National Register of Historic Places

Ochre Point-Cliffs Historic District

Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island
Listed
March 17, 1975
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
75000211

About this property

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. It includes Bois Doré, a French chateau-style mansion built in 1927, designed by New York architect Charles A. Platt for William Fahnestock, a New York banker.

Location

Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island
41.47380, -71.29908

Categories

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTUREARCHITECTURESOCIAL HISTORY
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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Nearby Historic Sites

Chateau-sur-Mer
Early Republic
0.3 mi
Breakers, The
Industrial
0.3 mi
Sherman, William Watts, House
Industrial
0.4 mi
Baldwin, Charles H., House
Industrial
0.6 mi
Bell, Isaac, Jr., House
Industrial
0.6 mi

Nearby Battles

British Occupation of Newport
1776Revolutionary War
1.3 mi
Battle of Rhode Island
1778Revolutionary War
5.1 mi
Battle of Rhode Island – Black Regiment Action
1778Revolutionary War
7.7 mi
Battle of Rhode Island (1778)
1778Revolutionary War
7.9 mi

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When was Ochre Point-Cliffs Historic District listed on the National Register?

Ochre Point-Cliffs Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 17, 1975.

What type of historic resource is Ochre Point-Cliffs Historic District?

Ochre Point-Cliffs Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Ochre Point-Cliffs Historic District?

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