Located in the northeast corner of the U.S.A., Rhode Island is home to some truly unique gems, one of which is the historically significant Vanderbilt "summer" mansion, The Breakers. Although this ...

NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) — A proposal to build a welcome center on the grounds of The Breakers, a Gilded Age mansion once home to Cornelius Vanderbilt, cleared a critical hurdle on Monday. In a 4-1 ...

NEWPORT — The Breakers' third floor, which had been used as a summer residence for members of the Vanderbilt family as recently as 2018, is about to open to the public for the first time in the ...

A never-seen-by-the-public area of the iconic Breakers mansion will open this month for tours of its bedrooms, bathrooms, and more. Tours begin on June 24. Skip to Main Content ...

As heir to the family fortune, he built a 70-room, 138,300-square-foot mansion on the shores of Newport, Rhode Island, as a summer escape for his wife, Alice Vanderbilt, and their seven children.

Look inside the Breakers, a 70-room, 138,300-square-foot mansion that belonged to one of America's wealthiest Gilded Age families Talia Lakritz May 30, 2025 at 12:40 PM ...