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The Elms

367 Bellevue Avenue is a stately summer cottage designed after the Chateau d'Asnieres in Asnieres-sur-Seine, France. It was completed in 1901 for coal tycoon Edward Berwind. Its steel frame and brick construction is faced with limestone, and its sprawling grounds include a formal sunken garden. Berwind's daughter Julia maintained a six-week summer schedule at the house, along with forty servants, until her death in 1961. She willed the Elms to a nephew, but neither he nor anyone else in the family wanted it -- by that time a house like this was a financial albatross. The Elms was auctioned to a developer in 1962, marking the end of the Gilded Age. Originally scheduled for demolition, it was saved at the last minute by the Newport Preservation Society. Today it is open to the public year-round, and offers unique behind-the-scenes tours.
 
 
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