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Seaweed, Estate of the Day

Filed under: Estates


Last time I dragged everyone to Newport, Rhode Island for an estate of the day it was a modern home that didn't sit well with most commenters. Let me make it up to you with a classic Newport home which recently went on the market. Seaweed was built in 1905 and was designed by Horace Trumbauer, a Philadelphia architect also known for designing The Elms, one of Newport's classic homes. The 20-room house has all the amazing details you would expect, columns, crown moldings, carved mantels and elegant wainscoting. The solarium is particularly amazing, a curved room with a bank of windows facing the sea.

The home was built for the Gilded Age lifestyle, the main kitchen is in the basement with a dumbwaiter connecting to the first floor. There is a smaller kitchen in the butler's pantry on the first floor. Also the home has 14 bedrooms, six of which are on the third floor and were originally used for servants. The home has a wide lawn and a two-bedroom guest cottage. It is listed at $11.5 million. After the jump, unfortunately there are only a couple of pictures available of this amazing home.

[via Boston Business Journal]

The Tower at Carnegie Abbey

Filed under: Estates

A project in Portsmouth, Rhode Island will ring in a new era of luxury living for the town near Newport, once the summer home of some of America's richest and still an excellent place to while away the summer. The Tower at Carnegie Abbey will have 80 condos in the 220-foot-tall tower. The tower is part of the $220 million Carnegie Harbor Village complex which includes the Carnegie Abbey golf course and sporting club. The tower has views of Narragansett Bay and will have 24-hour concierge service, a fitness center and spa. The interiors are designed by Ralph Lauren Home and the building is expected to be a second home for wealthy tenants. At the base of the tower there are 21 Royal Cottages, which are townhouses selling for $2 to $3 million and 35 waterfront estate lots have been sold. The units in the tower range from $695,000 to $7 million for the penthouse. Around half of the units have already been sold and occupancy is expected for next year.

[via The Newport Daily News]


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