Belcourt Castle - Newport Museum
- Address: 657 Bellevue Avenue, Newport, RI 02840
- Phone: +1 401 846 0669
- Email: royalarts@aol.com, belcourt2001@aol.com, rtinney3@cox.net
- Website:www.belcourtcastle.com
| Average Rating |
3.0
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9+ reviews from 3 sources |
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| Yelp | 4.5 |
3+ reviews |
| Yahoo! Travel | 2.5 |
5+ reviews |
| Frommers | 2.0 |
1+ reviews |
Estimated Price: From $4
Belcourt Castle
657 Bellevue AvenueNewport, RI 02840
Belcourt Castle Details
Full Amenity List
- Wheelchair Accessible
Descriptions from Across the Web
- BELCOURT CASTLE is the former summer cottage of Oliver and Alva Belmont, a society couple of the 1890s and 1900s. Oliver commissioned the 60 room chateau-style mansion in 1891, with construction carrying through until 1894. Oliver was mugged in New York City that year and was unable to move in fo... more on TripAdvisor
- This was the only slightly less grand mansion down the road from Marble House to which Alva Vanderbilt repaired after her second marriage. While the Vanderbilts were avid yachtsmen, her new husband, Oliver Hazard Perry Belmont, was a fanatical horseman. His 60-room house contained extensive stabl... more on Frommers
- Richard Morris Hunt based his design for this 60-room mansion, built in 1894 for wealthy bachelor Oliver H. P. Belmont, on the hunting lodge of Louis XIII. The home, privately owned by the Tinney family since 1956, is filled with treasures from more than 30 countries. Admire the stained glass and... more on Fodor's
Reviews From Across The Web read all
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5.0
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Underrated
Belcourt is totally and completely underrated. It's the same as the other mansions, just undergoing restoration and changes, just as the other mansions would have done in the past.
It seems that the castle gets a bad rap from a few individuals who have beef with the Tinn... By A Yahoo! User from San Diego, California, a user of Yahoo! Travel. Read full review on Yahoo! Travel -
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Disappointed
Cold and dirty. The "antiques" are fake even to the untrained eye. There should be a sign over the door-There's ... A TripAdvisor Member, a user of Tripadvisor. Read full review on TripAdvisor
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Frommer's | Frommer's Review
This was the only slightly less grand mansion down the road from Marble House to which Alva Vanderbilt repaired after her second marriage. While the Vanderbilts ... frommers.com, a user of frommers.com. Read full review on OpenList.com
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5.0
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Cabby E. 's review
I go to the Belcourt Castle every year for the annual Halloween Bash. Its the perfect place for a halloween party. The visitors go out of the way to ... a user of yelp.com. Read full review on Yelp
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1.0
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A Clunker
Belcourt is unique among the mansions of Newport. It really doesn't belong in the same class as the other Newport mansions. My friends and I were told Belcourt has the only bust of Richard Morris Hunt. Don't miss it. You can compare it to Daniel Chester French's bust of RMH in New York City's Cen... By Cathy from North Carolina, a user of Yahoo! Travel. Read full review on Yahoo! Travel
Directions
From Newport, RI Head southwest on Broadway toward Spring St, Continue on Washington Square, Sharp left at Touro St, Continue on Bellevue Ave
At Lakeview Ave
Hours
Guided Tours: Noon-5p M-Su (except Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day)
Miscellaneous
- Admission: $12
Other Web Resources
- Read more about Belcourt Castle on Yahoo! Travel
- www.belcourtcastle.com
- http://www.anaheimoc.org
- http://www.bostonusa.com
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