The Breakers, Mansion in Rhode Island
The Breakers is a grand mansion located in Newport, Rhode Island.
Built in 1895, The Breakers was the summer home of Cornelius Vanderbilt II.
The Breakers is a symbol of the Vanderbilt family's social and financial preeminence during the Gilded Age.
Today, The Breakers is open to the public as a historic house museum.
With 70 rooms spanning over 65,000 sq ft, it is one of the most visited house museums in America.
Location: Newport
Inception: 1893
Architect: Richard Morris Hunt
Architectural style: Renaissance Revival architecture
Address: 44 Ochre Point Avenue
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