To think that this is their "beach cottage" where they would retreat from the city for rest and relaxation. Those interiors would not let me relax as I would be constantly obsessing over all the dust.
@songbirdy4 жыл бұрын
E Johnson If you can afford a house like this you can afford to hire help to keep away the dust.
@forward_ever_ever25953 жыл бұрын
Thats just it, there would be no dust...
@AskMiko2 жыл бұрын
They had 30 servants living there so dust wasn’t an issue. All the servants did was cook and clean while attending to the owners and visitors.
@tristan90us7 ай бұрын
Imagine, these ridiculous people thought they needed 6 chairs in their their bedrooms. Imagine thinking that. Imagine.
@peggyh48054 жыл бұрын
The mansions in Newport, Rhode Island are definitely worth the trip.
@anthonyboarman38332 жыл бұрын
Yes, that's on my bucket list.
@ramencurry6672 Жыл бұрын
I was there last year in the morning on a wet weekday. The great thing was that it was almost empty so it felt more like a private tour making it more of a Time Machine experience.
@towersroofinginc4222 жыл бұрын
Simply astonishing 🙏🏼! Just to think that today they build $100million dollar homes that cannot hold a candle to this beautiful mansions.
@PierreRepooc2 жыл бұрын
Yes that’s for sure.
@brucetominello74404 жыл бұрын
when you get to the music room take a good look at the piano. It’s a Steinway...surprise. I donated an Identical one to the Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix, mine was built in 1886 and this ones from that era as well. Model C Parlor Grand.
@PierreRepooc4 жыл бұрын
Well that is interesting. Thank you for the information much appreciated.
@azchick18204 жыл бұрын
Wow! We liv in Scottsdale and are HUGE fans of the MIM! Will definitely check out your Steinway the next time we visit! Thank you!
@CrybabyArtist4 жыл бұрын
pianos don't age well at all, the older they are the less they are worth no matter who made them.
@brucetominello74404 жыл бұрын
Gary Bulthouse there Are many experts that would disagree with you but you’re certainly entitled to your opinion.
@BOLLOCKS19684 жыл бұрын
Oh the dusting ! It must be endless. Beautiful home.
@patquint32914 жыл бұрын
Those copper pots alone are worth more than my house.
@PierreRepooc4 жыл бұрын
Pat Quint Likely mine too🤪
@robertodalessandro871 Жыл бұрын
Thank's to share. I think it's was a great tour. Visiting a place like this. Despites being home to an upper class family , it's remarcable! The Vanderbilt family was one of those that built América and changed The XX century. Thank's. Hughs from Brasil
@PierreRepooc Жыл бұрын
Thank you for viewing and your positive outlook on the history of that era.
@jclements40474 жыл бұрын
Nice, abit brief tour. LOVED the piano music started at the music room!
@PierreRepooc4 жыл бұрын
Many thanks, I’m glad you enjoyed it. The piano music starting in the music room I just couldn’t pass up and it’s nice to know it was noticed. Thank you.
@unionjack843 жыл бұрын
What a stunning home. All of them are. Just beautiful. The quality, the craftsmanship, the detailing is magnificent
@njhawk894 жыл бұрын
Beautifully filmed! There is amazing family history contained in that home, all told in the book FORTUNE'S CHILDREN: THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF VANDERBILT. "Downton Abbey" worthy story!
@PierreRepooc4 жыл бұрын
njhawk89 Thank you and thanks for the book recommendation.
@njhawk894 жыл бұрын
@@PierreRepoocYour work is so beautiful!!
@baidzbeam2 жыл бұрын
@@PierreRepooc wonderful I actually went there and it’s so much cooler irl
@ramencurry6672 Жыл бұрын
Was there last year. Will probably visit the other Vanderbilt mansion in Asheville North Carolina sometime within the next few months
@annagay450511 ай бұрын
Very nice video-killer house.
@deannaolivieri1791 Жыл бұрын
Just visited for the first time this week and I loved it.
@PierreRepooc Жыл бұрын
It is very impressive for sure.
@alandavenport2724 Жыл бұрын
I'm from RI and visited this many times ! The grandeur and beauty of construction is amazing ! if I'm not mistaken 4000 masons from Ireland came to work on this.
@PierreRepooc Жыл бұрын
I can’t confirm the number of masons but 4000 would be about right I would think. I love your State and also have a video on Benefit Street in the state capital.
