The Elms (Newport, Rhode Island)
The Elms | |
The Elms, viewed from its great lawn | |
| Location | 367 Bellevue Avenue, Newport, Rhode Island, U.S. |
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| Coordinates | 41°28′40″N 71°18′32″W / 41.47778°N 71.30889°W |
| Built | 1901 |
| Architect | Horace Trumbauer |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| Part of | Bellevue Avenue Historic District (ID72000023) |
| NRHP reference No. | 71000021 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | September 10, 1971 |
| Designated NHL | June 19, 1996 |
| Designated NHLDCP | December 8, 1972 |
The Elms is a large mansion (sometimes facetiously called a "summer cottage") located at 367 Bellevue Avenue, Newport, Rhode Island, completed in 1901. The architect Horace Trumbauer (1868–1938) designed it for the coal baron Edward Julius Berwind (1848–1936), taking inspiration from the 18th century Château d'Asnières in Asnières-sur-Seine, France. C. H. Miller and E. W. Bowditch, working closely with Trumbauer, designed the gardens and landscape. The Preservation Society of Newport County purchased The Elms in 1962, and opened the house to the public. The Elms was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971, and designated a National Historic Landmark in 1996.