Chateau-sur-Mer

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Chateau-sur-Mer is a grand 19th-century Newport mansion renowned as one of the earliest and most significant examples of High Victorian architecture in the United States.

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Chateau-sur-Mer canonical 9
Chateau-sur-Mer mansion 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Gilded Age mansion
historic house
mansion
museum
tourist attraction
addedToNRHP 1968
architect Ogden Codman Jr.
Richard Morris Hunt
Seth C. Bradford
architecturalStyle High Victorian
Italianate
Second Empire
builtFor China trade merchant
city Newport
client William Shepard Wetmore
completionDate 1852
constructionStart 1851
country United States of America
surface form: United States
county Newport County
governingBody The Preservation Society of Newport County
hasCollectionType decorative arts
period furnishings
hasFeature ballroom
carriage house
formal gardens
grand staircase
tower
heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
National Register of Historic Places
surface form: U.S. National Register of Historic Places
locatedIn Newport, Rhode Island
locatedOn Bellevue Avenue
nationalHistoricLandmarkDesignationDate 1968
notableFor early example of High Victorian architecture in the United States
elaborate interior woodwork
ornate stone construction
role in the development of Newport as a resort for the wealthy
NRHPReferenceNumber 68000001
numberOfStories 3
openToPublic true
originalOwner William Shepard Wetmore
owner The Preservation Society of Newport County
partOf Newport Historic District
region New England
renovationDate 1870s
1880s
roofType mansard roof
state Rhode Island
use house museum

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Chateau-sur-Mer alterations, Newport hasMainBuilding Chateau-sur-Mer
this entity surface form: Chateau-sur-Mer mansion
Newport, Rhode Island hasLandmark Chateau-sur-Mer
Wetmore family residence Chateau-sur-Mer
Wetmore family owns Chateau-sur-Mer
Bellevue Avenue, Newport hasPart Chateau-sur-Mer
Bellevue Avenue hasPart Chateau-sur-Mer