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Hunter House (c. 1748) is one of the finest examples of Colonial architecture in Newport. The house was owned by wealthy merchants who furnished it with decorative arts produced by expert craftsmen. Such a luxurious lifestyle depended on the labor of enslaved people of African descent. Recent research by the Preservation Society has identified at least 13 enslaved individuals who lived and worked at Hunter House. Today's Hunter House honors their perseverance and incalculable contributions to Newport’s past. Guide-led tours only, advance reservations required
Chepstow is highly evocative of the taste and collections of a descendant of one of America's founding families, placed in the context of a contemporary Newport summer home. Guide-led tours only, advance reservations required
See and hear how the other half lived. This tour will highlight the stories of some of the men and women who worked to service the social whirl of Newport during the Gilded Age.* May 11-May 31, tour will be offered daily at 10:30 am & 3:30 pm. June 1-Aug. 31, 10:30 am, 2 pm & 3:30 pm. Sept. 1-Oct. 14, 10:30 & 3:30. Oct. 15-Jan. 1, 2025, 10:30 & 2:30.
Please note: Advance reservations are required for all guide-led tours
Beneath The Breakers Tour – Guide-led tours daily at 10:30 am
The Elms Servant Life Tour – Guide-led tours daily at 10:30 am & 2:30 pm
The Elms Servant Life Tour – Guide-led tours daily at 10:30 am & 3:30 pm
The Breakers Children’s Cottage will be open to tour daily July 1 – August 17, 10 am – 4 pm
The Elms Servant Life Tour – Guide-led tours daily at 10:30 am, 2 pm & 3:30 pm
*Rosecliff will be closed to tours June 19 – June 24; open to Newport Flower Show ticket holders only
*Rosecliff will be closed July 1 – August 29
*Rosecliff will be closed to tours September 19 – 23; open to Newport Mansions Wine & Food Festival ticket holders only
*The Breakers will close at 3 p.m. on Friday, November 22
*Rosecliff will be closed November 22 – December 8 for “The Newport Nutcracker”
All houses closed Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day
All houses close at 2 p.m. on December 24