Experts' Choice Award Marble House
What the experts agree on
Marble House dazzles with over-the-top opulence—500,000 cubic feet of marble and a Versailles-inspired Gold Ballroom. Richard Morris Hunt's Vanderbilt masterpiece is a National Historic Landmark, though some find its extravagance almost too much.
“The Gold Ballroom—Newport's most ornate—decked with gilt chandeliers, panels and mirrors, is modeled after the Hall of Mirrors at Versailles.”
– Michelin Guide
Fodor's "One of the most opulent of the Newport mansions, Marble House contains 500,000 cubic feet of marble." Full review
Lonely Planet "The gaudy Marble House – built of many kinds of garishly colored marble – is a whorish building." Full review
Where "The seaside Chinese Tea House on the property was constructed later and used by Alva to host rallies during the women’s suffrage movement. The estate is now a National Historic Landmark." Full review
Frommer's "Architect Richard Morris Hunt outdid himself for his clients William and Alva Vanderbilt." Full review
New York Times
