![Marble House. Newport, RI.](/t/USRI/RINXM111.JPG) | ![Columns detail at Marble House. Newport, RI.](/t/USRI/RINXM113.JPG) | ![Curved driveway leading to Marble House. Newport, RI.](/t/USRI/RINXM114.JPG) | ![Marble House spouting head fountains along grand entry. Newport, RI.](/t/USRI/RIN18.JPG) |
Marble House (aka William K. Vanderbilt mansion) (1892). Newport, RI. Architect: Richard Morris Hunt. On National Register. | Columns detail at Marble House. Newport, RI. | Curved driveway leading to Marble House. Newport, RI. | Marble House spouting head fountains along grand entry. Newport, RI. |
![Front door at Marble House. Newport, RI.](/t/USRI/RINXM118.JPG) | ![Lion face over front door grill at Marble House. Newport, RI.](/t/USRI/RINXM119.JPG) | ![Marble House iron grill of sun god face over window. Newport, RI.](/t/USRI/RIN19.JPG) | ![Ocean-side facade at Marble House. Newport, RI.](/t/USRI/RINXM123.JPG) |
Front door at Marble House. Newport, RI. | Lion face over front door grill at Marble House. Newport, RI. | Marble House iron grill of sun god face over window. Newport, RI. | Ocean-side facade at Marble House. Newport, RI. |
![Staircase at Marble House. Newport, RI.](/t/USRI/RINXM131.JPG) | ![Newel post statue in form of boy blowing conch shell at Marble House. Newport, RI.](/t/USRI/RINXM132.JPG) | ![Mirror reflecting staircase at Marble House. Newport, RI.](/t/USRI/RINXM134.JPG) | ![Stairwell with ceiling painting at Marble House. Newport, RI.](/t/USRI/RINXM137.JPG) |
Staircase at Marble House. Newport, RI. | Newel post statue in form of boy blowing conch shell at Marble House. Newport, RI. | Mirror reflecting staircase at Marble House. Newport, RI. | Stairwell with ceiling painting at Marble House. Newport, RI. |
![Stairwell chandelier at Marble House. Newport, RI.](/t/USRI/RINXM140.JPG) | ![Figures with trumpet on chandelier over stairwell at Marble House. Newport, RI.](/t/USRI/RINXM141.JPG) | ![Staircase at Marble House. Newport, RI.](/t/USRI/RINXM142.JPG) | ![Le Combat de Marcel et de Maillard Gobelins Tapestry by Pierre-Francois Cozette at Marble House. Newport, RI.](/t/USRI/RINXM145.JPG) |
Stairwell chandelier at Marble House. Newport, RI. | Figures with trumpet on chandelier over stairwell at Marble House. Newport, RI. | Staircase at Marble House. Newport, RI. | Le Combat de Marcel et de Maillard Gobelins Tapestry (1790) by Pierre-Francois Cozette at Marble House. Newport, RI. |
![Dining room by Richard Morris Hunt at Marble House. Newport, RI.](/t/USRI/RINXM151.JPG) | ![Dining room table centerpiece at Marble House. Newport, RI.](/t/USRI/RINXM152.JPG) | ![Dining room fireplace with portrait of Louis XIV attrib. to Henri Testelin at Marble House. Newport, RI.](/t/USRI/RINXM153.JPG) | ![Dining room ceiling painting with Mercury leading a goddess to Mount Olympus to meet Mars holding a shield at Marble House. Newport, RI.](/t/USRI/RINXM155.JPG) |
Dining room by Richard Morris Hunt at Marble House. Newport, RI. | Dining room table centerpiece at Marble House. Newport, RI. | Dining room fireplace with portrait of Louis XIV (late 17thC) attrib. to Henri Testelin at Marble House. Newport, RI. | Dining room ceiling painting with Mercury leading a goddess to Mount Olympus to meet Mars holding a shield at Marble House. Newport, RI. |
