Unfortunately, we were only allowed to take exterior photos of the Marble House, which is a mansion on the water in Newport (but is referred to as a 'cottage'). Marble House was built between 1888 and 1892 for Mr. and Mrs. William K. Vanderbilt and cost 11 million dollars to build!
Alva Vanderbilt commissioned the construction of a Chinese Tea House at the back of the Marble House property in 1912. She celebrated its opening with Chinese costume ball at Marble House. When the U.S. entered World War I in 1917, Alva closed Marble House and the Tea House and never reopened them. When Marble house was turned over to the preservation society, they re-opened the Chinese Tea House for events. Today you can have private parties or events at the Tea House. It was open for lunch when we did the Marble House tour, but we decided not to eat there.
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