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Get a sneak peek at The Breakers' third floor, opened to the public for the very first time
NEWPORT — The Breakers' third floor, which had been used as a summer residence for members of the Vanderbilt family as recently as 2018, is about to open to the public for the first time in the ...
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Look inside the Breakers, a 70-room, 138,300-square-foot mansion that belonged to one of America's wealthiest Gilded Age families
The Breakers in Newport ... The floor of the Billiard Room featured acorns, the symbol of the Vanderbilt family. The acorn symbol represented strength and long life, according to the audio ...
Gilded Age Mansions You Can Still Visit Today
The Russells and van Rhijns might not be in residence, but these historic homes are still fascinating—and you won’t have to ...
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Tour The Breakers
Commissioned in 1893 by railroad tycoon Cornelius Vanderbilt II, The Breakers is a Renaissance-style "summer cottage" inspired by the palaces in northern Italy. Its opulence knows no bounds ...
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Look inside the Breakers, a 70-room, 138,300-square-foot mansion that belonged to one of America's wealthiest Gilded Age families
The Music Room at the Breakers stood in as the Russells' ballroom. The Library served as a private space for the Vanderbilt family to relax and take their afternoon tea. The centerpiece of the ...
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Look inside the Breakers, a 70-room, 138,300-square-foot mansion that belonged to one of America's wealthiest Gilded Age families
As heir to the family fortune, he built a 70-room, 138,300-square-foot mansion on the shores of Newport, Rhode Island, as a summer escape for his wife, Alice Vanderbilt, and their seven children. The ...