Jamestown RI Landmarks & Monuments
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ABeavertail Lighthouse
- Beavertail Rd
Jamestown, RI 02835 - +1 401 423 3270 / +1 401 884 201
- We are having our wedding at Beavertail in June 2005. Even though the wedding is a while away we still go visit it because it is so beautiful and relaxing. ... more on Yahoo! Travel
- Overview Third light house established in America. more on Yahoo! Travel
Beavertail Lighthouse
Beavertail RdJamestown, RI 02835
BFire Dept. Memorial Building
- 50 Narragansett Ave.
Jamestown, RI 02835-1167 - +1 401 423 0062
- Overview First opened in 1959 it was dedicated to past members of the Fire Department. Rebuilt with a considerable addition, it was rededicated in 1994 to coincide with the 100th birthday ... more on MuseumStuff.com
- Overview Fire fighters' museum. more on TripAdvisor
Fire Dept. Memorial Building
50 Narragansett Ave.Jamestown, RI 02835-1167
CChateau-sur-Mer
- 474 Bellevue Avenue
Newport, RI 02840 - +1 401 847 1000
- Highlights: wheelchair accessible more
- Location: Newport, Rhode Island (3.5 miles from Jamestown)
- Overview Chateau-sur-Mer is the first of the grand Bellevue Avenue mansion of the Gilded Age mansions in Newport, Rhode Island. It is now open to the public as a museum. Chateau-sur-Mer's grand scale and lavish parties ushered in the Gilded Age of Newport, as it was the most palatial residence in Newport ... more on En.wikipedia.org
- Overview William S. Wetmore was yet another merchant who made his fortune in the China trade. The entrance to this "Castle by the Sea" is on the left side of Bellevue, driving south. High Victorian in style, which means it drew from many inspirations (including Italian Renaissance and French Second Empire... more on Frommers
Chateau-sur-Mer
474 Bellevue AvenueNewport, RI 02840
DIsaac Bell House
- 424 Bellevue Avenue
Newport, RI 02840 - +1 401 847 1000
- Highlights: wheelchair accessible more
- Location: Newport, Rhode Island (3.5 miles from Jamestown)
- Overview Designed by McKim, Mead & White, this 1883 home for wealthy cotton broker Isaac Bell is considered one of the finest examples of American shingle-style architecture. The home is currently being ... more on Fodor's
- This mansion is the classic example of the shingle style, but it also offers unique ideas which could only come from very youthful architects, as were McKim mead and White in 1881. The spaces are calm and elegant in a generous non-fussy, almost Shaker-like manner. The woodwork is straightforward,... more on Yahoo! Travel
Isaac Bell House
424 Bellevue AvenueNewport, RI 02840
EMarble House
- 596 Bellvue Avenue
Newport, RI 02840 - +1 401 847 1000
- Highlights: wheelchair accessible more
- Location: Newport, Rhode Island (3.5 miles from Jamestown)
- Overview Architect Richard Morris Hunt outdid himself for his clients William and Alva Vanderbilt. Several types of marble were used both outside and in, with a lavish hand that rivals the palaces of the Sun King, especially Le Petit Trianon at Versailles. It reaches its apogee in the ballroom, which is e... more on Frommers
- Overview One of the most opulent of the Newport mansions, Marble House is known for its extravagant gold ballroom. The house was built between 1888 and 1892 by William Vanderbilt, who gave it as a gift to his wife, Alva, in 1892. Alva divorced William in 1895 and married Oliver Perry Belmont, becoming the... more on Fodor's
Marble House
596 Bellvue AvenueNewport, RI 02840
FThe Elms (mansion)
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- 367 Bellevue Ave
Newport, RI 02840 - +1 401 847 1000
- Highlights: wheelchair accessible more
- Location: Newport, Rhode Island (3.5 miles from Jamestown)
