@mixrousefamily687 The interiors of the original house must have looked very dated when she purchased it. The rooms somewhat gloomy and lacking in any grand spaces for large-scale entertaining.
@ThisHouse - I loved the entire building - both inside _and_ outside! Interior wise I loved the grand staircase but also the room with the Tiffany murals. I'm so happy this gorgeous building still stands!
Exquisite and the perfect backdrop for the National Museum of American Illustration which I love to visit each time I am able to spend some time in Newport.
I just love that it is still standing. I’m sure on approach to the estate when first casting your eyes upon the house, the hair on your arms will rise. I hope to one day see this one with my own two eyes.
This house and the Elms are my 2 favorite houses! The Elms at Christmas is absolutely STUNNING! Don't miss it if you have the chance! Thank you for sharing Vernon Court. It's a bit of a hidden gem.
I liked the exterior of the house she tore down more than the one she replaced it with! The new mansion exterior resembles a giant salt box type house. The interior of the new mansion looks terrific. Still a great video.
I'm surprised that there aren't more of your audience bemoaning the destruction of the original house. The new one is lavish without being grandiose. The beautiful entry is welcoming, not designed to leave the guests awestruck. Of course, we're all happy that it is still standing. Hopefully, the plan to turn it into a museum is successful. 😊
I missed it. I visited 5 main cottages and run out of time. It took me all day. There are many of them. I guess the best solution is to cover whole town on foot just not to miss anything. It was beautiful. I wonder how museum takes care of interiors.
Ever since I saw a brief shot of it in the opening credits of “Little Gloria…Happy at Last,” I’ve wondered what this house is. The picture looks like they were marshaling the hounds for a hunt. Thank you, Ken!
My late fiance taught sewing at VCJC, I believe in the '70's. My aunt knew all about the Bellevue Avenue crowd as her and her husband were superintendent and secretary, at their playground, the Newport Casino (now Tennis Hall of Fame). 1920? to 1955. Narragansett Bay
I love how the house looks today. Question for you Ken. Is there any documentation of how the older homes decorated at Christmas? In or out side the home, cheers and thank you
The early tinted photo of the house from the garden side shows more gilding than seems to exist. The vases in the garden are brightly tinted. And the bas relief panels over the first floor windows were given a splash of something gold like too. That coloring isn't on the real house. Is it safe to say the photo studio felt the need to tart up the pictures? The detailing is so fine the house really didn't need gilding. I love the way the architect expressed the mass of the walls on the exterior. It makes the house look solid.
Smaller mansions seemed to survive the wrecking ball and Newport is a small resort city that did not become a major commercial center creating a need for large commercial buildings. Economically it is considered in the low to moderate income census tract
I want to know what the f*** people are thinking back then like these are ginormous ginormous and I take how many people to clean it keep it it's crazy I don't know where people thought like this was a great idea unless you had multiple families living in here or something I don't know it's crazy to me it's crazy to me that's one person one family thought they needed this
A blessing such a beautiful home survived.
Agreed, but my jaw dropped when Ken said the previous mansion on that site was demolished😢
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The interiors of the original house must have looked very dated when she purchased it. The rooms somewhat gloomy and lacking in any grand spaces for large-scale entertaining.
Every room was beautiful. The staircase was very beautiful.
@ThisHouse - I loved the entire building - both inside _and_ outside! Interior wise I loved the grand staircase but also the room with the Tiffany murals.
I'm so happy this gorgeous building still stands!
Excellent design, beautifully
realized!! ❤
Absolutely GORGEOUS!
Beautiful in every way. The scale was just right. Not too little. Not too much.
One of the hallmarks of Carrère & Hastings.
My thoughts EXACTLY, the mansion is just right 👌
You are so knowledgeable in architecture that it blows my mind. In college I took several courses and enjoyed every one.
So fascinated by these historic homes!
Gorgeous!!
What a beautiful house. So well done and I'm glad it still exists.
Beautiful! Bravo it wasn’t neglected then demolished!
Exquisite and the perfect backdrop for the National Museum of American Illustration which I love to visit each time I am able to spend some time in Newport.
