The Breakers

The Breakers is a former stately summer home in Newport, in the State of Rhode Iceland.

The building is the largest private residence of Newport and was from 1893 to 1895 for approximately $ 7 million for Cornelius Vanderbilt II, grandson of Cornelius Vanderbilt, in place of an earlier building burned down the family built. The architect was Richard Morris Hunt, who had built for Cornelius Vanderbilt II, with the mansion on Fifth Avenue in New York City and for his brother William K. Vanderbilt Marble House in Newport.

Set in a 13 acre ( about 5.25 acres ) of parkland located on Ochre Point on the shores of the Atlantic, the three-story mansion was built in the style of a Renaissance villa, based on the model of Genoese palaces. It is 76 meters long, 46 meters wide and has 70 rooms, 33 of which have served as economic rooms and rooms of the employees. Hunt used as a building material limestone from Indiana, the flooring he laid with marble, tile, terrazzo and mosaic. Since the original house went down by a fire, the new building should be as fireproof as possible. In addition, the client was keen to have the latest achievements of home technology. The Breakers was one of the first private homes, which was equipped with electricity and an elevator. The exclusive interior is by Jules Allard and Sons and Ogden Codman, Jr., and is in its original condition.

The house now belongs to the Preservation Society of Newport County and can be visited. It is Grade II listed as a National Historic Landmark.