Marble House
Marble House is a Gilded Age mansion located at 596 Bellevue Avenue in Newport, Rhode Island, United States.
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A museum inside Newport
You can stay in Newport
Marble House is inside Newport, which has 99 places to stay, so you won’t need a base farther out. Where to stay ↓
A day trip from Boston
Boston is about 62 miles north (straight-line). Where to stay ↓
Best months: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep and Oct
May, June, July, August, September and October are the mild months, with highs of 63–81°. When to go ↓
An airport 5 miles away
Newport State (NPT) has airline service, about 5 miles from Marble House.
Written from NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Overture places to stay, Census town figures, Wikidata and Wikipedia.
Weather, month by month
Typical highs and lows in Newport. Green months are the mild ones.
Marble House
Marble House is a Gilded Age mansion located at 596 Bellevue Avenue in Newport, Rhode Island, United States. It was built from 1888 to 1892 as a summer cottage for Alva and William Kissam Vanderbilt and was designed by Richard Morris Hunt in the Beaux Arts style. It was unparalleled in opulence for an American house when it was completed in 1892. Its temple-front portico has been compared to that of the White House.
The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971 and was designated a National Historic Landmark in 2006. It is now open to the public as a museum run by the Newport Preservation Society.
- Type
- Museum
- Run by
- Preservation Society of Newport County
- Listed
- National Historic Landmark (2006) · National Register of Historic Places (1971) · National Register of Historic Places contributing property
- Wikipedia readers
- 61K a year
Where to stay near Marble House
The closest towns with hotels, motels or campgrounds are Newport (99) and Middletown (26).
Compare 8 towns
| Town | From Marble House | Drive | Places to stay | People | Typical home | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newport | in town | — | 99 32 hotels · 2 motels · 61 inns & B&Bs · 2 lodges & cabins · 1 campground · 1 RV park | 24,251 | $747K | C+ |
| Middletown | 4 mi north | 5 min | 26 22 hotels · 1 motel · 3 inns & B&Bs | 16,502 | $563K | B+ |
| Narragansett 32% vacation homes | 10 mi southwest | 15 min | 17 7 hotels · 2 motels · 5 inns & B&Bs · 1 lodge or cabins · 2 campgrounds | 14,291 | $744K | A |
| South Kingstown | 13 mi west | 20 min | 20 4 hotels · 7 inns & B&Bs · 2 lodges & cabins · 7 campgrounds | 32,009 | $560K | A |
| Jamestown | 5 mi northwest | 10 min | 7 3 hotels · 3 inns & B&Bs · 1 campground | 5,480 | $842K | A |
| Warwick | 18 mi north | 25 min | 21 17 hotels · 1 inn or B&B · 1 lodge or cabins · 2 campgrounds | 84,187 | $355K | B |
| North Kingstown | 11 mi northwest | 15 min | 8 3 hotels · 2 motels · 2 inns & B&Bs · 1 lodge or cabins | 27,885 | $544K | A− |
| New Shoreham 75% vacation homes | 23 mi southwest | 35 min | 40 15 hotels · 23 inns & B&Bs · 1 lodge or cabins · 1 hostel | 1,408 | $1,301K | — |
Day trip from
Straight-line miles.
Getting there
Nearest airports with airline service
Also near Marble House
Other well-known places within 63 miles. Numbered ones are on the map above.
Big draw1in town MuseumThe Breakers
2in town MuseumThe Elms
310 mi Ancient siteHMS Endeavour
Big draw44 mi Stadium & arenaGillette Stadium
4in town MuseumRosecliff
Big draw62 mi Stadium & arenaFenway Park
518 mi MuseumUSS Massachusetts
Big draw49 mi LakeLake ChaubunagungamaugPhoto credits
The Breakers: UpstateNYer, CC BY-SA 3.0 · The Elms: The original uploader was Daderot at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · HMS Endeavour: Samuel Atkins (c.1760-1810), Public domain · Gillette Stadium: Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Rosecliff: n ole, CC BY 2.0 · Fenway Park: Gatorfan252525, CC BY-SA 4.0 · USS Massachusetts: USN, Public domain · Lake Chaubunagungamaug: Bree from Worcester, MA, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
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Visiting Marble House
Is Marble House in Newport?
Yes. It’s inside Newport, RI.
When is the best time to visit Marble House?
May, June, July, August, September and October, with highs of 63–81°.
How far is Marble House from Boston and Brookhaven?
About 62 miles north of Boston and about 96 miles southwest of Brookhaven, as the crow flies.
What is the closest airport to Marble House?
Newport State (NPT), about 5 miles away. The nearest big hub is Rhode Island T. F. Green (PVD), about 19 miles.
Where should I stay near Marble House?
Newport (in town, 99 places to stay), Middletown (4 mi, 26 places to stay) and Narragansett (10 mi, 17 places to stay).
Tips from people in Newport
No tips yet. Ask, or answer, in Newport’s Town Square.
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