Newport is famous for its gilded age mansions. The biggest and grandest mansions in Newport is The Breakers. It belonged to the Vanderbilt family, who made their money from the railroad business.
Vanderbilts owned New York Central Railway which eventually merged with Penn Central, which later was merged with other bankrupted private rail companies to become today's Amtrak.
The Breakers is a 70 room 125,000 square feet mansion which is based on Italian Renaissance architectural style. The house itself is situated in 1 acre in a 14 acres land overlooking Atlantic Ocean.
The front side of the building
The front gate of the mansion:
The side view of the mansion:
Great Hall
Music Room
Staircase
Kitchen
Backside view of the mansion
Vanderbilts owned New York Central Railway which eventually merged with Penn Central, which later was merged with other bankrupted private rail companies to become today's Amtrak.
The Breakers is a 70 room 125,000 square feet mansion which is based on Italian Renaissance architectural style. The house itself is situated in 1 acre in a 14 acres land overlooking Atlantic Ocean.
The front side of the building
The front gate of the mansion:
The side view of the mansion:
Great Hall
Living room
Library
Staircase
Kitchen
Backside view of the mansion
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