The Preservation Society of Newport County will offer free admission to Newport County residents this Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 14 and 15.
The offer covers residents of Jamestown, Newport, Middletown, Portsmouth, Tiverton and Little Compton. It also extends to personnel stationed at Naval Station Newport and their immediate families, and to Salve Regina University students. Proof of residence, a Naval Station Newport ID or a Salve student ID is required.
Free admission includes The Breakers and Marble House, both open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., with last admission at 4 p.m.
It does not cover specialty tours such as Beneath The Breakers or The Breakers Third Floor Preservation in Progress.
Visitors can download the free Newport Mansions audio tour app and bring earbuds. Both houses also offer children’s audio tours with sound effects and characters, and Tour-Mate players are available for children without a mobile device.
The Breakers was built between 1893 and 1895 for Cornelius Vanderbilt II, designed as an Italian palazzo overlooking the sea. Marble House was built between 1888 and 1892 for William Kissam Vanderbilt as a 39th birthday present for his wife, Alva, and helped turn Newport from a summer colony of wooden houses into a resort of stone palaces.
City of Newport residents receive free admission year-round with proof of residence.
For more information, visit NewportMansions.org.