![Portrait of Louis XV at 13 years old in Dining Room at Marble House. Newport, RI.](/t/USRI/RINXM159.JPG) | ![Ornate window between rooms at Marble House. Newport, RI.](/t/USRI/RINXM160.JPG) | ![Library at Marble House. Newport, RI.](/t/USRI/RINXM171.JPG) | ![Clock, vases & lamps on Library mantelpiece at Marble House. Newport, RI.](/t/USRI/RINXM172.JPG) |
Portrait of Louis XV at 13 years old in Dining Room at Marble House. Newport, RI. | Ornate window between rooms at Marble House. Newport, RI. | Library at Marble House. Newport, RI. | Clock, vases & lamps on Library mantelpiece at Marble House. Newport, RI. |
![Library ladder at Marble House. Newport, RI.](/t/USRI/RINXM173.JPG) | ![Library painting of Clio, Muse of History, writing while Time looks on in Library at Marble House. Newport, RI.](/t/USRI/RINXM174.JPG) | ![Library door handle & lock with scallop shell & stalactites at Marble House. Newport, RI.](/t/USRI/RINXM175.JPG) | ![Mantel clock at Marble House. Newport, RI.](/t/USRI/RINXM176.JPG) |
Library ladder at Marble House. Newport, RI. | Library painting of Clio, Muse of History, writing while Time looks on in Library at Marble House. Newport, RI. | Library door handle & lock with scallop shell & stalactites at Marble House. Newport, RI. | Mantel clock at Marble House. Newport, RI. |
![Gothic Room with carved fireplace, stained glass & ceiling at Marble House. Newport, RI.](/t/USRI/RINXM182.JPG) | ![Fireplace details in Gothic Room at Marble House. Newport, RI.](/t/USRI/RINXM183.JPG) | ![Ceiling details in Gothic Room at Marble House. Newport, RI.](/t/USRI/RINXM184.JPG) | ![Gothic Room ceiling & woodwork at Marble House. Newport, RI.](/t/USRI/RINXM185.JPG) |
Gothic Room with carved fireplace, stained glass & ceiling at Marble House. Newport, RI. | Fireplace details in Gothic Room at Marble House. Newport, RI. | Ceiling details in Gothic Room at Marble House. Newport, RI. | Gothic Room ceiling & woodwork at Marble House. Newport, RI. |
![Gothic Room stained glass window with Bishops at Marble House. Newport, RI.](/t/USRI/RINXM187.JPG) | ![Gothic Room stained glass window with Saints at Marble House. Newport, RI.](/t/USRI/RINXM188.JPG) | ![Saint Barbara sculpture in Gothic Room at Marble House. Newport, RI.](/t/USRI/RINXM189.JPG) | ![Tapestry detail in Gothic Room at Marble House. Newport, RI.](/t/USRI/RINXM190.JPG) |
Gothic Room stained glass window with Bishops at Marble House. Newport, RI. | Gothic Room stained glass window with Saints at Marble House. Newport, RI. | Saint Barbara sculpture in Gothic Room at Marble House. Newport, RI. | Tapestry detail in Gothic Room at Marble House. Newport, RI. |
![Gold Room at Marble House. Newport, RI.](/t/USRI/RINXM201.JPG) | ![Gold Room ceiling detail at Marble House. Newport, RI.](/t/USRI/RINXM203.JPG) | ![Gold Room Bacchus fireplace flanked by candelabras of old age & youth figures at Marble House. Newport, RI.](/t/USRI/RINXM204.JPG) | ![Bacchus, God of Wine, with heavenly symbols over fireplace in Gold Room at Marble House. Newport, RI.](/t/USRI/RINXM206.JPG) |
Gold Room at Marble House. Newport, RI. | Gold Room ceiling detail at Marble House. Newport, RI. | Gold Room Bacchus fireplace flanked by candelabras of old age & youth figures at Marble House. Newport, RI. | Bacchus, God of Wine, with heavenly symbols over fireplace in Gold Room at Marble House. Newport, RI. |
