Ochre Point–Cliffs Historic District Explained

Ochre Point–Cliffs Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Coordinates:41.4747°N -71.2983°W
Area:230acres
Built:1850
Architecture:Late Gothic Revival, Queen Anne, Chateauesque, other
Added:March 18, 1975
Refnum:75000211
Nrhp Type2:nhldcp
Designated Nrhp Type2:December 8, 1972
Partof Refnum:72000023

The Ochre Point–Cliffs Historic District is a historic district in Newport, Rhode Island. The district includes a significant subset of the Bellevue Avenue Historic District, a National Historic Landmark District, including all of the major Gilded Age mansions on the waterfront facing Easton Bay between Memorial Boulevard and Marine Avenue. The district is home to famous mansions such as the William Watts Sherman House and The Breakers, one of the largest houses in the area built by the Vanderbilt Family.[1] The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.

It includes Bois Doré, a French chateau-style mansion built in 1927, designed by New York architect Charles A. Platt for William Fahnestock, a New York banker.

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Notes and References

  1. none . National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Ochre Point–Cliffs Historic District. Rhode Island Preservation. 2014-11-06 . Richard B. Harrington. September 18, 1974. Includes maps and 16 photos from 1974.