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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Predicate Object
instanceOf Gilded Age mansion
historic house
mansion
museum
architect Richard Morris Hunt
architecturalStyle Beaux-Arts architecture
Neoclassical architecture
surface form: French Neoclassical
associatedWith Alva Erskine Vanderbilt
surface form: Alva Vanderbilt
builtFor Alva Erskine Vanderbilt
surface form: Alva Vanderbilt
category Historic house museums in Rhode Island
Houses completed in 1892
National Historic Landmarks in Rhode Island
Vanderbilt family residences
client William Kissam Vanderbilt
constructionStartDate 1888
country United States of America
era Gilded Age
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
heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
National Register of Historic Places
surface form: U.S. National Register of Historic Places listing
inception late 19th century
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Rhode Island
location Newport, Rhode Island
materialUsed gold leaf
marble
notableFeature Chinese Tea House on the grounds
elaborate marble stair hall
gilded decoration
grand ballroom
opulent interiors
NRHPReferenceNumber 70000082
numberOfRooms approximately 50
openToPublic yes
operator The Preservation Society of Newport County
originalOwner William Kissam Vanderbilt
ownedBy The Preservation Society of Newport County
partOf Newport Mansions
region Newport County
surface form: Newport County, Rhode Island
situatedOn Bellevue Avenue Historic District
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)
Newport County hasHistoricSite Marble House
Cliff Walk area of Newport adjacentTo Marble House
this entity surface form: Marble House mansion
Alice Claypoole Vanderbilt residence Marble House
this entity surface form: Marble House, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Bellevue Avenue, Newport hasPart Marble House
Bellevue Avenue hasPart Marble House
Alva Erskine Smith residence Marble House
this entity surface form: Marble House, Newport, Rhode Island, United States