The Breakers

mansion, Newport, Rhode Island, United States

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The Breakers is a historic mansion located in Newport, Rhode Island, United States. It was built between 1892 and 1895 in an opulent Italian Renaissance style for Cornelius Vanderbilt II. The mansion is one of several grand summer houses built in Newport for wealthy families during the late 19th century, a period when Newport became a fashionable resort destination.123

The architect of The Breakers was Richard Morris Hunt, who was instrumental in establishing the French Beaux-Arts style in the United States. Hunt's work, including The Breakers, represents the era's architectural trends for the wealthy elite. The mansion is a significant example of the Gilded Age architecture found in Newport.321

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Western architecture
United States
…aristocracy of America: for example, The Breakers, Newport, Rhode Island, built in 1892–95 in an opulent neo-Renaissance style for Cornelius Vanderbilt II. In 1859–62 Henry Hobson Richardson trained at the École, and on his return to the United States he specialized in a rock-faced Romanesque style probably inspired by the…
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…aristocracy of America: for example, The Breakers, Newport, Rhode Island, built in 1892–95 in an opulent neo-Renaissance style for Cornelius Vanderbilt II. In 1859–62 Henry Hobson Richardson trained at the École, and on his return to the United States he specialized in a rock-faced Romanesque style probably inspired by the…
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Newport
…palatial summer mansions such as The Breakers, built (1895) in Italian Renaissance style for Cornelius Vanderbilt (grandson of the first Cornelius Vanderbilt).
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…palatial summer mansions such as The Breakers, built (1895) in Italian Renaissance style for Cornelius Vanderbilt (grandson of the first Cornelius Vanderbilt).
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Rhode Island
Cultural institutions
…homes of wealthy residents, including the Breakers, built by financier and philanthropist Cornelius Vanderbilt. Newport’s extraordinary and varied cultural heritage is exemplified in the Newport Historical Society Museum, with its fine collections; Touro Synagogue National Historic Site (1763), the oldest synagogue in the country and a magnificent example of colonial…
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…homes of wealthy residents, including the Breakers, built by financier and philanthropist Cornelius Vanderbilt. Newport’s extraordinary and varied cultural heritage is exemplified in the Newport Historical Society Museum, with its fine collections; Touro Synagogue National Historic Site (1763), the oldest synagogue in the country and a magnificent example of colonial…
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