In Newport, all that glitters is definitely gold….and marble. Once the summer playground of America’s wealthiest industrialists, this coastal Rhode Island enclave became the epicenter of the Gilded Age, when giants of industry built palatial homes that redefined the definition of excess.
The Newport Mansions, The Cliff Walk, Bowen's Wharf, and Newport Harbor Island Resort are featured in this article.
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