Marble House (Newport, R.I.)

found: Work cat.: NUCMC data from Preservation Society of Newport County for Preservation Society of Newport County strategic planning for AAM accreditation, 2002-2004(Marble House; Newport, R.I.)

found: GNIS, Aug. 29, 2006(Marble House; building; Newport County; map: Newport; lat.: 41⁰27ʹ44ʺN; long.: 071⁰18ʹ21ʺW)

found: Preservation Society of Newport County WWW, Aug. 29, 2006(Marble House; built betw. 1888-1892 for Mr. and Mrs. William K. Vanderbilt, a summer house, or "cottage"; designed by architect Richard Morris Hunt, inspired by the Petit Trianon at Versailles; cost reported to be $11 million, of which $7 million was spent on 500,000 cu. ft. of marble; upon its completion Vanderbilt gave the house to his wife as a 39th birthday present; she sold the house to Frederick H. Prince in 1932; acquired by the Preservation Society in 1963)