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The Breakers
44 Ochre Point Avenue, Newport 02840 Driving directions
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The Breakers is an opulent 70-room Italian Renaissance-style palace (1895), designed by Richard Morris Hunt. Outfitted with French and Italian stone, marble and bronze, red alabaster and gilded plaster, this luxurious residence was used as a summer retreat for the family of shipping magnate Cornelius Vanderbilt II. The house has been open to the public since 1948.

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