Slide Title
Preview
Date
May 1990
Description
This detailed view of the back terrace of Rosecliff shows McKim, Mead and White's unusual use of white glazed terra-cotta as the exterior, giving the mansion a pristine, gleaming appearance. The massive French doors separating the ballroom from the terrace face the harbor and allow the interior, also white, to take on the changing hues of daylight.
Creator 1 Role
Photographer
Creator 2 Role
Designers
Creator 3 Role
Architect
Building Type
Mansion
Subject Headings
Historic buildings – Rhode Island -- Newport; Newport (RI) – Buildings, structures, etc; Rosecliff Mansion (RI); Space (Architecture) – Rhode Island -- Newport;
Country Name
United States
Region Name
Rhode Island
City Name
Newport
Street Address
548 Bellevue Ave.
Recommended Citation
Smolski, Chester; McKim, Mead & White; and White, Stanford, "Rosecliff Mansion" (1990). Browse All. 169.
https://digitalcommons.ric.edu/smolski_images/169
Keywords
Newport; Rosecliff; mansions; architecture;
Notes
Bibliography: William H. Jordy, Buildings of Rhode Island, (s.l, 2004) p. 572. Yarnall, James L. "Newport through Its Architecture : A History of Styles from Postmedieval to Postmodern." Newport, R.I.: Salve Regina University Press in association with University Press of New England, Hanover and London, 2005. p. 155-156.