The Elms | |
&sq=&lang=&file=File:The_Elms_-_Rhode_Island.jpg) The Elms, viewed from its great lawn | |
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| Location | 367 Bellevue Avenue, Newport, Rhode Island, U.S. |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 41°28′40″N 71°18′32″W / 41.47778°N 71.30889°W |
| Built | 1901 |
| Architect | Horace Trumbauer[2] |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| Part of | Bellevue Avenue Historic District (ID72000023) |
| NRHP reference No. | 71000021[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | September 10, 1971 |
| Designated NHL | June 19, 1996[2] |
| Designated NHLDCP | December 8, 1972 |
The Elms is a large mansion (sometimes facetiously called a "summer cottage") located at 367 Bellevue Avenue, Newport, Rhode Island, completed in 1901. The architect Horace Trumbauer (1868–1938) designed it for the coal baron Edward Julius Berwind (1848–1936), taking inspiration from the 18th century Château d'Asnières in Asnières-sur-Seine, France.[3][4][5] C. H. Miller and E. W. Bowditch, working closely with Trumbauer, designed the gardens and landscape.[6] The Preservation Society of Newport County purchased The Elms in 1962, and opened the house to the public. The Elms was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971, and designated a National Historic Landmark in 1996.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ a b "Elms, The". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on August 12, 2009. Retrieved June 28, 2008.
- ^ "Housing Problem". Time. July 6, 1962. Archived from the original on February 19, 2011. Retrieved September 8, 2009.
The Elms, built in 1901, was inspired by the Château Allière (sic) near Paris, sits like a palace in a park of landscaped terraces, ornamental walks, stately trees, lawns, fountains, plus two teahouses, three bronze statues, and a profusion of ornate limestone flower pots, cornucopias and wrestling cupids.
- ^ [1] 'Guide du château d'Asnières', Site of the city of Asnières-sur-Seine.
- ^ The Château d'Asnières was designed by Jacques Hardouin-Mansart, the grandson of Jules Hardouin-Mansart and nephew of Robert de Cotte; it was built in 1750-53.
- ^ Smith, G. E. Kidder (2000). Source Book of American Architecture: 500 Notable Buildings from the 10th Century to the Present. Princeton Architectural Press. p. 316. ISBN 1-56898-254-2.