- Astor’s Beechwood, Newport
- The former home of society matron Caroline Astor is an elegant oceanfront mansion, also known for its connection to Mrs. Astor’s son, John Jacob Astor IV, who perished on the RMS Titanic as its wealthiest passenger.
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- Belcourt Castle, Newport
- Designed as a summer residence for Oliver H.P. Belmont, Belcourt Castle was completed in 1894 at a cost of over three million dollars. The palatial estate is based on Louis XIII’s hunting lodge at Versailles.
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- Blithewold Mansion, Gardens and Arboretum, Bristol
- The present mansion, built after the destruction of the original by fire in 1906, is constructed out of stone in the style of an English manor home. The 33 acre grounds of lawns and gardens sweep down to beautiful Narragansett Bay.
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- Bowen House, Woodstock
- Built in 1846, by Henry Chandler Bowen, a prominent citizen of Woodstock, this summer home was designed in the newly fashionable Gothic Revival style
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- Fort Adams, Newport
- Fort Adams, built between 1824 and 1857, is one of the largest seacoast fortifications on the east coast of the United States.
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- Old Stone Mill, Newport
- The origins of this ancient stone tower have been attributed by some to the Vikings and by others to the local colonists.
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- Slater Mill, Pawtucket
- Samuel Slater built the first successful mechanized cotton spinning mill in America at this site circa 1793. The Slater Mill is considered to be the birthplace of the American Industrial Revolution.
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