Top 5 ABANDONED Mansions of NEWPORT, Rhode Island (Restored?)
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- Опубліковано 6 чер 2024
- Once the veritable vacation headquarters for America's wealthiest families during the Gilded Age - Newport, Rhode Island, is now notably a city of over 100 empty and haunting mansions.
These majestic modern palaces aren't merely remnants of a bygone era-they're repositories of untold stories that could alter our understanding of history.
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TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Introduction
0:59 1. The Carey Mansion (Seaview Terrace)
3:12 2. The Bells Mansion (The Reef Estate)
5:36 3. Belcourt Castle
8:42 4. Wildacre
11:35 5. The Astor’s Beechwood Mansion
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Today's video from Old Money Mansions is a compelling tour of Newport, Rhode Island's top 5 abandoned mansions, each brimming with rich history and captivating stories. 🏰
First, we explore Seaview Terrace, also known as the Carey Mansion, a marvel of 16th-century French architecture. This grand home was originally in Washington, D.C., before millionaire Edson Bradley moved it to Newport in the 1920s. If it looks familiar, that's because it appeared on the TV show "Dark Shadows"!
Next, we visit The Bells Mansion, set in Brenton Point State Park. Once called The Reefs, this estate has been around since 1876 and was the retreat of lawyer and copper magnate Theodore M. Davis. Now, it stands as a canvas for local graffiti artists.
Third on our list is Belcourt Castle, a palace conceived by Oliver Hazard Perry Belmont and designed by Richard Morris Hunt. Over the years, this colossal mansion has been a private residence, a music venue, and a museum.
Fourth, we delve into the world of Wildacre, originally owned by Albert H. Olmsted. This historic estate underwent a meticulous restoration, honoring its original design while incorporating modern amenities.
Lastly, we explore the opulent Beechwood Mansion, previously owned by the Astor family and currently owned by Larry Ellison, co-founder of Oracle Corporation. Ellison has ambitious plans to restore the mansion to its Gilded Age glory.
Join us as we delve into these majestic, forgotten homes and reveal their extraordinary legacies! 🗝️✨
COMMENT: Have you been to Newport, Rhode Island and visited one of these lovely estates?
Since the early 70’s, Newport has always been a favorite vacation destination!! We could give the house and trolley tours at this point!😊
No, always wanted to. Sailed in my younger days & thought I’d make it up there one of these years ☀️
@@jimdepereira985 Very cool. I knew of Regina Salve but didn’t know it was at Seacliff
I love the Craftsman mansion tucked away in the cove. I wish we could see inside that one. Thank you for this video. I love old houses!
Yes, multiple times. It’s still a beautiful place and an amazing summer destination
I work mostly everyday at the Carey mansion. Also known as seaview terrace. It's far from abandoned. It's a private residence that we're trying to make great again.
How lucky you are! We visited in 2021 just to see Seaview. Of course, we were blown away by the beauty of Newport.
Wasn't it made into a dormatory for Salve Regina students?
Yes it was for awhile. In 2009 the Careys decided not to renew the lease with Salva Regina because of the damage being done by the students.
Could you tell me if they have more than one kitchen in such a mansion? I wonder about the zoning.
@@hanaluong2672just one kitchen.
Top 5 Abandoned Mansions: only one of which is actually abandoned.
It’s not “street art”, it’s vandalism and graffiti.
Agreed!!!!!
You understand tongue in cheek sarcasm?
Thank you. Agreed.
It’s abandoned , who cares? 😂
@@magesalmanac6424 bad attitude.
"Graffiti Artists"; aka "vandals"
I dreaded to see BEECHWOOD. I worked there as a Theatrical Tour Guide in 1983. We lived there on the 3rd floor. My lofe was,indeed,perfect. Mr Madden did,indeed create a Theatre Company and we were grateful. He had numerous Parties...including the Goodbye for THE VICTORY. That was the British Ship that had lost early in the America Cup Races. I actually met Prince Andrew! Von Bulow was on trial but his Son in Law was there a lot. Ot was both a pleasure and an honor to be there! He even let my Mom stay in Mrs Astors Bedroom when She visited!!! Such happy times and lots of stories!!!!❤
Dreaded?
Very nice video, but a bit offputting as several of the houses are far from “abandoned.”
