Rosecliff

Newport, United States

Open to visitors

The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.

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Opening hours: Mo-Su 10:00-15:00
Admission: Ticketed

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Rosecliff, a Gilded Age mansion in Newport, Rhode Island, was built between 1898 and 1902 for Theresa Fair Oelrichs, a Nevada silver heiress and daughter of a Comstock Lode magnate. Designed by the architectural firm McKim, Mead & White, with Stanford White as principal architect, the Baroque Revival mansion takes inspiration from the Grand Trianon at Versailles, though reduced to a more compact "H" shape. White retained the French prototype's signature glazed arcade of arched windows and paired Ionic pilasters that expand into columns across the central loggia, while adding a second story with a balustraded roofline that conceals a third story of servants' quarters and laundry facilities. Oelrichs, noted for her social prominence alongside fellow Newport hostesses Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish and Mrs. O.H.P. Belmont, used the house to entertain lavishly. Now listed on the National Register of Historic Places, Rosecliff operates as a historic house museum and event venue.