Servants' entrance at The Elms

The Preservation Society owns 12 properties in Newport. It would take a week to visit them all. Some have only guided tours, but most seem to offer self-paced audio tours that are very good. Some mansions remain in private ownership and use. The Elms was the summer retreat of coal magnate Edward Berwind. Built in 1901 it is one of the most modern mansions. This circular, covered way was where deliveries were discretely made to the basement.

Gilded Age Mansions

October 18th 2016
Geo: 41.4885, -71.3176We visited Newport, Rhode Island today. A little less than two hours drive east of here. Who knew that at the turn of the 20th century this is where the richest families in the USA built their summer houses? For example, the mansion in the Brad Pitt/Anthony Hopkins movie "Meet Joe Black".The incredible extravagance of these massive dwellings generated critici ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more

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