@@arslongavitabrevis5136 I am fascinated by abandoned buildings, so this was a real disappointment to me. Not more clickbait!
It's the most popular wedding venue of the east coast and prime shooting location for Gilded Age
I have delightful Disco era memory, spring 1977, dancing the night away in a spectacular Newport Mansion. The glamorous setting reflected our youthful flair and the world was our oyster!
The graffiti at The Bells is in what is left of the carriage house/stables. The mansion is long gone. It was commandeered by the government because the estate is right at the point where the Atlantic enters Narragansett Bay. I've been in this derelict building as well as Belcourt (the Tinney family added Castle) and Beechwood when they were museums. At Beechwood you were treated as Mrs. Astor's guests during the summer and as applicants for a position in service at other times when a "cottage" would not have been open. Some rules from the Astor time were observed: no children were allowed up the main stairs (unless titled) and had to use the servants' stairs. Men went up the stairs before women (no chance of accidentally seeing an ankle!!). Except for The Bells, these estates are all owned, not abandoned.
Glad to hear that. I saw Seacliff on Ghost Hunters years ago. Love Dark Shadows 👻
The carriage house and stables have become far too dangerous and have been fenced off. It is supposed to be torn down.
Lovely video! I have seen all, been inside Belcourt and had a grounds tour of Wildacre. I am a former guide at The Vanderbilt’s Breakers and Alva Vanderbilt’s Marble House.😊 Being in the buildings is magical.
You’re very lucky ☘️
My in laws live at the end of Bellevue, right on the water. It’s a beautiful area.
hello can i ask you question!!! before the Széchenyi cousin died out, i need to know one thing.
the daughter of Gladys Vanderbilt Széchenyi (who owned Breakers), her second daughter was
Countess Gladys Széchényi de Sárvár-Felsövidék (1913-1978),[15] who married the English peer Christopher Finch-Hatton, 15th Earl of Winchilsea (1911-1950).
My Question is "was 15th Earl of Winchilsea or 16th Earl of Winchilsea ever stayed at the Breakers??"
@@angelabby2379 Sorry, I do not know.
@@LSTEdD1 oh that's too bad, if you happen to visit breakers again, could you ask?🙏
Recently visited Newport,RI. Oct. 2023 . We absolutely loved our 5 day stay. We took in 4 mansions,wish now we would of taken in more. It was such a fantastic experience,even though,we had visited Biltmore,in NC,these marvelous Castles,added even more glamor,and sophistication.❤
Got married in Newport on a cliff overlooking Narragansett Bay in 1995. We spent our honeymoon touring many of the mansions on Bellevue Avenue. I remember how odd I thought it was that they were called cottages. Great memories!
What a pretty place to get married. Great to come back to as well. Give you an excuse ❤
My in laws live on Bellevue on the cliff walk. So beautiful!
@@stephanienewhouse2056 Very fancy. Hope your spouse is an only child 😉
I lived here from 1991 to 1994 while attending Salve Regina University. And I can tell you that there were things that happened in that mansion that cannot be explained. Too bad the new generations of students will never be able to enjoy living in such an awesome place!
Nothing that a couple dozen bulldozers can't fix.
I took myself to Newport to tour the mansions a few years ago during Fall and loved spending hours in the mansions that gave tours.
Seaview terrace is Not abandoned! It's for sale for 29 million.
OLD HISTOYR HERE, OBVIOUSLY!
My late mothers family arrived here in 1638 with a Grant from Chuck I. Her sister and husband were superintendent and secretary at the Newport Casino (now the Tennis Hall of Fame). A favorite gathering spot of the wealthy hoi palloi , she had a myriad of stories you would be very interested in. Thanks for sharing. Narragansett Bay.
Seaview is not abandoned. The Carey's Daughter lives and restores the mansion little by little.
I have been to Newport many times, but not since 2003. I love Newport and it’s wonderful mansions. I was so sad to hear that the Astor’s Beechwood is no longer open to the public. I loved going there - for murder mystery night, a Victorian ball, and a “plain” tour - which was always interesting and full of actors. It was really wonderful
I had my Senior prom there! Magical, though I was too young to really appreciate it!
