Cornelius and Alice Gwynne Vanderbilt rulers of The Breakers at Newport

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Cornelius and Alice Gwynne Vanderbilt rulers of The Breakers at Newport

… Ochre Point on the cliffs of Newport, The Breakers occupies the probably best location of Newport's shoreline. It's other attribute is size. Eager to affirm their position at the helm of the Vanderbilt family, Cornelius and Alice Gwynne Vanderbilt commissioned Richard Morris Hunt to outdo William Kissam and Alvah's Marble House, which had been completed in 1892. When it was completed in 1895, the Breakers was the largest and most imposing of the Newport residences and had cost …

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