Location Newport, Rhode Island NRHP Reference # 75000211 Area 93 ha Added to NRHP 18 March 1975 | Architect Multiple Designated NHLDCP December 8, 1972 Year built 1850 | |
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Architectural style Late Gothic Revival, Queen Anne, Other Part of Bellevue Avenue Historic District (#72000023) | ||
The Ochre Point-Cliffs Historic District is a historic district in Newport, Rhode Island. The district includes a significant subset of the Bellevue Avenue Historic District, a National Historic Landmark District, including all of the major Gilded Age mansions on the waterfront facing Easton Bay between Memorial Boulevard and Marine Avenue. The district is home to famous mansions such as the William Watts Sherman House and The Breakers, one of the largest houses in the area built by the Vanderbilt Family. The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.
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Ochre Point-Cliffs Historic District Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA