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646 Bellevue Avenue Newport

$27,000,000
29 18.3 44,066 sq ft

The Property

“Miramar” Bellevue Avenue’s finest gilded age mansion. Built in 1913 for Eleanor Elkins

Widener, architect Horace Trumbauer’s design for Miramar was a neoclassical French petit

palais, inspired by eighteenth-century French architecture. With over 700 ft of ocean frontage

this property offers commanding views of the Atlantic Ocean. The 31,000 Sq Ft H-shaped main

residence constructed of limestone and has a surrounding balustraded terrace.

The main

residence contains 22+ bedrooms, 13 full baths, and 5 half baths. The 3 unit carriage house set

on a separately platted lot offers 7 bedrooms and 7 full baths. Set on over 8 acres Miramar’s

grounds are the work of the French landscaper architect Jacques Greber, who laid out the grand

parterre gardens facing Bellevue Avenue. Surrounded by a decorative fence with gated entry the

estate is extremely private, statuary, fountains, two tennis courts and magnificent plantings grace

the grounds. The Parisian firm of Carlhian & Cie (previously Carlhian & Beaumetz) executed the

interiors.

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Listing Details

MLS Number

1294923

Lot Size:

8.37 acres

Features

  • Basement: Full
  • Masonry
  • Fireplace: Brick,Marble,Stone,Wood Frame
  • Heating: Central Air, Forced Air
  • Heating Fuel: Gas,Geothermal
  • Garage: Detached
  • Fenced
  • Out Building
  • Private Compound
  • Waterfront
  • Waterview
  • Type: Historic
  • Year Built: 1915
  • Water Amenities: Access, Ocean Front, Saltwater Front, Saltwater View, Walk to Salt Water, Walk To Water

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Listed by Gustave White Sotheby's Realty

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