@aviewer95163 жыл бұрын
i toured the house in the mid 90's and it took my breath away. The other Vanderbilts homes, like the Marble House is stunning as well. The Hammersmith house, Jacqueline Kennedy's childhood summer house was very homey - I think I read somewhere that they don't have that open to the public anymore.
@SKF3584 жыл бұрын
That human beings can even conceive of such ornate and complicated decoration is amazing.
@PierreRepooc4 жыл бұрын
This is not the first or the last.
@dukeofhaas4 жыл бұрын
Very nice casual tour of an American architectural masterpiece. The Breakers is constructed and furnished with more opulent materials than the public rooms at Buckingham Palace.
@PierreRepooc4 жыл бұрын
Duke of Haas Good observation. Thanks.
@talmadge19263 жыл бұрын
The Breakers was constructed for one purpose only. To show off wealth. Personally I find it suffocating.
@whatsgoingon4074 жыл бұрын
I am gkad that these magnificent mansions are both preserved and on display. They represent the height of architecture and structural beauty. Thank you for the videis
@PierreRepooc4 жыл бұрын
I agree with you
@KimberlySays...4 жыл бұрын
Such unimaginable WEALTH!!!!💰💰💰💰💰
@TheHotshox4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing this video. I love visiting the palaces of the aristocracy here in Europe and seeing clips of the gilded age mansions, which one day I hope to visit in person. I thoroughly enjoyed your tour
@PierreRepooc4 жыл бұрын
Stef Bellelli love your comment.
@libertygiveme19874 жыл бұрын
I read that Mrs. Vanderbilt herself went to Italy and Paris to pick out the Marble, Chandeliers and Furnishings.
@JamesBrown-ij1px9 ай бұрын
Sublime.
@visionist74 жыл бұрын
They shouldn't have torn down the Vanderbilt mansion on Fifth Avenue. Bergdorf could have repurposed the mansion for their store instead of tearing it down.
@amzanz91454 жыл бұрын
Felice Graziano did u just watch the video before this?
@visionist74 жыл бұрын
@@amzanz9145 I've read about it on LostNewYork.com
@visionist74 жыл бұрын
@Dojocho tear down the store and build an art deco supertall. Get shOp or however you spell it to design it
@rollingtones14 жыл бұрын
I highly recommend the book "The Myth of the Robber Barons" to get insight into these great men of industry.
@PierreRepooc4 жыл бұрын
I’ll take a look. Thanks
@Sue-vb1nc4 жыл бұрын
Yes or the PBS production of "The Men Who Built America" quite the back story there also
@Jinka19504 жыл бұрын
Yes. Mr. Gold...a fabulous book. Capitalism is the way.....
@johnmac914 жыл бұрын
@@Jinka1950 If only someone could convince the Democrats of that.
@Jinka19504 жыл бұрын
John Mac The DemocRATS are interested in socialism, control. They ashore capitalism...too much individual freedom....
@AMATEURDECORATINGLIKEAPRO4 жыл бұрын
That bathtub is stunning in her Master. Interesting, the servants quarters were on the upper level.
@Snail_Nailz4 жыл бұрын
In the grand country estates, aka “summer homes” housemaids (women) were placed at the top level, men servants such as butlers often slept in the kitchen, or one of the lower rooms (meant for specific servant tasks like shoe polishing or brewing beer)....this had a lot to do with the time of year they visited these homes. Without forced air, the natural way to keep cool was to sleep closer to the ground floor...the poor maids were basically sweltering all summer.
@jaeboogie27863 жыл бұрын
@@Snail_Nailz thanks for that information. It's crazy to think that the family had the sickest mansions but they were hot as hell.
@Snail_Nailz3 жыл бұрын
@@jaeboogie2786 money can’t buy everything...especially if it doesn’t yet exist haha 🤣🤣🤣
@bw20823 жыл бұрын
Weren’t they upstairs in downton abbey?
@lj58013 жыл бұрын
The music room's walls are leafed in platinum! I also like that the bathtubs have hot and cold fresh water and H & C salt water. The original Breakers burned due to a boiler malfunction: The boiler for this "cottage" in under the gatekeeper's house with pipes to the main house. Guess the gatekeeper was expendable.
@PierreRepooc3 жыл бұрын
Very informative thanks
@sunshinefairy66512 жыл бұрын
As a child some fifty plus years ago, My big takeaway from the Breakers was the hot and cold salt water as well as hot and cold "regular water". That is still the first thing I think of remembering the Breakers. I just couldn't believe the extent of effort and expense for luxury and now I understand also for their health. The second immediate memory is the beauty of the music room, and then the indoor water fountain.
