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The original structure at this location was a wood-frame house named The Breakers designed by Peabody and Stearns and owned by Pierre Lorillard. The property was purchased by Cornelius Vanderbilt in 1885 who replaced the original Breakers with this 150,000 square foot Renaissance Revival mansion by Richard Morris Hunt.

Title
Newport: Cornelius Vanderbilt II House (The Breakers)
Creator
Smolski, Chester photographer 1926-2008
Date
1974-08-01
Other identifiers
Local - Local - MSS-0041-BO1-SB05-4935
Subject (Topic)
Housing
Mansions
Keyword
architecture ; Renaissance revival ; Newport ; mansion
Geographic Coverage
Newport (R.I.)
Type
Image
Finding Aid
Finding Aid on RIAMCO to Chester E. Smolski photographic slides and publications
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Note
Bibliography: Jordy, William H, Ronald J. Onorato, and William M. K. Woodward. "Buildings of Rhode Island." Oxford: New York, 2004. p. 561-562.
Preferred Citation
Chester E. Smolski photographic slides and publications, MSS-0041, Special Collections, James P. Adams Library, Rhode Island College
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