![Romantic ceiling painting of Minerva goddess of Wisdom & War taking young man from his love while Cupid holds him back in Gold Room at Marble House. Newport, RI.](/t/USRI/RINXM207.JPG) | ![Romantic ceiling painting of Minerva goddess of Wisdom & War taking young man from his love while Cupid holds him back in Gold Room at Marble House. Newport, RI.](/t/USRI/RINXM208.JPG) | ![Gold panel with story of Hercules aiming an arrow at a centaur that has kidnapped his wife Deineira in Gold Room at Marble House. Newport, RI.](/t/USRI/RINXM209.JPG) | ![Gold panel with story of Neptune with Thetis in Gold Room at Marble House. Newport, RI.](/t/USRI/RINXM210.JPG) |
Romantic ceiling painting of Minerva goddess of Wisdom & War taking young man from his love while Cupid holds him back in Gold Room at Marble House. Newport, RI. | Romantic ceiling painting of Minerva goddess of Wisdom & War taking young man from his love while Cupid holds him back in Gold Room at Marble House. Newport, RI. | Gold panel with story of Hercules aiming an arrow at a centaur that has kidnapped his wife Deineira in Gold Room at Marble House. Newport, RI. | Gold panel with story of Neptune with Thetis in Gold Room at Marble House. Newport, RI. |
![Red sitting room with pictures of horses at Marble House. Newport, RI.](/t/USRI/RINXM221.JPG) | ![Ceiling painting shows goddess in red sitting room at Marble House. Newport, RI.](/t/USRI/RINXM222.JPG) | ![Fireplace with portrait on second floor at Marble House. Newport, RI.](/t/USRI/RINXM231.JPG) | ![Mrs. Vanderbilt's bedroom at Marble House. Newport, RI.](/t/USRI/RINXM241.JPG) |
Red sitting room with pictures of horses at Marble House. Newport, RI. | Ceiling painting shows goddess in red sitting room at Marble House. Newport, RI. | Fireplace with portrait on second floor at Marble House. Newport, RI. | Mrs. Vanderbilt's bedroom at Marble House. Newport, RI. |
![Mrs. Vanderbilt's bedroom at Marble House. Newport, RI.](/t/USRI/RINXM242.JPG) | ![Ceiling painting with female Greek gods in Mrs. Vanderbilt's bedroom at Marble House. Newport, RI.](/t/USRI/RINXM243.JPG) | ![Fireplace with sculptures holding torcheres & mantle clock under mirror in Mrs. Vanderbilt's bedroom at Marble House. Newport, RI.](/t/USRI/RINXM244.JPG) | ![Spiral staircase for servants at Marble House. Newport, RI.](/t/USRI/RINXM251.JPG) |
Mrs. Vanderbilt's bedroom at Marble House. Newport, RI. | Ceiling painting with female Greek gods in Mrs. Vanderbilt's bedroom at Marble House. Newport, RI. | Fireplace with sculptures holding torcheres & mantle clock under mirror in Mrs. Vanderbilt's bedroom at Marble House. Newport, RI. | Spiral staircase for servants at Marble House. Newport, RI. |
![Consuelo Vanderbilt's Bedroom at Marble House. Newport, RI.](/t/USRI/RINXM255.JPG) | ![Trophy room at Marble House. Newport, RI.](/t/USRI/RINXM261.JPG) | ![Silver trophy cup at Marble House. Newport, RI.](/t/USRI/RINXM262.JPG) | ![Portrait of Harold Stirling Vanderbilt at wheel of "Ranger" by Bernard Boutet de Monvel at Marble House. Newport, RI.](/t/USRI/RINXM264.JPG) |
Consuelo Vanderbilt's Bedroom at Marble House. Newport, RI. | Trophy room at Marble House. Newport, RI. | Silver trophy cup at Marble House. Newport, RI. | Portrait of Harold Stirling Vanderbilt at wheel of "Ranger" (1939) by Bernard Boutet de Monvel at Marble House. Newport, RI. |
![Portrait of Cornelius Vanderbilt at Marble House. Newport, RI.](/t/USRI/RINXM266.JPG) | ![Portrait of Cornelius Vanderbilt at Marble House. Newport, RI.](/t/USRI/RINXM267.JPG) | ![Portrait of William K. Vanderbilt at Marble House. Newport, RI.](/t/USRI/RINXM268.JPG) | ![Mrs. William K. Vanderbilt copy after Benjamin Curtis Porter at Marble House. Newport, RI.](/t/USRI/RINXM269.JPG) |
