The Breakers is an elegant and grand summer cottage in Newport that stands as a symbol of the world-renowned Vanderbilt family's social and financial wealth at the turn of the century.

Making their fortune in the steamship and railroad industries, the Vanderbilt family bought The Breakers in 1885 and transformed the simple wooden cottage into the opulent 70-room Italian Renaissance-style palazzo it is today.

Designed to emulate the 16th century palaces of Genoa and Turin, the magnificent villa is a National Historic Landmark and is open for the public to explore.

The Breakers Stable & Carriage House is also part of the estate and located on Coggeshall Avenue, about half a mile west of the house. The stables feature an exhibit on the New York Central Railroad and the empire of the Vanderbilt family, and visitors can enjoy guided tours of The Breakers, the Stable & Carriage House, and other buildings on the estate such as Marble House, The Elms, and Rosecliff.

44 Ochre Point Avenue, Newport, RI 02840, Phone: 401-847-6544

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