The Elms (mansion) - Newport Landmark

  • Address: 367 Bellevue Ave, Newport, RI 02840
  • Phone: +1 401 847 1000
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  • Website:www.newportmansions.org
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5.0
 2+ reviews
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Yelp
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 2+ reviews
The Elms (mansion)
367 Bellevue Ave
Newport, RI 02840

The Elms (mansion) Details

Full Amenity List

  • Wheelchair Accessible

Descriptions from Across the Web

  • French-style mansion built for coal magnate Edward Berwind. more on TripAdvisor
  • 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 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

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Tripadvisorlogo-11383-0
5.0
My favorite Newport mansion

The Elms was the best of the four mansions we toured in Newport. If I could choose to live in one of the these magnificent summer homes, I would certainly pick the Elms. Although it lacks a view of the ocean, the Elms makes up for it with well manicured gardens and a fabulous conservatory to matc... deadsea, a user of Tripadvisor. Read full review on TripAdvisor

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Crabby B. 's review

The Elms was the summer residence of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Julius Berwind of Philadelphia and New York. Mr. Berwind made his fortune in the Pennsylvania ... a user of yelp.com. Read full review on Yelp

Tripadvisorlogo-11383-0
5.0
Do not miss the Elms

The Elms ranks with the Breakers and Marble House as one of the most opulent, interesting of the Newport mansions. It is hard to imagine that it was slated for demolition in the early 1960s to make room for a shopping center. Luckily, the Preservation Society saved it and it is well worth a visit... Pnemiller, a user of Tripadvisor. Read full review on TripAdvisor

5.0
Jeff D. 's review

Houses like this make you realize that when you are fabulously wealthy and the term "income tax" hasn't even been coined yet, you can do an awful lot ... a user of yelp.com. Read full review on Yelp

Directions

From Newport, RI - Head southwest on Broadway toward Spring St, Continue on Washington Square, Sharp left at Touro St, Continue on Bellevue Ave

Miscellaneous

  • Admission: $11, guided tour $15

Other Web Resources

  • www.newportmansions.org
  • http://www.anaheimoc.org
  • http://www.bostonusa.com

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