Marble House
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Marble House is a Gilded Age mansion located at 596 Bellevue Avenue in Newport, Rhode Island, United States. It was built from 1888 to 1892 as a summer cottage for Alva and William Kissam Vanderbilt a
The western facade, facing Bellevue Avenue
The Chinese Tea House, modeled on 12th-century Song dynasty temples
The rear facade faces towards the ocean
The dining room, featuring pink Numidian marble and gilt bronze capitals and trophies
Alva Belmont
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Alva Erskine Belmont, known as Alva Vanderbilt from 1875 to 1896, was an American multi-millionaire socialite and women's suffrage activist. She was noted for her energy, intelligence, strong opinions
Alva Belmont in 1922
Her birthplace, the Murray Forbes Smith House at 201 Government Street in Mobile, Alabama
The Vanderbilts' Petit Chateau at 660 Fifth Avenue in Manhattan
Alva Vanderbilt, costumed for her 1883 ball