Ochre Point–Cliffs Historic District
Ochre Point–Cliffs Historic District | |
 Ochre Point Avenue | |
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| Location | Newport, Rhode Island |
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| Coordinates | 41°28′29″N 71°17′54″W / 41.47472°N 71.29833°WCoordinates: 41°28′29″N 71°17′54″W / 41.47472°N 71.29833°W |
| Area | 230 acres (93 ha) |
| Built | 1850 |
| Architectural style | Late Gothic Revival, Queen Anne |
| Part of | Bellevue Avenue Historic District (ID72000023) |
| NRHP reference No. | 75000211 [1] |
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| Added to NRHP | March 18, 1975 |
| Designated NHLDCP | December 8, 1972 |
The Ochre Point–Cliffs Historic District is a historic district in Newport, Rhode Island. The district includes a significant subset of the Bellevue Avenue Historic District, a National Historic Landmark District, including all of the major Gilded Age mansions on the waterfront facing Easton Bay between Memorial Boulevard and Marine Avenue. The district is home to famous mansions such as the William Watts Sherman House and The Breakers, one of the largest houses in the area built by the Vanderbilt Family.[2] The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1]
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- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Ochre Point–Cliffs Historic District" (PDF). Rhode Island Preservation. Retrieved 2014-11-06.
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- Historic districts in Newport, Rhode Island
- Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Rhode Island
- Newport County, Rhode Island Registered Historic Place stubs