Rough Point

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Rough Point is a historic oceanfront mansion and former summer home of heiress Doris Duke, now a museum, located on Newport’s famed Cliff Walk in Rhode Island.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Gilded Age mansion
historic house museum
mansion
architect Peabody & Stearns
architecturalStyle English Manorial style
Tudor Revival
associatedWith Doris Duke
builtFor Frederick William Vanderbilt
category Historic house museums in Rhode Island
Houses in Newport, Rhode Island
city Newport
completionDate 1891
constructionStartDate 1887
country United States of America
surface form: United States
currentUse museum
formerOwner Doris Duke
formerUse summer home
foundedAsMuseumBy Newport Restoration Foundation
hasFeature clifftop grounds
formal gardens
sea views
hasViewOf Atlantic coastline
Cliff Walk
heritageDesignation part of Newport National Historic Landmark District
laterOwner Doris Duke
James Buchanan Duke
surface form: James B. Duke

William B. Leeds Sr.
locatedIn Newport, Rhode Island
United States of America
surface form: United States
locatedOn Cliff Walk
museumFocus Gilded Age Newport
life of Doris Duke
notableCollection European art
decorative arts
openToPublic true
operatedBy Newport Restoration Foundation
overlooks Atlantic Ocean
ownedBy Newport Restoration Foundation
partOf Newport mansions
region Aquidneck Island
setting oceanfront
state Rhode Island
tourSeason seasonal
tourType guided tours

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Newport, Rhode Island hasLandmark Rough Point
Newport County hasHistoricSite Rough Point