@Mindy-s-channel2 жыл бұрын
I can’t imagine living that life. Just amazing
@marysmyth82883 жыл бұрын
Really Fascinating, I try to envision how the beautiful seasons would havd been in Such a Beautiful home an the ocean views, so tranquill, Enjoyed the home tour Mary Canada 🍀🍁
@PierreRepooc3 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed the tour. Try the other mansions if you are so inclined; from one Canuck to another.
@timothylaws45493 жыл бұрын
the coolest house!!
@markwriter26987 ай бұрын
I thought the same thing about dust. Just mowing the lawn looks like a full time job. The reason most of these beautiful palaces were knocked down is no one can afford the upkeep or taxes.
@Taeallday8024 жыл бұрын
Thanks from all of us who can’t get to these beautiful properties ourselves. Nice video.
@PierreRepooc4 жыл бұрын
Many thanks. I hope you do get to go and see it in person. It’s the best way to see these spectacular treasures.
@myperspective50914 жыл бұрын
That was a nice presentation.👍
@Lady-gd8zl4 жыл бұрын
Outstanding video. Thank you so much for sharing.
@PierreRepooc4 жыл бұрын
Lady Many thanks for the lovely comment.
@elizabethferguson70024 жыл бұрын
That entrance hall screams, I have more money than you, and you, and you, and you... So take that Carnegie, Rockefeller, DuPont, Morgan, Ford...Vanderbilt's WIN!!!
@lj58013 жыл бұрын
Ever go through Henry Flagler's Whitehall in Palm Beach (the little town that he founded) with its entrance hall big enough to fit a 3 bedroom ranch with lawn around it? It's 100' (or 110') x 40.' Granted that it does not go up through several floors as Flagler wanted it to feel "intimate." Photos do not capture the sheer scale of the room; you have to see it in person to really understand its size. Then there's the ballroom...
@elizabethferguson70023 жыл бұрын
@@lj5801 Flagler Estate I will check it out. Thank you. Take care. Be Well😊
@rollingtones14 жыл бұрын
My entire house would easily fit inside the Great Hall with lots of room to spare.
@peggyh48054 жыл бұрын
David Gold I have toured the cottage several times. It does make one feel like they live in a shoe box. I remember being especially awed by the ceilings.
@johnmac914 жыл бұрын
@@peggyh4805 It is certainly mind blowing to consider the wealth these people had (not that there's anything wrong with that). I specifically recall listening to the recorded tour and realizing that they had spent almost as much on a single chandelier as I earn in a year. And mind you, that was in the early 1900's. Adjusting for inflation, it would be several times my salary. Incredible.
@acastrohowell4 жыл бұрын
Magnificent!
@cwils17463 жыл бұрын
Great tour of a beautiful home. Thank you!
@robertstevenson3644 жыл бұрын
Despite the over the top opulence, I found it warm and inviting,
@dannyboy346774 жыл бұрын
I went there back in October 2018, and I have to tell you, seeing it up close, you get that WOW! factor. It was unbelievable when you see it up close. Pictures and other videos just doesn't do it justice. You have to see this in person like I did.
@PierreRepooc4 жыл бұрын
Yes, I couldn’t agree more. An an in person tour and walk through is the best possible experience. Thanks for your comment.
@dannyboy346774 жыл бұрын
Pierre Repooc Productions no problem
@Atombender4 жыл бұрын
The building's symmetry makes this a standout amoing other 19th century megamansions like Waddesdon and Biltmore.
@chadandamydufour21682 жыл бұрын
That is cool
@amyjones81144 жыл бұрын
That was a very nice tour!😄
@PierreRepooc4 жыл бұрын
Thank you.
@incog99skd112 жыл бұрын
Wonderful video! I toured the Breakers around 2010 and, in spite of the magnificent antiques and structure, I found it a bit weathered looking. I suppose the maintenance costs of these places prevents the state from really keeping them pristine. Still, the mansion was breathtaking.
@PierreRepooc2 жыл бұрын
Grateful for your comments. Many thanks.
@rootofwellness33056 ай бұрын
Awesome video thanks so much
@PierreRepooc6 ай бұрын
Thank you for your kind comment.
@cedricsmith81884 жыл бұрын
Mr. Cornelius Vanderbilt II was literally extremely rich, wow.
@rgrndu4 жыл бұрын
I toured this house back in the 80’s. While parts are impressive, I remember being disappointed how gaudy some rooms are. Sign of the times.
