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Beechwood (Astor mansion)

1851 establishments in Rhode IslandArt museums and galleries in Rhode IslandAstor family residencesGilded AgeGilded Age mansions
Historic house museums in Rhode IslandHouses completed in 1851Italianate architecture in Rhode IslandLarry EllisonMuseums in Newport, Rhode IslandRichard Morris Hunt buildings
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Beechwood is a Gilded Age mansion and estate located at 580 Bellevue Avenue in Newport, Rhode Island best known for having been owned by the Astor family. Part of the Bellevue Avenue Historic District, the first version of the residence was built between 1852 and 1853 and designed in the Italianate style by Andrew Jackson Downing and Calvert Vaux. Following a fire in 1855, Vaux rebuilt the house with modified plans. Richard Morris Hunt renovated the estate in 1881 after it was bought the year before by William Backhouse Astor, Jr.

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Beechwood (Astor mansion)
Bellevue Avenue, Newport

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02840 Newport
Rhode Island, United States
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