elaborate grand staircase ⓘ formal terraces ⓘ oceanfront lawn ⓘ ornate stained glass windows ⓘ steeply pitched roofs ⓘ turrets ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
site for weddings and special occasions
ⓘ
venue for university events ⓘ |
| hasInteriorStyle | lavish period interiors ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
contributing property to Bellevue Avenue Historic District
ⓘ
part of a National Historic Landmark District ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Cliff Walk area of Newport ⓘ |
| location | Newport, Rhode Island ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| namedAfter | its ochre-colored stone ⓘ |
| near |
Bellevue Avenue
ⓘ
The Breakers ⓘ other Newport Gilded Age mansions ⓘ |
| overlooks | Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Salve Regina University ⓘ |
| partOf |
Salve Regina University
ⓘ
surface form:
Salve Regina University campus
|
| region | New England ⓘ |
| roofMaterial | slate ⓘ |
| significance |
example of French château–style architecture in the United States
ⓘ
symbol of American turn-of-the-century opulence ⓘ |
| state | Rhode Island ⓘ |
| stylePeriod | Gilded Age ⓘ |
| tourism | popular attraction in Newport ⓘ |
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