The Elms was modeled after an 18th-century French chateau but featured the latest technology of the Gilded Age. It houses an outstanding collection of paintings, statuary and tapestries, and its landscape features formal gardens, terraces, pavilions and fountains.
The Elms Audio Tour:
Hear fascinating first-person accounts of life in a house modeled after an 18th-century chateau, built for entertaining and as a showcase for art, but with every modern convenience available at the turn of the 20th century. The Elms tour also provides new information about recent restoration projects in the house and about servant life.
Explore The Breakers, Marble House, The Elms, Rosecliff and Chateau-sur-Mer at your own pace with the free Newport Mansions mobile app. The audio tours offer the personal stories of the men and women who lived in each house and the household staff who cared for them. Download the Newport mansions app in advance and bring your earbuds. Most audio tours are available in several languages. Printed tour scripts are available at most mansions and the staff appreciates your questions.
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