Marble House

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Marble House is a lavish Gilded Age mansion in Newport, Rhode Island, famed for its opulent Beaux-Arts architecture and extravagant interiors.

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Marble House (through family) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Gilded Age mansion
historic house
mansion
museum
architect Richard Morris Hunt NERFINISHED
architecturalStyle Beaux-Arts architecture
French Neoclassical NERFINISHED
associatedWith Alva Vanderbilt NERFINISHED
builtFor Alva Vanderbilt NERFINISHED
category Historic house museums in Rhode Island
Houses completed in 1892
National Historic Landmarks in Rhode Island NERFINISHED
Vanderbilt family residences
client William Kissam Vanderbilt NERFINISHED
constructionStartDate 1888
country United States of America
era Gilded Age NERFINISHED
estimatedConstructionCost about $11 million (1890s dollars)
estimatedConstructionCostForMarble about $7 million (1890s dollars)
floorCount 3
hasGarden yes
hasTourismAttractionType architectural tourism
cultural heritage tourism
hasView Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED
heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
U.S. National Register of Historic Places listing NERFINISHED
inception late 19th century
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Rhode Island NERFINISHED
location Newport, Rhode Island NERFINISHED
materialUsed gold leaf
marble
notableFeature Chinese Tea House on the grounds NERFINISHED
elaborate marble stair hall
gilded decoration
grand ballroom
opulent interiors
NRHPReferenceNumber 70000082
numberOfRooms approximately 50
openToPublic yes
operator The Preservation Society of Newport County NERFINISHED
originalOwner William Kissam Vanderbilt NERFINISHED
ownedBy The Preservation Society of Newport County NERFINISHED
partOf Newport Mansions NERFINISHED
region Newport County, Rhode Island NERFINISHED
situatedOn Bellevue Avenue Historic District NERFINISHED
streetAddress 596 Bellevue Avenue
use house museum
yearCompleted 1892

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Newport, Rhode Island hasLandmark Marble House
William Kissam Vanderbilt owned Marble House
this entity surface form: Marble House (through family)