Chateau-sur-Mer is a significant landmark in Newport, Rhode Island, as it is one of the first grand mansions built during the Gilded Age on Bellevue Avenue. This mansion played a crucial role in ushering in the Gilded Age of Newport, setting a standard for lavishness and grandeur that was unmatched until the construction of the Vanderbilt houses in the 1890s.
Currently, Chateau-sur-Mer is owned by the Preservation Society of Newport County and is open to the public as a museum. Visitors can explore the mansion's grand scale and intricate design, which showcases the major design trends of the last half of the 19th century.
Chateau-sur-Mer was completed in 1852 as an Italianate villa for William Shepard Wetmore, a merchant in the Old China Trade. The mansion's architecture, furniture, wallpapers, ceramics, and stenciling are regarded as landmarks of Victorian design.
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Bellevue Avenue 474, Newport
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