I just love that it is still standing. I’m sure on approach to the estate when first casting your eyes upon the house, the hair on your arms will rise. I hope to one day see this one with my own two eyes.
The entryway and staircase was amazing. I particularly enjoyed the wrecking ball comment!
This house and the Elms are my 2 favorite houses! The Elms at Christmas is absolutely STUNNING! Don't miss it if you have the chance! Thank you for sharing Vernon Court. It's a bit of a hidden gem.
The entrance is perfect.
One of the most beautiful houses you’ve shown us. Wow
I was the gardener ,butler and chauffeur there in 1986-7
Truly a gem!
I loved the murals
The loggia is gorgeous!
Beautiful.
I liked the exterior of the house she tore down more than the one she replaced it with! The new mansion exterior resembles a giant salt box type house. The interior of the new mansion looks terrific. Still a great video.
The family of a high school friend of mine lived in this house in the 1980's. By then, the house had a fabulous pool and a tennis court.
Thank you so much for this fascinating history.
I'm surprised that there aren't more of your audience bemoaning the destruction of the original house.
The new one is lavish without being grandiose. The beautiful entry is welcoming, not designed to leave the guests awestruck. Of course, we're all happy that it is still standing. Hopefully, the plan to turn it into a museum is successful. 😊
I missed it. I visited 5 main cottages and run out of time. It took me all day.
There are many of them. I guess the best solution is to cover whole town on foot just not to miss anything.
It was beautiful. I wonder how museum takes care of interiors.
My favorite house still in private hands.
I would live there!
Nice.
Ever since I saw a brief shot of it in the opening credits of “Little Gloria…Happy at Last,” I’ve wondered what this house is. The picture looks like they were marshaling the hounds for a hunt. Thank you, Ken!
My late fiance taught sewing at VCJC, I believe in the '70's. My aunt knew all about the Bellevue Avenue crowd as her and her husband were superintendent and secretary, at their playground, the Newport Casino (now Tennis Hall of Fame). 1920? to 1955. Narragansett Bay
It always amazed me how the marble staircases "float."
I love how the house looks today.
Question for you Ken.
Is there any documentation of how the older homes decorated at Christmas?
In or out side the home, cheers and thank you
The early tinted photo of the house from the garden side shows more gilding than seems to exist. The vases in the garden are brightly tinted. And the bas relief panels over the first floor windows were given a splash of something gold like too. That coloring isn't on the real house. Is it safe to say the photo studio felt the need to tart up the pictures? The detailing is so fine the house really didn't need gilding.
I love the way the architect expressed the mass of the walls on the exterior. It makes the house look solid.
The Tiffaney commission paintings in the sunroom's alone could be worth what? I can't imagine...
It doesn't appear as large as some of the Newport Mansions. Glad it still stands.
Never heard of “the grip” before. 0:43
I like the original house better .
Glad it survived. Wish we knew about the house she destroyed to build it though.
Have you done Robert E Lee's House? The bold Greek inspires. Greek was Modern in 500 BCE and remains a Moder Design.
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Beautiful place, but am I the only one who likes the Queen Anne mansion that occupied the property before Vernon Court (0:56)?
Smaller mansions seemed to survive the wrecking ball and Newport is a small resort city that did not become a major commercial center creating a need for large commercial buildings. Economically it is considered in the low to moderate income census tract
They need a double staircase what is the price today
I like the house she demolished better than the one she built. The one she built was kind of cold with all that stone.
I actually liked 'the cottage' that was torn down, better. : (
I want to know what the f*** people are thinking back then like these are ginormous ginormous and I take how many people to clean it keep it it's crazy I don't know where people thought like this was a great idea unless you had multiple families living in here or something I don't know it's crazy to me it's crazy to me that's one person one family thought they needed this
Cottage?😂
That is NO cottage
and it's worth more than $11M in 2024
The 'Cottage ' she had demolished was nicer.
Could you build that for $11M in 2024?
This is not a cottage...
Ugh......too many chimneys !! 🙄