Belcourt Castle is the former summer cottage of Oliver Hazard Perry Belmont.
Begun in 1891 and completed in 1894, it was only intended to be used for six to eight weeks of the year.
Belcourt was designed by Richard Morris Hunt for the heir of August Belmont, Oliver Hazard Perry Belmont.
When construction finished in 1894, the entire first floor was composed of carriage space and a multitude of stables for Belmont's prized horses.
The property is currently owned by the Tinney family.
The Tinney family bought Belcourt in 1956 for $25,000 and changed the name to Belcourt Castle.
Mrs. Donald Tinney (Harold Tinney's daughter-in-law) is now the sole owner of the estate.
Belcourt Castle is the third largest mansion in Newport, after The Breakers and Ochre Court,
and is the only mansion in Newport which is both open to the public and has a private owner in residence.
Belcourt Castle was sold by Harle Tinney in November of 2012.
Though a tough decision, many items were kept by Harle Tinney including the historic Gold Coronation her husband built along with the family in 1969. The house was sold but not a business. So sad to say you won't be seeing Harle a Tinney do any tours and the new ownership does not share the mindset the Tinney family possessed.
Thank you to all that have visited over the 50 year span of the Tinney family beginning in 1956 and ending in 2012.
Belcourt Castle is a must see. It is the third largest mansion in Newport (after The Breakers and Ochre Court). It is the only mansion that you can tour with the owner, harle tinney still living there. The mansion was built for Oliver Hazzard Perry Belmont in the 1890's. The Tinney family purchased it in the 1950's and it has been open as a museum ever since. Please go and visit it !
