The history of the Breakers mansion in Newport, the Vanderbilt summer estate
Fancy Pants Homes
OCTOBER 12, 2022
The stunning mansion was purchased by Cornelius Vanderbilt II in the fall of 1885, for a price tag of $400,000 — in the largest real estate deal ever signed in the area at the time. It was built along the Cliff Walk on Ochre Point Avenue, set on a sprawling estate with jaw-dropping views of the ocean. .
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