Belcourt Castle

Artist/Designer: Richard Morris Hunt

Project Location: Rhode Island

Figure 1: Richard Morris Hunt, Belcourt Castle. Source: Various, Newport– Master Bedroom at Belcourt Castle. Digital Image. ( Source | Accessed : March 18, 2015 )

Figure 2: Richard Morris Hunt, Belcourt Castle. Source: Various, Newport– Hall at Belcourt Castle. Digital Image. ( Source | Accessed : March 18, 2015 )

Figure 3: Richard Morris Hunt, Belcourt Castle. Source: Various, Newport– Interior at Belcourt Castle. Digital Image. ( Source | Accessed : March 18, 2015 )

Figure 4: Richard Morris Hunt, Belcourt Castle. Source: Various, Newport– Exterior of Belcourt Castle. Digital Image. ( Source | Accessed : March 18, 2015 )

Figure 5: Richard Morris Hunt, Belcourt Castle. Source: Various, Newport– Floor plan, First Floor of Belcourt Castle. Digital Image. ( Source | Accessed : March 18, 2015 )

Style/Period(s):
Gothic Revival, Classical Revival, Revival Styles

Primary Material(s):
Plaster, Wood, Silk, Brick

Function(s):
Residential Structure

Related Website(s):

Belcourt Castle Official Website | Accessed : March 18, 2015

Curbed NY. "Thirteen Vital Details about Newport's Storied Belmont Castle." | Accessed : March 18, 2015

The New York Times. "Ghosts be Gone: Belcourt Castle in Newport Gets a Facelift." | Accessed : March 18, 2015

Significant Date(s):
19th Century

Additional Information:
Maconi, Carole J. Belcourt Castle, Newport, Rhode Island. Southborough, Mass.: Designed, photographed and published by Yankee Colour Corp, 1978.

Downing, Antoinette Forrester, and Vincent Scully. The Architectural Heritage Of Newport, Rhode Island. New York: C.N. Potter, 1967.

Kathrens, Michael C. Newport Villas: The Revival Styles, 1885-1935. New York: W.W. Norton, 2009.

Buidling Address: 657 Bellevue Ave, Newport, RI 02840

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