- Overview The Elms is a large mansion, or "summer cottage", located at 367 Bellevue Avenue, Newport, Rhode Island. The Elms was completed in 1901 for the coal baron Edward Julius Berwind, and is a copy of the Chateau d'Asnieres in Asnieres, France. The estate cost about 1.5 million dollars in 1901 to build... more on En.wikipedia.org
- Overview Architect Horace Trumbauer modeled this graceful 48-room French neoclassical mansion and its grounds after the Château d'Asnières near Paris. The Elms was built for Edward Julius Berwind, a bituminous-coal baron, in 1901 and was one of the first in Newport to be fully electrified. At th... more on Fodor's
The Elms (mansion)
367 Bellevue AveNewport, RI 02840
GNewport Casino
- 186-202 Bellevue Avenue
Newport, RI 02840 - 4018470418
- Highlights: wheelchair accessible more
- Location: Newport, Rhode Island (3.5 miles from Jamestown)
- Overview The Newport Casino is located at 186-202 Bellevue Avenue Newport, Rhode Island. It was designated a National Historic Landmark on February 27, 1987.The complex was commissioned in 1880 by James Gordon Bennett, Jr. Legend states that Bennett placed a bet with his friend Captain Henry Augustus Cand... more on En.wikipedia.org
- Overview Laforge Casino Restaurant in the Newport County area is a four star establishment. This is a great place. This ... more on OpenList.com
Newport Casino
186-202 Bellevue AvenueNewport, RI 02840
HFort Adams
- Eisenhower Trust Building
1 Lincoln Drive,Newport, RI 02840 - +1 401 847 2400
- Highlights: visitor center, wheelchair accessible more
- Location: Newport, Rhode Island (3.5 miles from Jamestown)
- Overview This venue of the Newport folk and jazz festivals is a stone citadel. more on TripAdvisor
- Overview Fort Adams in Newport, Rhode Island was established on July 4th, 1799 as a First System coastal fortification. Its first commander was Captain John Henry who was later instrumental in starting the War of 1812. The first Fort Adams was designed by Major Louis de Tousard of the Army Corps of Engine... more on En.wikipedia.org
Fort Adams
Eisenhower Trust Building1 Lincoln Drive,Newport, RI 02840
IThe Breakers (1878)
- 44 Ochre Point Ave
Newport, RI 02840 - +1 401 847 1000
- Highlights: wheelchair accessible more
- Location: Newport, Rhode Island (3.5 miles from Jamestown)
- Overview The Breakers is a Vanderbilt mansion located on Ochre Point Avenue, Newport, Rhode Island, on the Atlantic Ocean. ( 41°28?11?N, 71°17?55?W). It is a National Historic Landmark, and is owned and operated by the Preservation Society of Newport County. The Breakers was built as the Newport summer ... more on En.wikipedia.org
- Overview The Breakers (1878) was located on Ochre Point Avenue, Newport, Rhode Island, USA. ( [show location on an interactive map] 41°28?11?N, 71°17?55?W). Designed by Peabody and Stearns for Pierre Lorillard IV in the Queen Anne style, construction began in 1877 and was completed in 1878. The lavish l... more on En.wikipedia.org
The Breakers (1878)
44 Ochre Point AveNewport, RI 02840
JRosecliff
- 548 Bellevue Ave
Newport, RI 02840 - +1 401 847 1000
- Highlights: wheelchair accessible more
- Location: Newport, Rhode Island (3.5 miles from Jamestown)
- Overview From The Breakers, return to Bellevue Avenue and turn left (south); Rosecliff is on the left. Stanford White thought the Grand Trianon of Louis XVI at Versailles a suitable model for this 1902 commission for the flamboyant Tessie Fair Oelrichs, heiress to the Comstock Lode. With a middling 40 roo... more on Frommers
- Overview Newport's most romantic mansion was built in 1902, commissioned by Tessie Hermann Oelrichs, who inherited a Nevada silver fortune from her father. Stanford White modeled the palace after the Grand Trianon at Versailles. Rosecliff has a heart-shaped staircase and Newport's ... more on Fodor's
Rosecliff
548 Bellevue AveNewport, RI 02840
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