Newport County Sights

Chateau-sur-Mer

Chateau-sur-Mer Review

Bellevue Avenue's first stone mansion was built in the Victorian Gothic style in 1852 for William S. Wetmore, a tycoon involved in the China trade, and enlarged in the 1870s by Richard Morris Hunt. The Gold Room by Leon Marcotte and the Renaissance Revival-style dining room and library by the Florentine sculptor Luigi Frullini are sterling examples of the work of leading 19th-century designers. Upstairs, the bedrooms are decorated in the English Aesthetic style with wallpaper by Arts and Crafts designers William Morris and William Burges.

    Contact Information

  • Address: Bellevue and Shepard Aves., Newport, RI, 02840 | Map It
  • Phone: 401/847-1000
  • Cost: $12
  • Hours: Mid-Apr.-mid-Nov., daily 10-5
  • Website: www.newportmansions.org
  • Location: Newport

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