Beaulieu House, Newport

Beaulieu House
The house as designed by Calvert Vaux
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General information
TypeResidence
Architectural styleSecond Empire
LocationNewport, Rhode Island, US
Address615 Bellevue Avenue
Coordinates41°27′40″N 71°18′17″W / 41.46111°N 71.30472°W / 41.46111; -71.30472
Construction started1859
Completed1860
ClientFederico Barreda
OwnerRuth Buchanan Wheeler
Design and construction
Architect(s)Calvert Vaux

Beaulieu, or Beaulieu House, is a historic mansion located on Bellevue Avenue in Newport, Rhode Island, built in 1859 by Federico Barreda. Subsequent owners of Beaulieu have included John Jacob Astor III, Cornelius Vanderbilt III, and his wife Grace Vanderbilt, née Grace Graham Wilson.[1]

  1. ^ "Class and Leisure at America's First Resort". University of Virginia. Archived from the original on September 5, 2006. Retrieved 2009-04-07.