I was there one of the last open days, just dropped in. Amazing… there were two of us, mid winter, the staff interviewed us for roles in a living history event. We were treated accordingly. Super fun!
I grew up in Newport, Rhode Island and during the early 1960's studied Classical and Church Music. I had the magnificent opportunity of playing the piano during the summer every weekend at the Elms, The Marble House and the Breakers for the tourists. During the early 70's I had the honor of playing the newly relocated organ in Belcourt Castle.
My daughter lives there , and it’s absolutely beautiful💕
The Bells is not a mansion it is the stable and carriage house for the estate. The Mansion burned down years ago.
The Bells is also slated to be demolished due to teenagers trespassing recently and getting seriously injured.
@@nicolemarkham1145 Maybe that was why there was a big fence around it with Danger Keep Out signs.
Lol teenagers have been trespassing there for 30+ years! I was one of them! 😂
@@nicolemarkham1145 perhaps they should keep their ass out of there.
I went to college in nearby Bristol and my first apartment ever was in the Bel Air mansion that had been divided. I had the old dining room and living room with amazing wood paneling and incredibly high ceilings. The bathroom door in the bedroom blended in seamlessly into the wood paneling and other details I loved.
The Brenton State Park is named after ancestors of mine. Some stayed in the area and others left for Nova Scotia. I’m part of the Nov Scotia branch. I’ve been to Newport several times and love touring the mansions and area.
I’ve been to all the Mansions that you can tour many times. I even went to Beechwood when it was a museum in the 80’s. Newport RI is one of my favorite places.
Omg, it's collinwood!😱
They are not abandoned just not lived in because they cost too much to heat and many are historically preserved show pieces for tourists during summer that sits vacant in winter.
Uninhabited does not mean abandoned. Otherwise, a very nice presentation and visuals.
That first mansion at the video's very beginning is Collinwood!
We visited Beechwood and other Newport mansions in 1995 during the era of America’s Castles on A&E, one of my favorite shows at the time.
I toured the Astor Estate some 20 years ago. Such a beautiful place and one of the oldest mansions in Newport. John Jacob Astor, I learned, frequented the mansion during the summer months. His wealth was renowned in 1912, the year the Titanic cut his life short. Guess he couldn’t take it with him.
Yes I have been on a tour of several of them and enjoyed every minute of it!
Summer of 96’ spent a month and a half at Salve Regina . Work crew for the X Games . Was a blast 💥 walked all the narrow streets enjoyed the pubs , meet locals . Skated some stuff . Amazing place . Fort Adams and all the mansions were a blast and a shock . Cobblestone streets what more can you ask for . Even got a ride from a couple local girls to Boston for the Fourth of July..
I’ve been fortunate enough to spend a lot of time at Seaview. I love that old place. People actually live there so, it’s not actually abandoned.
I've been to tour the Breakers a couple of times and some of the others. I can't day I've seen those particular mansions.
The morning of July 16, 1999 my sisters and I left from Manhattan for a girls weekend up to Newport. As we were driving north the news of JFK, JR's plane crash were reported. The Bouvier Family compound was (is?) located in Newport and it was quite a surreal time to be there as this was the news/tragedy of the day and the comings and goings of the town centered on John, Jr.'s crash and recovery effort. It overshadowed the memories of the tours we took and restaurants we visited, obviously.
Hammersmith Farms is in Newport. It’s privately owned.
Thank you, these are lovely... also, thank you for keeping the background music at a low enough volume, so we can hear the narrative.
I visited The Breakers in 1980. The thought of such wealth v. the abject poverty that so much of this country was experiencing at the same time made me physically ill. I couldn’t finish the tour.
I too was overwhelmed with the opulence of the "cottages" of Newport. Ironically, no different than the mega rich of today.
There is a room there with platinum walls! I appreciate the beauty and architecture, but, yes, people are starving!
For those that are too put off by the opulence of these estates it might to you well to remember this. Vanderbilt's railroad empire not only provided millions of well paid jobs to it's employees and paid far more than they could have earned elsewhere. Further, it was an important cog in the American economy that lifted Americans from a difficult, poorly paid, agrarian economy to the industrialized economy we now live in that has raised untold millions out of poverty. And not just here but across the globe.
Cry me a fucking river…..
