Of all of Newport's famous homes, The Breakers mansion is the cream of the summer cottage crop. Commissioned in 1893 by railroad tycoon Cornelius Vanderbilt II, The Breakers is a Renaissance-style ...
NEWPORT — The Breakers' third floor ... moment in history for the Vanderbilt family and The Breakers. The first room, which was originally designed for Cornelius Vanderbilt III, will be ...
This was where Cornelius Vanderbilt II spent much of his time, doing business and entertaining influential figures. More than its flamboyant architecture, what really sets The Breakers apart from ...