The Breakers

…aristocracy of America: for example, The Breakers, Newport, Rhode Island, built in 1892–95 in an opulent neo-Renaissance style for Cornelius Vanderbilt II. In 1859–62 Henry Hobson Richardson trained at the École, and on his return to the United States he specialized in a rock-faced Romanesque style probably inspired by the…

…palatial summer mansions such as The Breakers, built (1895) in Italian Renaissance style for Cornelius Vanderbilt (grandson of the first Cornelius Vanderbilt).

…homes of wealthy residents, including the Breakers, built by financier and philanthropist Cornelius Vanderbilt. Newport’s extraordinary and varied cultural heritage is exemplified in the Newport Historical Society Museum, with its fine collections; Touro Synagogue National Historic Site (1763), the oldest synagogue in the country and a magnificent example of colonial…