The Elms — in Bellevue Avenue Historic District, Newport [FACT-0416]; designed by Horace Trumbauer [FACT-0417]; built in 1901 [FACT-0418]; in the Beaux-Arts (French Classical Revival) style [FACT-0419]; featured in The Gilded Age (2022-) [FACT-0421].
Location: Bellevue Avenue Historic District, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Verified facts
- Located in Bellevue Avenue Historic District, Newport, Rhode Island
confidence 70/100 · 2 independent sources · SRC-0380, SRC-0381 - Designed by Horace Trumbauer
confidence 70/100 · 2 independent sources · SRC-0382, SRC-0381 - Built in 1901
confidence 70/100 · 2 independent sources · SRC-0382, SRC-0381 - Architectural style: Beaux-Arts (French Classical Revival)
confidence 70/100 · 2 independent sources · SRC-0380, SRC-0382 - Historic designation: National Historic Landmark (1996); National Register of Historic Places (1971)
confidence 85/100 · 3 independent sources · SRC-0380, SRC-0381, SRC-0382 - Appeared in The Gilded Age (tv) — filming location, 2022-
confidence 70/100 · 2 independent sources · SRC-0383, SRC-0384
Evidence & sources
- SRC-0380 — The Elms National Historic Landmark Nomination (RI State Historic Preservation Office / NPS) (Tier 1, official_archive; retrieved June 2026)
- SRC-0381 — Historic Structures – The Elms (Edward J. Berwind House) (Tier 2, scholarship; retrieved June 2026)
- SRC-0382 — Newport Mansions (Preservation Society of Newport County) – The Elms History (Tier 1, owner_statement; retrieved June 2026)
- SRC-0383 — Newport Mansions (Preservation Society of Newport County) – Inside The Gilded Age (Tier 1, owner_statement; retrieved June 2026)
- SRC-0384 — Time Out New York – 7 Newport mansions featured in HBO's The Gilded Age (Tier 2, journalism; retrieved June 2026)
How we verify
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