The Breakers (1878)
Vanderbilt mansion in Newport, Rhode Island destroyed by fire in 1892 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Breakers (built in 1878) was a Queen Anne style cottage designed by Peabody and Stearns for Pierre Lorillard IV and located along the Cliff Walk on Ochre Point Avenue, Newport, Rhode Island.[1] In 1883, it was referred to as "unquestionably the most magnificent estate in Newport."[2]
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The Breakers | |
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General information | |
Architectural style | Queen Anne |
Location | Ruggles Avenue, Ochre Point, Newport, Rhode Island, U.S. |
Coordinates | 41°28′11″N 71°17′55″W |
Completed | 1878 |
Destroyed | 1892 |
Owner | Pierre Lorillard IV Cornelius Vanderbilt II |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Peabody and Stearns |
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The home, which was acquired by Cornelius Vanderbilt II in 1885, was destroyed by fire in 1892 and replaced by the current Breakers. While only extant for 14 years, it "was widely known in the nineteenth century and continues to attract the attention of architectural historians today."[3]