646 Bellevue AVE Newport, RI 02840

Miramar Bellevue Avenue's finest gilded age mansion. Built in 1913 for Eleanor Elkins Widener, architect Horace Trumbauer's design for Miramar was a neoclassical French petit palais, inspired by eighteenth-century French architecture. With over 700 ft of ocean frontage this property offers commanding views of the Atlantic Ocean. The 31,000 Sq Ft H-shaped main residence constructed of limestone and has a surrounding balustraded terrace. The main residence contains 22+ bedrooms, 13 full baths, and 5 half baths. The 3 unit carriage house set on a separately platted lot offers 7 bedrooms and 7 full baths. Set on over 8 acres Miramar's grounds are the work of the French landscaper architect Jacques Greber, who laid out the grand parterre gardens facing Bellevue Avenue. Surrounded by a decorative fence with gated entry the estate is extremely private, statuary, fountains, two tennis courts and magnificent plantings grace the grounds. The Parisian firm of Carlhian & Cie (previously Carlhian & Beaumetz) executed the interiors.