The beautiful Breakers is a Gilded Age mansion located in Newport, Rhode Island. It was built between 1893 and 1895 as a summer residence for Cornelius Vanderbilt II, a member of the wealthy Vanderbilt family. The 70-room mansion - with 62,482 square feet of living area on five floors - was designed by Richard Morris Hunt in the Renaissance Revival style.
The Breakers was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971, and was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1994. The property is owned and operated by the Newport Preservation Society as a museum and is open for visits.
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