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1. southernhospitalityblog.com › rough-point-theRough Point: The Newport Home of Doris Duke - Southern ...

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   Dec 3, 2023 · James B. Duke dies, leaving Rough Point and a fortune worth $80 million to his only child, Doris, then twelve years old. From 1935-1954 Nanaline Duke, Doris’s mother is the primary resident of Rough Point. In 1957, Doris Duke re-establishes a home at Rough Point and returns seasonally for the rest of her life. 2000-Present: Rough Point opens ...

2. www.architecturaldigest.com › gallery › fairholmePresident Kennedy and the Duke and Duchess of Windsor Stayed ...

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   Dec 31, 2014 · dam-images-real-estate-2015-2015-04-newport-rhode-island-fairholme-newport-rhode-island-estate-for-sale-02.jpg Through the dramatic Gothic tripartite entrance porch is a journey back in time ...

3. newenglandhistoricalsociety.com › rough-point-notRough Point: Not Your Ordinary Newport Mansion

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   Rough Point. Rough Point is a 39,000-square-foot mansion on what many believe is the best piece of real estate in Newport. Its original owner, Frederick Vanderbilt, bought two villas, tore them down and hired the architectural firm of Peabody & Stearns to design a baronial manor house. It took five years to build, starting in 1887.

4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Rough_PointRough Point - Wikipedia

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   Rough Point. Rough Point is one of the Gilded Age mansions of Newport, Rhode Island, now open to the public as a museum. It is an English Manorial style home designed by architectural firm Peabody & Stearns for Frederick William Vanderbilt. [1] Construction on the red sandstone and granite [2] began in 1887 and was completed 1892.

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   In her will, Doris Duke left the house and its contents to the Newport Restoration Foundation with the stipulation that it be operated as a museum in the manner of the other Newport cottages. Rough Point opened to visitors in 2000 and continues to offer guided and self-guided tours seasonally from April to early November.

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   Rough Point Museum. 604 reviews. #3 of 126 things to do in Newport. Speciality MuseumsHistoric Sites. Closed now. 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM. Write a review. About. Rough Point is a mansion and a museum with an extensive collection of fine and decorative arts and a sprawling historic landscape with panoramic views of the Atlantic Ocean.

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   When did Doris Duke reopen Rough Point?

   • In 1958, Doris Duke reopened Rough Point and established a seasonal residence in Newport. She relocated the art collection from her family’s 5th Avenue mansion in New York to Rough Point and continued to fill the house with new pieces of art. A decade after resettling in Newport, Doris founded the Newport Restoration Foundation (NRF).

   Rough Point - Newport Restoration Foundation

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   Who was Doris Duke?

   • Doris Duke at the age of 12 inherited a baronial mansion in Newport, R.I., along with many millions of dollars. She was the only child of American Tobacco Co. magnate James B. Duke, and throughout her life her romances, philanthropies and eccentricities became fodder for gossip columns. Duke was plenty eccentric.

   Rough Point: Not Your Ordinary Newport Mansion

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   Which Room Does Doris Duke have a Renoir monogram?

   • They belong in the Yellow Sitting Room, and they bear the monogram of Catherine the Great. Doris Duke’s bedroom, with its purple curtains and girlhood trophies, also has a Renoir on the wall. Her art collection includes paintings by Gainsborough and Van Dykes in the house.

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8. www.newportrestoration.org › programs-initiativesRough Point - Newport Restoration Foundation

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   The Duke Family at Rough Point _____ After summering in Newport for several seasons, tobacco magnate James Buchanan Duke (1856- 1925) and Nanaline Holt Inman (1871-1962) purchased Rough Point in 1922 and hired architect Horace Trumbauer (1868-1939) to renovate and enlarge the house as well as improve the landscape. Trumbauer was a nat