Don't Miss Our New Tour:  The Breakers Revealed!

A Compelling New Look at a Legendary Mansion

The result of 10 years of research and oral histories, our new tour of The Breakers will engage and enlighten you with detailed and personal accounts of the people who lived and worked in this great house from the height of the Gilded Age through the first half of the 20th century.

  • Listen to reminiscences of life in The Breakers 
  • Hear from servants and their children
  • Tour never-before-seen spaces

Even if you've toured The Breakers before, we promise you'll enjoy a totally different experience with our new audio tour, The Breakers Revealed!

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Enjoy a Relaxing Lunch

Preservation Society members & ticket holders are invited to enjoy lunch & snacks at The Elms Carriage House Cafe, while relaxing at umbrella-shaded bistro tables overlooking the sunken garden.  Available daily through October 12.

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The Gilded Age Revisited

The Preservation Society has introduced a new interpretation of The Breakers (1895), one of the nation’s greatest Gilded Age landmarks, with a new audio tour. Join our staff and invited experts throughout the year as they share years of research on The Breakers, which has resulted in a new view of this great house and its role as a landmark of a critical period in American history and design.

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The Preservation Society of Newport County

The Preservation Society of Newport County is a non-profit organization whose mission is to protect, preserve, and present an exceptional collection of house museums and landscapes in one of the most historically intact cities in America.

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What's New?

A Weekend of Coaching Returns to Newport in August

Rosecliff Costume Exhibit Features 1970s Evening Fashions

A New Tour for 2009: The Breakers Revealed

Upcoming Events

Children's Party at Green Animals Topiary Garden
Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Lecture: Newport Villas of the Gilded Age
Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Booksigning: The Newport Mystery Series
Saturday, July 18, 2009

Winslow Lecture: Hearst Castle
Tuesday, August 4, 2009

Partners in Preservation


The Preservation Society of Newport County is proud to have the following Partners in Preservation, each of whom has made a major financial commitment to preserving the historic integrity of Newport:

  • Firemans Fund Insurance Company
  • Bartlett Tree Experts
  • The Newport Daily News

NEWPORT MANSIONS is a registered trademark of The Preservation Society of Newport County. Our tickets should not be presented at any other mansion in Newport except The Breakers, Chateau-sur-Mer, Chepstow, The Elms, Green Animals Topiary Garden, Hunter House, Isaac Bell House, Kingscote, Marble House, and Rosecliff.