Chateau-sur-Mer
Chateau-sur-Mer | |
Chateau-sur-Mer, Newport, Rhode Island. | |
Interactive map showing the location of Chateau-sur-Mer | |
| Location | 474 Bellevue Avenue, Newport, Rhode Island |
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| Coordinates | 41°28′16.5″N 71°18′19″W / 41.471250°N 71.30528°W |
| Area | 17 acres (69,000 m2) |
| Built | 1851 |
| Architect | Seth C. Bradford (construction) Richard Morris Hunt (renovations) Ogden Codman, Jr. (design) |
| Architectural style | Mid 19th Century Revival |
| Part of | Bellevue Avenue Historic District (ID72000023) |
| NRHP reference No. | 68000002 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | November 8, 1968 |
| Designated NHL | February 17, 2006 |
| Designated NHLDCP | December 8, 1972 |
Chateau-sur-Mer is one of the first grand Bellevue Avenue mansions of the Gilded Age in Newport, Rhode Island. Located at 474 Bellevue Avenue, it is now owned by the Preservation Society of Newport County and is open to the public as a museum. Chateau-sur-Mer's grand scale and lavish parties ushered in the Gilded Age of Newport, as it was the most palatial residence in Newport until the Vanderbilt houses in the 1890s. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 2006.