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Chateau Sur Mer (1852)*

Artist/Designer: Richard Morris Hunt, Seth Bradford, John Russell Pope

Project Location: Providence, Rhode Island, United States

Figure 1: Richard Morris Hunt; Seth Bradford; John Russell Pope, Chateau Sur Mer. Source: The Preservation Society of Newport County – Exterior of Chateau Sur Mer. Digital Image. ( Source | Accessed : April 8, 2015 )
Figure 2: Richard Morris Hunt (remodeling), Chateau Sur Mer. Source: Laura Dahl – Great Hall at Chateau Sur Mer. Digital Image. ( Source | Accessed : April 8, 2015 )
Figure 3: Richard Morris Hunt; Seth Bradford; John Russell Pope, Chateau Sur Mer. Source: Newport Mansions – Main Staircase at Chateau Sur Mer. Digital Image. ( Source | Accessed : April 8, 2015 )
Figure 4: Richard Morris Hunt; Seth Bradford; John Russell Pope, Chateau Sur Mer. Source: Unknown, Newport– Main Staircase at Chateau Sur Mer. Digital Image. ( Source | Accessed : April 8, 2015 )
Figure 5: Richard Morris Hunt; Seth Bradford; John Russell Pope, Chateau Sur Mer. Source: Unknown, Newport– Elevation and Floor plans of Chateau Sur Mer. Digital Images. ( Source | Accessed : April 8, 2015 )
Figure 6: Richard Morris Hunt; Seth Bradford; John Russell Pope, Chateau Sur Mer. Source: Unknown, Newport– Elevation and Floor plans of Chateau Sur Mer. Digital Images. ( Source | Accessed : April 8, 2015 )
Figure 7: Richard Morris Hunt; Seth Bradford; John Russell Pope, Chateau Sur Mer. Source: Unknown, Newport– Elevation and Floor plans of Chateau Sur Mer. Digital Images. ( Source | Accessed : April 8, 2015 )
Figure 8: Richard Morris Hunt; Seth Bradford; John Russell Pope, Chateau Sur Mer. Source: Unknown, Newport– Elevation and Floor plans of Chateau Sur Mer. Digital Images. ( Source | Accessed : April 8, 2015 )

Style/Period(s):
Revival Styles

Primary Material(s):
Fabric, Wood, Paint

Function(s):
Residential Structure

Related Website(s):

The Preservation Society of Newport County. "Newport Mansions: Chateau Sur Mer." | Accessed : April 8, 2015
Chateau Sur Mer | Accessed : November 2, 2018
Château-Sur-Mer: Setting The Stage For Gilded Age | Accessed : November 2, 2018

Significant Date(s):
19th Century, 1851, 1870-1879, 1880

Additional Information:
Publications/Texts in Print

Yarnall, James L. Newport Through Its Architecture. Newport, R.I.: Salve Regina University Press in association with University Press of New England, Hanover and London, 2005.

Craven, Wayne. Gilded Mansions. New York: W.W. Norton & Co, 2009.

Winslow & Paul L. Veeder II Ames. Chateau-sur-Mer, Newport, Rhode Island: A Look at Victorian Architecture. Soc Architectural Historians, 1970.


Additional Information

Building Address:
474 Bellevue Avenue, Newport, RI 02840

Supporting Staff/ Designers
N/A

Significant Dates
Construction: 1851

Tags
19th Century, Revival Styles, Beaux-Arts, Gilded Era

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