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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Marble House (through family) | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Gilded Age mansion
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historic house ⓘ mansion ⓘ museum ⓘ |
| architect | Richard Morris Hunt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Beaux-Arts architecture
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French Neoclassical NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Alva Vanderbilt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtFor | Alva Vanderbilt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Historic house museums in Rhode Island
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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
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cultural heritage tourism ⓘ |
| hasView | Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Historic Landmark
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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
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marble ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
Chinese Tea House on the grounds
NERFINISHED
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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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Marble House (through family)