Take a 1-minute tour of Marble House 🏛️✨ Built from 1888–1892 for Alva and William K. Vanderbilt, this Gilded Age mansion boasts over 500,000 cubic feet of marble. The dining room, inspired by the Hall of Mirrors at Versailles, is lined with rare pink Numidian marble, while the opulent Gold Room (Ballroom) shimmers with 22-karat gold leaf. Once the scene of Alva’s extravagant parties, Marble House is now part of The Preservation Society of Newport County and open to visitors. #newportri #neweng

Touring Marble House feels like stepping into a palace. The dining room wraps you in Siena marble, tall columns, and glittering crystal that turns conversation into ceremony. The Gold Room dazzles with carved panels and luminous gold leaf by Parisian artisans, a ballroom built for music, twirl, and spectacle. The Gothic Room shifts the tone with dark wood, stained glass glow, and cases of medieval art collected by Alva Vanderbilt. Wander out to the Chinese Tea House by the bay for one last look

Marble House rises on Bellevue Avenue with grand columns and cool stone that hint at the scale inside. Completed in 1892 for William K Vanderbilt and designed by Richard Morris Hunt, it helped define Newport’s Gilded Age style. On the ocean side, the Chinese Tea House adds a surprise from 1914, built by Alva Vanderbilt as a pavilion near the Cliff Walk with a front row view of open Atlantic. Mansion lawns, rocky shore, and sea light all meet in one spot. Is this on your Newport must see list? |

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Set along the cliffs behind Marble House, the Chinese Tea House adds a striking architectural moment to Newport’s shoreline. Its bright roofline and ocean backdrop make it stand out immediately from the surrounding Gilded Age landscape. . Completed in 1914 for Alva Vanderbilt Belmont, the structure was designed by Hunt & Hunt and modeled after Song-dynasty forms. Its tiled roof, carved brackets, and painted details were meant to contrast with the marble mansion behind it while reflecting global

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