Portrait of Cornelius Vanderbilt at Marble House. Newport, RI. | Portrait of Cornelius Vanderbilt (aka The Commodore) at Marble House. Newport, RI. | Portrait of William K. Vanderbilt at Marble House. Newport, RI. | Mrs. William K. Vanderbilt (20thC) copy after Benjamin Curtis Porter at Marble House. Newport, RI. |
![William K. Vanderbilt's Bedroom at Marble House. Newport, RI.](/t/USRI/RINXM271.JPG) | ![Mr. Vanderbilt's Bedroom at Marble House. Newport, RI.](/t/USRI/RINXM272.JPG) | ![Mr. Vanderbilt's Bedroom ceiling carving at Marble House. Newport, RI.](/t/USRI/RINXM275.JPG) | ![Guest Bedroom at Marble House. Newport, RI.](/t/USRI/RINXM281.JPG) |
William K. Vanderbilt's Bedroom at Marble House. Newport, RI. | Mr. Vanderbilt's Bedroom at Marble House. Newport, RI. | Mr. Vanderbilt's Bedroom ceiling carving at Marble House. Newport, RI. | Guest Bedroom at Marble House. Newport, RI. |
![Guest Bedroom fireplace & mirror at Marble House. Newport, RI.](/t/USRI/RINXM282.JPG) | ![Guest Sitting Room at Marble House. Newport, RI.](/t/USRI/RINXM285.JPG) | ![China cabinet at Marble House. Newport, RI.](/t/USRI/RINXM291.JPG) | ![William K. Vanderbilt's crest on dinner plates at Marble House. Newport, RI.](/t/USRI/RINXM292.JPG) |
Guest Bedroom fireplace & mirror at Marble House. Newport, RI. | Guest Sitting Room at Marble House. Newport, RI. | China cabinet at Marble House. Newport, RI. | William K. Vanderbilt's crest on dinner plates at Marble House. Newport, RI. |
![Votes for Women cup & saucer by John Maddock & Sons from conference held at Marble House. Newport, RI.](/t/USRI/RINXM293.JPG) | ![William K. Vanderbilt's crest on formal dinner service at Marble House. Newport, RI.](/t/USRI/RINXM294.JPG) | ![Silver coffee pot with sugar & creamer bowls at Marble House. Newport, RI.](/t/USRI/RINXM295.JPG) | ![Automatic water heater by Pittsburg Water Heater Co. at Marble House. Newport, RI.](/t/USRI/RINXM296.JPG) |
Votes for Women cup & saucer (1914) by John Maddock & Sons from conference held at Marble House. Newport, RI. | William K. Vanderbilt's crest on formal dinner service at Marble House. Newport, RI. | Silver coffee pot with sugar & creamer bowls at Marble House. Newport, RI. | Automatic water heater (c1907) by Pittsburg Water Heater Co. at Marble House. Newport, RI. |
![Kitchen ranges by Duparquet, Huot & Moneuse Co. plus copper pans in kitchen at Marble House. Newport, RI.](/t/USRI/RINXM298.JPG) | ![Copper pots & pans in kitchen at Marble House. Newport, RI.](/t/USRI/RINXM300.JPG) | ![Press & knife cleaner in kitchen at Marble House. Newport, RI.](/t/USRI/RINXM301.JPG) | ![Food tins & utensils in kitchen at Marble House. Newport, RI.](/t/USRI/RINXM302.JPG) |
Kitchen ranges by Duparquet, Huot & Moneuse Co. plus copper pans in kitchen at Marble House. Newport, RI. | Copper pots & pans in kitchen at Marble House. Newport, RI. | Press & knife cleaner in kitchen at Marble House. Newport, RI. | Food tins & utensils in kitchen at Marble House. Newport, RI. |
![Chinese tea-house at Marble House. Newport, RI.](/t/USRI/RINXM321.JPG) | ![Chinese tea-house at Marble House. Newport, RI.](/t/USRI/RINXM322.JPG) |
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Chinese tea-house (1913) at Marble House. Newport, RI. Architect: Richard Howland Hunt. | Chinese tea-house (1913) at Marble House. Newport, RI. |
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