Take a 1-minute tour of Marble House 🏛️✨ Built from 1888–1892 for Alva and William K. Vanderbilt, this Gilded Age mansion boasts over 500,000 cubic feet of marble. The dining room, inspired by the Hall of Mirrors at Versailles, is lined with rare pink Numidian marble, while the opulent Gold Room (Ballroom) shimmers with 22-karat gold leaf. Once the scene of Alva’s extravagant parties, Marble House is now part of The Preservation Society of Newport County and open to visitors. #newportri #neweng

Set along the cliffs behind Marble House, the Chinese Tea House adds a striking architectural moment to Newport’s shoreline. Its bright roofline and ocean backdrop make it stand out immediately from the surrounding Gilded Age landscape. . Completed in 1914 for Alva Vanderbilt Belmont, the structure was designed by Hunt & Hunt and modeled after Song-dynasty forms. Its tiled roof, carved brackets, and painted details were meant to contrast with the marble mansion behind it while reflecting global