The Breakers
Gilded Age Vanberbilt mansion in Newport, Rhode Island
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The Breakers // 1895 – Buildings of New England
The most opulent of all summer 'cottages' in Newport is the iconic Gilded Age mansion, The Breakers. This mansion was completed in 1895 as a summer residence for Cornelius Vanderbilt II. Cornelius' grandfather, Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt (1794-1877) established the family fortune in steamships and later in the New York Central Railroad. Cornelius Vanderbilt II became…
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- The Breakers
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- 1893-00-00
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- 44 Ochre Point Avenue
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- buildingsofnewengland.com/2021/12/24/the-breakers-1895
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