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A tranquil summer afternoon at the upscale Fashion Island mall in Newport Beach disintegrated into violence Tuesday, with a woman killed after a botched robbery attempt. ... The shooting occurred ...
The Breakers is a Gilded Age mansion located at 44 Ochre Point Avenue, Newport, Rhode Island, US. It was built between 1893 and 1895 as a summer residence for Cornelius Vanderbilt II , a member of the wealthy Vanderbilt family .
The Breakers (built in 1878) was a Queen Anne style cottage designed by Peabody and Stearns for Pierre Lorillard IV and located along the Cliff Walk on Ochre Point Avenue, Newport, Rhode Island. [1] In 1883, it was referred to as "unquestionably the most magnificent estate in Newport."
Newport Beach police were summoned to the $5-million luxury estate on Vista Luci at 4:45 a.m. Tuesday by a 911 call reporting a home invasion in progress.
The alleged leader of an armed robbery crew charged with killing a New Zealand tourist last week outside Newport Beach's Fashion Island mall had been placed on probation for stealing a Rolex at ...
The Breakers, Newport, RI "The Breakers" in Newport, Rhode Island, in 1892 to 1895, which was also designed by Richard Morris Hunt. [1] "Oakland Farm" (1893), mansion and stables on 150 acres in Portsmouth, Rhode Island. Demolished. Margaret Louisa Vanderbilt Shepard (1845–1924)
The Breakers in Newport, Rhode Island, was their summer escape. Now a museum, the Breakers features 70 rooms and spans 138,300 square feet. ... The Vanderbilts hired architect Richard Morris Hunt ...
The commission was given to McKim, Mead, and White in 1898, and the New York branch of Jules Allard and Sons were engaged as interior decorators. Construction started in 1899, but the sharp winter slowed construction; Mrs. Oelrichs' sister had married William K. Vanderbilt II that winter season, and the house was required for parties in the following Newport season; the eager Mrs. Oelrichs ...