KUDOS April 2019 Travel Issue

ED “SUMMER COTTAGES”
image to THE Newport FAMED is not “SUMMER complete COTTAGES”
without a visit to the
onuments of A capitalism pilgrimage built to Newport along Bellevue is not Road. complete These without a visit to the
ates, dubbed colossal “summer monuments cottages” of capitalism by the mega-rich built along of the Bellevue Road. These
century, were grand constructed estates, dubbed to awe “summer and impress. cottages” Cornelius by the mega-rich of the
t, the railroad early 20th titan, century, built were the constructed Breakers, an to awe opulent and impress. Cornelius
quare-foot Vanderbilt, mansion overlooking the railroad the titan, Atlantic built Ocean the with Breakers, an opulent
alls, silver-encrusted 125,000-square-foot ceilings, mansion and architectural overlooking elements the Atlantic Ocean with
from French gold gilt chateaus. walls, silver-encrusted Just up the ceilings, street another and architectural elements
t, Alva, hosted imported lavish from parties French at Marble chateaus. House, which Just up used the street another
lion cubic Vanderbilt, feet of marble Alva, for hosted its construction. lavish parties Across at Marble the House, which used
e Elms, a a half-million palace conceived cubic feet by of a marble Philadelphia for its construction. coal Across the
boasts what street, may The be Elms, the a most palace stunning conceived grounds by in a Philadelphia coal
with a sunken magnate, garden, boasts marble what pavilions may and be fountains. the most The stunning grounds in
anchored Newport by socialite with a sunken Doris garden, Duke’s marble extravagant pavilions and fountains. The
aure-foot street house, is which anchored she owned by socialite until her Doris death in Duke’s extravagant
39,000-sqaure-foot house, which she owned until her death in
1993.
A tour of Cornelius Vanderbilt II's summer home, The Breakers
The Elms "summer cotage" was built for coal baron Edward Julius Berwind in 1901
30 KUDOS Newport Beach | April 2019