Beechwood Mansion - Newport Museum

  • 580 Bellevue Ave
    Newport, RI RI 02840
  • +1 401 846 3772
  • www.astors-beechwood.com
Average Rating
5.0
1+ reviews
from 1 sources
Yelp
5.0
1+ reviews
Admission:
$20
Open Dates:
Mid-May-Dec., daily 10-4; Feb.-mid-May, Thurs.-Sun. 10-4
Beechwood Mansion
580 Bellevue Ave
Newport, RI RI 02840
Description
  • ... a beautiful ocean front mansion located on Bellevue Avenue in historic Newport, Rhode Island, is the former home of the Queen of American Society, Caroline Astor. Known as The Mrs. Astor, she was the creator of the first American social ... more on MuseumStuff.com
  • Estate owned by the ... more on TripAdvisor
  • Murder-mystery plays are performed on Thursday evenings at 8 PM from July to late October ... more on Fodor's
  • The original mistress of this oceanfront mansion, Caroline Schermerhorn Astor, was the queen of American society ... more on Fodor's
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5.0
History comes alive at Beechwood

(Aug 19, 2004)

... is a must-see stop when you visit Newport... It's not the grandest of the mansions, but the difference is you are treated as an invited guest of the Astors and given a personal tour by members of the Astor family or staff. THE Mrs. ... A TripAdvisor Member, a user of Tripadvisor. Reviews from TripAdvisor

5.0
Kristine D. 's review

... was the most amazing neighbor I've ever laid eyes on! I can't imagine what "keeping up with the Joneses" meant during the heyday of ... a user of yelp.com. Reviews from Yelp

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5.0
An Entertaining Mansion Tour

(Jan 21, 2007)

... the Beechwood in early Nov 2006. Having been to Newport previously (pre-kids), we had already seen several of the other mansions so were looking to see something different as well as something that might hold the attention of our 3 ... LLBeenThere, a user of Tripadvisor. Reviews from TripAdvisor

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5.0
Great fun off season too

(Apr 11, 2005)

... in April 2005. The concept is that it is 1891. The Astor family is still away at this time of year, so only servants are in the house. All tourists at this time are treated as servants applying for jobs. The tour is completely from ... Shakespeare_fan, a user of Tripadvisor. Reviews from TripAdvisor

Web Resources
  • www.astors-beechwood.com
  • http://www.anaheimoc.org
  • http://www.bostonusa.com
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