Newport in the summer is a great trip--wonderful restaurants--- have a drink on the lawn at the Castle Hill sitting in an Adirondack chair and see the tourist boats pointing you out as the upper class. A half dozen of the mansions are open to the public via the Preservation Society--- I am dismayed that there are fewer open now, than there were when I was a kid seventy years ago.
What became of Sunny von Bulow’s Clarendon Court?
It was owned by the older children Ala and Alexander von Auersperg who sold it for $30 Million to Mark Walter of Guggenheim Partners.
I was in Newport RI for several months in the late "60s when I was 19. It's been too many years to remember what I saw. What I would suggest is you do a video on the amazing variety of astonishing homes and especially the gingerbread cottages of Martha's Vineyard. I grew up in Bourne on Cape Cod.
What an awesome place to grow up; in the villages there in the "50s/"60s :)>
The beaches are very nice in Newport too.
Only see photos of those mansions...thinking restoration those mansions in Rhode Island would be a historical landmark.
What form of transportation did the rich people use in the gilded age to travel from New York City to their mansions in Newport Rhode Island?
Steamers
Private railroad passenger cars
Flying carpets.
Ellison! Wow! never heard of him. But the purchase of 10-20-30 million is a drop in the bucket to him. Glad he's putting it to good use!
I'm on Mass haven't visited, had no idea.. how sad. Proves my theory, cash and material things are nice, but easily forgotten...can't take it with you.
Of these, I've been to Belcourt and Beechwood.
How much would it cost to buy one of the abandoned houses? Looking to relocate from whete i am at
Not abandoned. Stranded. Stranded monsters of a bygone age when it was feasible for a single family or individual to afford living in one. Stone, brick and mortar age much slower than people do. They can live for dozens upon dozens of generations. People can not. Since you can't take it with you...they're stranded.
I was just in Newport a few weeks ago, but was unaware of these mansions.
On Bellevue Ave. Same street as Tennis Hall of Fame. If you’re coming from ABC(Atlantic Beach Co)/1st, 2nd, or 3rd beach, heading towards the wharf down by the Rhino, or Red Parrot, you would have passed it on your left. Salve Regina is right there too.
Really,how could any American travel through Newport,RI and ( NOT) be aware of it vast past Gilded Age era.
Pls do a part 2
This video presents a cascade of abodes of opulent immense grandiosity
But they're not abandoned! Only one is.
What about the Vanderbilt mansion? Can you give us an update?
It’s so sad.. to see how these beautiful building’s… were destroyed
I have not been but have always wanted to. Maybe some day. In the meantime thank you for bringing it to me.
I was about to say, "Hey, I'll buy them" if they're just sitting there"
This is nice
i learned a new word 'grandiosity'...
Money won't change you , but time ... will take you out !
Did seaviews original property line go all the way to the water?
we learned of the great gatsby in english class of senior year..
The Astor mansion has been bought and grandly renovated by Oracle founder Larry Ellison.
Most of these aren’t abandoned 🤦🏼♀️ maybe at one point, but the ones that aren’t genuinely abandoned are privately owned…
Read the books on Newports mansions that have been demolished…over 100!
NOT COLLINWOOD!
Right! That upset me
Far ad I know, it's not abandoned. Dark Shadows was never filmed inside. They only took exterior shots to use.
Denise Anne Carey owns and lives in Seaview Terrace.
Yes have been there went to 3 mansions as a tourist.
Only one of these is truly abandoned. This is misleading.
I thought they were turned into dorms for Salve Regina University? The Carey mansion was one of them.
Harle* Tinney, not “Harlem”. The house also cost about $500K to build, still an immense amount. It’s also not abandoned.
AWFUL SHAME FOR THESE HOMES!
I live one bridge over from Newport and Newport is doing just fine , this is click bait and ads .come visit us
Q maravillas lasstima q esten abandonadas
Sea view was NOT used in Great Gatsby
The factual errors on this channel are truly incredible. The narrator is a real stiff.
I believe Rosecliff was though
This is just sad
they do not look abandoned except for the one wreck
You missed one other abandoned big house...
These arent abandoned, except for the 2nd one.
A new example of a really bad A.I. post
Im sure there are families that would love to fix them up if compensated for repairs with free rent or a pay check..... something other than let history and a pretty piece old architecture rot
It seems like a lot of these houses aren't abandoned and aren't even of the houses shown.