@PierreRepooc4 жыл бұрын
rgrndu Yes, I would guess your right there.
@pheebs8184 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this great tour and information for those of us that can't go there.
@lindamerrill9114 жыл бұрын
I am hoping that the mansions reopen soon they are truly beautiful I live in newport and I have never known them to be closed to the public so sad
@bisiolanipekun72124 жыл бұрын
opened yet? plan visiting in 2weeks.
@michaelcoffey73622 жыл бұрын
Very nice 😀
@donnachevalier74604 жыл бұрын
Beautiful
@albertmarnell99762 жыл бұрын
This kind of living is a Ball-Breaker today! People have changed and even have contempt for this kind of materialistic excess and decadence. 38 years ago, I took a tour to the mansions in Newport and I caught mansionites. I got so sick of it. Then I heard of all the super rich long ago that took their lives in this most affluent area.
@GenAfterNextTactics3 жыл бұрын
Wow, his summer cottage is better than my normal house
@vishnak532 жыл бұрын
Actually there a family living spaces on the third floor (bedrooms and sitting room) as well servants’ rooms. The mansion, prior to being purchased, leased to the Preservation Society and the Vanderbilt descendants used the third floor as living quarters.
@PierreRepooc2 жыл бұрын
Very interesting. Thanks for the comment.
@utubelvrNYC4 жыл бұрын
Well done. Thanks.
@Mindy-s-channel2 жыл бұрын
I love the way you move your camera. So soothing
@PierreRepooc2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Mindy for the kind comment.
@susanthompson7993 жыл бұрын
We lived in Newport in '94-'95. The tours were all guided. I am gathering they are recorded now? I have also heard they offer servants tours now, that would be very interesting! Thank for you these videos, I am enjoying seeing the mansions again!
@PierreRepooc3 жыл бұрын
Some are still guided. But most are self guided with a player and headset. Glad you are enjoying them. you should try to get back to tour them in person.
@danglingfury75582 жыл бұрын
very interesting look at a by-gone era!
@PierreRepooc2 жыл бұрын
Yes, always interesting to have a window on a bygone era.
@jeanberard20784 жыл бұрын
The gilded age was part of US history like it or not. There are people today that have as much or more wealth. Times change constantly so hating on these people doesn’t help. Money only cushioned the bumps but doesn’t guarantee health or happiness.
@Meshel12184 жыл бұрын
Watch the series “The Men Who Built America”, believe it’s 4 episodes each 1 hour long. Amazing! The Vanderbilts, for whom these homes belong, is the subject of the first episode.
@PierreRepooc4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the information.
@NaratorZ9 ай бұрын
The only thing old enough in my home for that house is probably my great great great grandmother’s Irish tea cup set
@Joshua_Cruz3 жыл бұрын
I love Newport !
@thyslop17374 жыл бұрын
SEVENTY THREE Servants? Wow!
@danielintheantipodes67413 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the video.
@PierreRepooc3 жыл бұрын
You're most welcome and thanks for the comment.
@mightylonesome94264 жыл бұрын
I wonder what their breakfast, lunch, and dinner foods were. What was the normal meal comprised of?
@cliffordgill90524 жыл бұрын
FOOD!!!🙄😂
@aliciaortiz48532 жыл бұрын
Es maravillosa
@williamkazak4699 ай бұрын
The Great Gatsby movie with Robert Redford. My favorite house.
@33Donner774 жыл бұрын
A house for the wealthy before income taxes. Many people today would be satisfied with a small house and today's technology.
@lioness75824 жыл бұрын
Lovely video! thank you so much!an amazing look into one of the wealthiest families home,makes me curious about the servants and how thy lived,maybe another video?
@PierreRepooc4 жыл бұрын
Many thanks. I’ll leave your request for the other video to someone smarter than me.
@arslongavitabrevis5136 Жыл бұрын
Very nice video. Thank you! While I admired the wonderful craftsmanship, some of the rooms, especially the public ones, were over-the-top and just vulgar, typical of the late 19th century when the new rich wanted to show off their wealth. Regards.
@Lastchef4 жыл бұрын
Good job on the video, what a summer home!
@happymv53502 жыл бұрын
More mansion tours please!!
@PierreRepooc2 жыл бұрын
If you’re serious I have a number of other Newport mansion tours. Just GOOGLE Newport mansions and “Pierre Repooc Productions”. If you fine my playlist on the mansions it would have them all. Or each one is on You Tube separately. Hope this helps.
