Historic House Museums In Rhode Island PDF Download

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 23. Chapters: Belcourt Castle, The Breakers, The Elms, Rosecliff, Rough Point, Green Animals Topiary Garden, Wanton-Lyman-Hazard House, Gilbert Stuart Birthplace, Chateau-sur-Mer, Whitehall Museum House, Isaac Bell House, Hunter House, Smith's Castle, Marble House, Beechwood, Eleazer Arnold House, Clemence-Irons House, John Brown House, Kingscote, Nelson W. Aldrich House, Blithewold Mansion, Gardens and Arboretum, Governor Stephen Hopkins House, John N. A. Griswold House, General Nathanael Greene Homestead, Vernon Court, Governor Henry Lippitt House, Samuel Whitehorne House, Smith-Appleby House, Hearthside, Mount Hope Farm, Wilbor House, Gov. William Sprague Mansion, Paine House, Gen. James Mitchell Varnum House, Chepstow, Linden Place. Excerpt: Belcourt Castle is the former summer cottage of Oliver Hazard Perry Belmont, located on Bellevue Avenue in Newport, Rhode Island. Begun in 1891 and completed in 1894, it was intended to be used for only six to eight weeks of the year. Designed in a multitude of European styles and periods, Belcourt was designed with heavy emphasis on French Renaissance and Gothic decor, with further borrowings from German, English and Italian design. In the Gilded Age, the castle was well noted for its extensive stables and carriage areas, which were incorporated into the main structure. Located on Bellevue Avenue at Lakeview Avenue, Belcourt was designed by Richard Morris Hunt for thirty-three-year-old Oliver Belmont who was still a bachelor during the construction of his 50,000 square foot (4,600 m ), 60 room summer villa. Based on the Louis XIII hunting lodge at Versailles, Belcourt incorporated Oliver's love of pageantry, history and horses in its magnificent interior halls, salons and ballrooms. The Belmont Stakes was named for his father and he was known for his skill as a four-in-hand carriage...