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Rockhurst (Rhode Island)

Châteauesque architecture in the United StatesGilded Age mansionsHouses completed in 1891Houses in Newport, Rhode IslandPeabody and Stearns buildings
Aspen Hall in 1922 (cropped)
Aspen Hall in 1922 (cropped)

Rockhurst was built on Bellevue Avenue at Rough Point Newport, Rhode Island in 1891 for Mrs. H. Mortimer Brooks by Peabody and Stearns. The Châteauesque style exterior featured rounded towers with candlesnuffer roofs flanking a central block with an open arcaded gallery along the second story. It was made of farm stone and wood shingles.

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Rockhurst (Rhode Island)
Bellevue Avenue, Newport

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Bellevue Avenue 738
02840 Newport
Rhode Island, United States
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Aspen Hall in 1922 (cropped)
Aspen Hall in 1922 (cropped)
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Rosecliff
Rosecliff

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