@happymv53502 жыл бұрын
@@PierreRepooc - doing a marathon Newport mansion evening now. Love it!! With the Gilded Age movie series I imagine your channel will have a gazillion followers.
@happymv53502 жыл бұрын
@@PierreRepooc - The Rosecliff....holy cow. I visited in the mid 80s. Stunning,
@richbright5404 жыл бұрын
Please sell me on how🧐? Next text! Like all those before! Beautiful ❤️ Outstanding Architects will never forget.
@jeanhawken44824 жыл бұрын
The place employed a lot of people. Making the money go around is good
@wholeNwon4 жыл бұрын
Noblesse oblige....at least a little "oblige".
@EvanColdplay124 жыл бұрын
Great video! Thanks for sharing
@PierreRepooc4 жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it. Many thanks.
@bettyflipkowski2354 жыл бұрын
Alan Paul sßßß
@queencerseilannister35192 жыл бұрын
So crazy that all that opulence and no toilets. Definitely a bygone era. Incredible.
@RAA125862 жыл бұрын
I went there today, I saw two, some are easily passed and not visible, also the third floor has always been blocked off from the public, that was for the family.
@queencerseilannister35192 жыл бұрын
@@RAA12586 Oh ok, awesome! Thanks.
@vincentrenz583 жыл бұрын
Would be interesting to see how much it would cost to clone excluding the fancy furniture and fittings, I reckon £5-12 million pounds for the reinforced concrete frame, then maybe 200k-500k for the staircase, couple of million pounds for the windows basic structure for £20 million pounds uk 🇬🇧 plus god knows how much for decorating inside plus gardens.
@Markus-rq9gz2 жыл бұрын
this mansion costed around 300 million in todays money
@jerryclleung4 жыл бұрын
To think the property tax on this mansion back in the 20's was over $80k a year... (I wonder does part of the family still live on the 3rd floor as part of the agreement, when the Breaker was donated?) Their NYC mansion was $150k a year. Even with what the trust fund left his wife which was $250k a year she still couldn't afford the NYC mansion, which employed 22 people to maintain. Cornelius spent over $20 million buying up the properties around him to make the mansion what it was, to only have developers buy it all back for a little over $7 million.
@bethknight44364 жыл бұрын
The preservation society which owns the building kicked out the last two family members (a couple of years ago) who lived in an apartment on the second floor. This was because they protested the society building a visitors center on the grounds. The society claimed that the apartment wasn’t up to code for plumbing and wiring and posed a danger to the building. It was an elderly brother and sister who had lived there for their entire life.
@franklesser56554 жыл бұрын
Nice cottage.
@rhigel22694 жыл бұрын
I have been to the Breakers, so I know that this video was too short to really show how grand the Breakers really is.
@PierreRepooc4 жыл бұрын
Well, that is certainly one point of view. Nevertheless, the average view time is only 4 minutes for this 8 minute video. Thanks for the comment.
@Fandango5414 жыл бұрын
@@PierreRepooc Ignore rhi gel's comment. What has he done that is of note, other than learning how to wipe his own ass at the age of 33? [rhi gel's mother: "It took so long!].
@jamesflake66016 ай бұрын
Constructed in an amount of time that can not be acheived today.
@michaelnaretto34097 ай бұрын
It would be a full time job just keeping the fires stoked in all of the fireplaces.
@rollingtones14 жыл бұрын
They intentionally used the term "cottage" as a big fat joke back in the day.
@jaynelson96174 жыл бұрын
vanity cloaked in humility, condescension cloaked in modesty. Biblical "deceitfulness of riches."
@libertygiveme19874 жыл бұрын
David - Yeah, funny!!!! Those "Elites" could be a "LAUGH RIOT"!!!!
@garrengroom38314 жыл бұрын
I love Newport. Toured The Breakers several times. I must say I simply dont recall seeing the safe for the Silver? 🍴 🤔
@PierreRepooc4 жыл бұрын
I believe a safe for the valuables was the norm for those with as many servants coming and going in these big places.
@jaybee92693 жыл бұрын
It’s cool to see Vanderbilt’s modest little summer retreat. The running water in the entrance hall is so relaxing! (I could wish visitors didn’t wear awful shorts…kind of ruins the gilded age vibe!)
@arslongavitabrevis5136 Жыл бұрын
Good observation. I agree 100% but is too late. Too many decades of vulgarity have ruined 90% of North Americans., not only that, the American disease has spread all over the world; most people are bloody slobs!