I'm amazed that the Bell mansion was actually build of reinforced concrete back around the turn of the century. That was still a very new construction technique. Ochre Court isn't abandoned either but the Tinney's didn't have the original furniture in all the rooms. They did have a lot of Linke repros of Louis XIV style Boulle furniture. Those were made in the 19th century for the wealthy collector but don't sell for nearly what the original pieces would sell for today. Trumps got a few of them too. And he won't if he can't pay the enormous fines he has. They are beautifully made like the originals and using the same techniques. Deck tops slide out under roll tops silently and everything is in very good condition. I took exception to the tour guide when I saw the place with a friend about 35 years ago. She tried to claim they were from Versailles. She insisted that if Mr. Tinney says they are from Versailles than they are from Versailles. I said the pieces would have inventory numbers put there by the Garde Meuble (the royal furniture warehouse, part of which was formerly in the right hand building on the Place de la Concorde) if they ever came from royal chateaux. That furniture all got sold off during the sale at the time of the French Revolution. The Convention needed cash so wanted the castles emptied of anything that could be sold. Stalin did the same thing to the aristocratic property confiscated during the Russian revolution.I guess we were talking too loudly because Tinney came down the stairs to see what was going on. Those houses are so quite. We weren't asked to leave. My friend got a kick out of it. Some trivia that actually seemed relevant.
BTW. I am far from wealthy. I just enjoy reading about and looking at this stuff. As far as I'm concerned that's good enough. I don't have the gigantic maintenance and property tax bills. I like a house that I feel I own and not the other way around. But for those who have it, I enjoy the flaunting of it. It's the American way. And the British way, and the French way and the German way. And until the Evergrand and real estate crash, was becoming the Chinese way too. Somebody's got to buy the fancy stuff or they just won't make it anymore or care for it. You really have to behave yourself to live with the stuff. You really can't be a slob. Not everything in the Tinney house was of good quality but it's hard to fill anything as large as Ochre Court. And you can really tell because the building lets you see the contrast in quality. Over 30 years ago they even had some salvaged stone columns in the front yard. .I wonder if they ever did anything with them? They were at least 15 feet high without capitals. I didn't see anything in the brief glimpses you get of the grounds. .The house is in much better condition that it was 35 plus years ago.
Id love to buy the mansion
Thanks,they all can be place,than sell them.
Why is British guy narrating a video about American mansions? Because it makes them seem more fancy?
graffiti is not art its is vandalism.
Uhm, the Carey mansion is very much occupied. Your info is quite incorrect.
I lived in Newport for two and a half years. Not once did I tour/visit any of the estates.
I was stationed in Newport at the Naval base. Gawking at displays of unimaginable wealth and grotesque elitism just turned me off.
The voice over is a turn off.
I wished you took us inside the mansions
Very disappointed
They couldn't afford the taxes!
Never visited. Want to. Who wrote this?
Definitely go if you get a chance. The mansions are amazing. The Breakers is the largest, and there a bunch of them that are open for tours.
The Bells is going to be taken down. It’s become a hazard.
Having an affected English narrator describe and offer commentary on these American mansions is an affectation. Culture isn’t defined by the English.
Isn't it a robotic voice? Sounds like it. Whenever they pronounce dates or numbers, you can tell because they read them literally. I too had trouble with the stiff narration, as the text really isn't bad. We need someone with some life in his voice.
Affected and somewhat OTT AI more like.
Building these monstrosities is the reason why the Vanderbilts are broke
Well, they built them before the start of income taxes when they could afford the upkeep of these monstrosities. My wife and I have taken tours of Marble House and three others on two different trips to Newport back in the 90's. As beautiful and as big as there are The Biltmore in NC dwarfs them all. The amount of wealth it took to build them just blows your mind.
agreed but then they had to pay for servants and maintenance people. Most lived at the estates
@@hondaphan4172
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Abandoned??
"Founded"
Looks haunted.
Are there really 100 “abandoned” mansions in Newport?
NO
Not even close.
Hey, there's only one in THIS VIDEO alone! Even THAT is inaccurate.
First?
Narrator sounds like a toned down Laszlo Cravensworth.