Horsehead-Marbella

Newport County, United States

Exterior only

Visible from the street; the inside is private.

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Horsehead/Marbella is a Shingle style summer house located at 240 Highland Drive in Jamestown, Rhode Island, designed by architect Charles L. Bevins and built in the 1880s for industrialist Joseph Wharton. Situated on a southerly-projecting peninsula with spectacular views, the property comprises the main residence and a carriage house. The house is notable as an early example of Jamestown's more restrained summer architecture, representing a departure from the grander estates of nearby Newport. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999, the property remains in the ownership of Wharton's descendants.