@mithrandirrules20342 жыл бұрын
I would like to apply for Second Footman. I'm a good worker and I have excellent references from Lord Grantham.
@PierreRepooc2 жыл бұрын
LOLOL…what a great comment. You’re hired, no references needed.
@XX-gy7ue4 жыл бұрын
great tour - so interesting to see proof that money cannot buy taste !
@albertcook19604 жыл бұрын
You are not considering the time this house was built. That was considered good taste. 100 years from now people will look at us and say the same thing about our houses, our way of dressing ourselves etc etc.
@songbirdy4 жыл бұрын
X X Least it was solid and built to last. Today's mansions pale in comparison.
@XX-gy7ue4 жыл бұрын
@@albertcook1960 , NONSENSE , take a course in art history , read a book , THINK !
@XX-gy7ue4 жыл бұрын
@@songbirdy , but they didn't last - they were out of date , before the plumbing needed to be repaired - and most of these fabulous monstrosities were pulled down within a generation ! which actually is a shame !
@albertcook19604 жыл бұрын
X X we see you have good taste. Including on your name X X. Chill man/woman or whatever you are. No need to be so intelectual to realize you are committing anachronism and even being subjective when using “good taste”.
@chadandamydufour21682 жыл бұрын
I wish I lived there
@PierreRepooc2 жыл бұрын
Yes you dreamer. Me too.
@holidays48252 жыл бұрын
Not I, nobody needs that much house! Just greed and more greed, sad :(
@yoyoland84614 жыл бұрын
Why are houses like these not called castles. And what defines a castle vs a mansion?
@dougvb20963 жыл бұрын
These were their summer cottages. Their other houses were much bigger.
@FireFox-xx1nu3 жыл бұрын
A castle needs to withstand marauding knights and restless peasants. A mansion needs to avoid various taxes.
@lawriefoster55872 жыл бұрын
I just use the term "The Big House"
@mikelute773 жыл бұрын
Amazing and beautiful. Thank you for sharing. Please research “mud flood” and Tartarian topics. This is definitely an old world building!
@sandragruhle62884 жыл бұрын
Was Josiah Wedgwood involved in the decor?
@robbiemartens53194 жыл бұрын
It reminds me of downton abbey in ways
@medievalknievel4 жыл бұрын
How many after watching this looked around your own house In stark comparisonLOL
@wholeNwon4 жыл бұрын
Too many dark and cluttered rooms in a setting that should be more airy. By far the largest cook stove I've ever seen.
@raymonddelisle66013 жыл бұрын
Wow. They had to lock up the silverware? That's odd.
@NaratorZ9 ай бұрын
You think maybe lord of the Rings is in the library any guesses
@everettlee6956 Жыл бұрын
In my personal Perspective . Don Shula had the Exit of a Knighted Englishman ........ This Guy ,, gifted with Opulence ,, passed on as well , ---------------------------------------------------------------- Both Forgotten in the infinite Sands of Time .....
@Meshel12184 жыл бұрын
The owners of the Breakers & Marble House in Newport were brothers and sons of Cornelius Vanderbilt. The wives hated each other and were always trying to “out-do” one another. The original Breakers house was made of wood and burnt down and was rebuilt by the Vanderbilt’s with this home. Marble House was a gift to Alva Vanderbilt from her husband. She eventually divorced him and married the man down the street, Oliver Hazard Belmont. He owned a gothic mansion down the road from Marble House in Newport. Alva remained owner of Marble House after the divorce and used the home to host suffrage meetings for women’s Right To Vote. Amazing history in Newport. Bellevue Avenue in Newport is like going back in time.
@PierreRepooc4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this information. They are amazing people.
@charskene7143 жыл бұрын
I wanted t9 see the servants quarters. The interior is much like the English manor homes.
@PierreRepooc3 жыл бұрын
Me too but that is a separate tour that you have to schedule separately.
@justwondrin4 жыл бұрын
Get the feeling the “cottage” is haunted.
@typhoon320i4 жыл бұрын
It's funny how gaudy, and overly busy the sensibility was. Intricate + more intricate = wealth. In the late 19th century that was the shit. Also, looks like some of the decor out of Real Housewives of New Jersey.
@staezy32574 жыл бұрын
anyone else came here cuz of gwelle?
@PierreRepooc4 жыл бұрын
Can only guess as to who guelle might be, so I really have nothing to add?
@RamRam-rm3bb4 жыл бұрын
Pierre Repooc Productions no I came from gwelle and stayed for the video it was made greatly