The BreakersSaturday, June 23
Decided to go to Newport instead of Boston today. A beautiful day. We arrived in Newport at around 12:00. I was really surprised at how big an area old Newport is. Most of the homes (not the mansions) were built in the early 1700s. Toured The Breakers and The Marble House. The Marble House was built in 1892. The mistres.s of the house, Alva Vanderbilt, was a big activist—into the Suffragist movement. The Breakers was built in 1895. Both of these were summer homes. Incredible. Had dinner at Vincent’s on the Wharf and watched all the yachts go by. Back home by 8:00. Think we’re going to bike the Cape Cod Canal tomorrow.
Decided to go to Newport instead of Boston today. A beautiful day. We arrived in Newport at around 12:00. I was really surprised at how big an area old Newport is. Most of the homes (not the mansions) were built in the early 1700s. Toured The Breakers and The Marble House. The Marble House was built in 1892. The mistres.s of the house, Alva Vanderbilt, was a big activist—into the Suffragist movement. The Breakers was built in 1895. Both of these were summer homes. Incredible. Had dinner at Vincent’s on the Wharf and watched all the yachts go by. Back home by 8:00. Think we’re going to bike the Cape Cod Canal tomorrow.
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