This was my second visit to Marble House. It was built by a Vanderbuilt for his wife . . . . . who divorced him a year after it was completed. Two years later, she remarried and moved down the street to her new husband's mansion . . . . . using this smaller mansion for storage and "a big...
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Marble House
596 Bellevue Ave., Newport, RI 02840
401-847-1000
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Ranked #7 of 57 attractions in Newport
Type: Historic Sites
Description: This Newport mansion is famous for its ample use of marble in the interior.
Union, New Jersey
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This mansion is one of the main ones to visit in Newport. A must see if you are doing the mansion tours. This place must have been something in it's time.
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I choose to visit the marble house because is one of the few that you can visit almost at any time without having to wait for a tour to start. It's a magnificent house, very rich and very adorned, full of interesting painting and furniture. The self guided tour includes and audio guide that is very helpful to understand the...
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Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts
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I loved this house and the story behind Alva Vanderbilt. The house is open to visitors year round, but i am sure the outdoors is much more fascinating in the spring/summer
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The spectacular entrance hall will take your breathe away. The warm tones of the marble made me want to stay right there and let it soak in. The red marble from Algeria in the dining room was also stunning.
I also enjoyed being able to take the servant's stairs from the 2nd floor down to the kitchen - felt like...
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Louisiana
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Another good mansion to visit when you are visiting Newport. The outside of this mansion is awesome to see.
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Exton, Pennsylvania
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The history that is intertwined in the tour of this home was quite compelling. The house itself was mind-boggling. Very reminiscent of Versailles. If you are interested in visiting the mansions this one is not to be missed.
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Boxborough
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Yes, even more favorite than The Breakers. Alva Vanderbilt's story is so intriguing! A woman who was so committed to women's rights, yet she sacrificed her own daughter's personal autonomy on the alter of her own pride and ambition. this makes the side stories on the audio tour in this house most interesting!!!
The house is GORGEOUS!!! And an homage...
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Exeter, New Hampshire
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We went off season and in the morning. Two very important factors, as there were no bus tours then. If you plan to go to more than one buy the five house pass, it is cheaper and gives more flexibility.
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New Bedford, Massachusetts
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You walk through the main floor, upstairs floor and the basement. There is also an Oriental tea house in the back that serves lunch or sit and relax with tea, coffee, soda or water. Inside the Marble house you walk with headphones and listen to the history at your leisure. There are plenty of employees around so you can ask...
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