Rough Point

Rough Point is also the name of a headland in Tralee Bay, County Kerry, Ireland.
Rough Point front
Rough Point viewed from the Newport Cliff Walk
Rough Point music room

Rough Point is one of the Gilded Age mansions of Newport, Rhode Island, now open to the public as a museum. It is an English Manorial style home designed by architectural firm Peabody & Stearns for Frederick William Vanderbilt.[1] Construction on the red sandstone and granite[2] began in 1887 and was completed 1892. It is located on Bellevue Avenue and borders the Cliff Walk and overlooks the Atlantic Ocean. The original gardens were designed by Frederick Law Olmsted’s firm.[3] The home's last owner was Doris Duke and it is currently owned and operated by the Newport Restoration Foundation.

  1. ^ "Vanderbilt Museum · the Mansion". Archived from the original on 2012-02-04. Retrieved 2012-02-04.
  2. ^ "RP Facts". www.newportrestoration.com. Archived from the original on 2006-08-12.
  3. ^ RP Facts