The gilded age is back, except everything is decorated tastelessly in beige and cream. I live on the east coast and have visited all the mansions, this is my favorite. The heart shaped staircase is very famous. The house was designed by Stanford White and was modelled after the grande trianon at Versailles.
What a wonderful tour of an amazing Gilded Age mansion; the tour feels so real, as if you're there with the narrator. A book which is chock full of stories of how these folks lived in these mansions during the Gilded Age is "Fortune's Children: The Fall of the House of Vanderbilt". Having this kind of background can bring alive these wonderful relics of another age.
My wife and I went on a tour of Rosecliff shortly after we were married in 1976. Still very beautiful. The French house design is based on that of the Petite Trianon. My wife's cousin had her wedding reception in the ground floor rooms back in the '90's. My former employer in 1972 owned Rough Point on Bellevue Ave. and was president of the Newport Preservation Society. We used to load trucks with china, dishware, furniture and flowers from her estate and greenhouses in Hillsborough, NJ to be shipped to the Breakers for the Newport Jazz Festival.
It's on my bucket list to tour the homes there. I love that time period. If you haven't already, visit Biltmore in Ashville, NC. It's gorgeous at Christmas time and the behind the scenes tour is fantastic. They show you the rooms that they are restoring etc. Thanks for sharing!
What a beautiful home. I love the ceilings you showed. The one in the men's library was incredible. I was wondering how they keep the outside so lovely while battling the salt air from the ocean. Thanks for the tour, it was fun! Thanks again for the video!😁✌
Thank you, absolutely loved this tour. We have lots of Stately Homes in the U.K. and I still have lots to visit but my favourite is Osbourne House on the Isle of Wight which belonged to Queen Victoria .
Wow, now that was different, yes please, more of that PLEASE. From what I remember the Munroe family were famous down Georgia way back in the Civil War. The Munroe Marauders.
Born and raised in Rhode Island. Live about 20 minutes from the mansions. Newport is beautiful. Huge fan of you and your Clint. Great content as always.
What an incredible place! Love the ornate ceilings, especially those with the blue sky murals painted on them. It's interesting that there are showers in the bathrooms at all and I bet those were added well after it was built. Back in that era a shower generally consisted of a bathtub, usually a claw foot, with a pipe running from the bath faucet to a shower head and a toggle to switch water flow from bath to shower. Considering how grand and vast everything else in the house is it's rather surprising that they didn't make the showers much bigger when they added them, perhaps subsequent owners weren't quite as wealthy as the folks who built it. Great tour! Thanks for sharing it!
Her name was Theresa Alice "Tessie" Fair Oelrichs. Her father was James Graham Fair and one of the original "Silver Kings" having discovered the Comstock lode in Nevada near present day Virginia City (a la Bonanza) which turned out the largest supply of silver in US history. He husband was Hermann Oelrichs of the wealthy steamship shipping family owning the Norddeutsche Lloyd lines of Germany.He father gave her a wedding gift of one million dollars. Her inheritance put her in the same league as any of the Vanderbilts or Astors and she had her own fortune besides her husbands great wealth. Hermann did indeed pass away at sea aboard the SS Kaiser Wilheim, a first class steamer, but he was not known to have had a disposition for being a seaman or sailor at all. She was known to keep her friends entertained with her "up to the minute" profanity and slowly lost her sanity and would often plead with invisible guests to "stay a little longer," though no one was there. She was a highly flamboyant person and nothing about her was particularly excessive as the times were excessive, that is, the final act of the Gilded Age. She lived at Rosecliff Incidentally, the ballroom of Rosecliff is 60ft long, making it the largest of any of the Newport Cottages.
Greetings from Peru, just down the road from you. Nice tour. Imagine living like that! I hope to get up there some day. Noticed our boy, Cole Porter, at 8:36!
pstttttttt in 1902 people did not have KFC McDs GMOs PIZZA HUT and they fit in those luxurious glass doored showers just fine :) ty for sharing your video with us have you seen the Breakers ? and the Marble house ? two additional lovely Cottages
That was very beautiful i dont know if it was on my end or yours but the sound was kind of wonky but if yall ever get an itch to take a trip to Ashville Nc we have the Builtmore House which is very interesting to go through and at Christmas they really have it decorated
Did you happen to go to the Newport casino not too far from there. It used to be Jai Lai but is now a casino. I have not been there in about 6 years so I'm sure how much it has been built up. Also, if you're still in the area take a ride around the whole coast, it's remarkable. Also check out Rhode Island's large casino in Lincoln, it's a decent size for the area.
I live in Ct and my son goes ti school in RI. I have never been to see any of the mansions! My husband and I are looking into retiring in RI. Love the state! Have vacationed there a few times!
I enjoyed that very much. What the heck are you guys doing in RI? It just seems so random, lol. I'm not trying to be nosy, and I really did enjoy the tour, but I'm just surprised.
I have toured Rosecliff and other cottages in Newport. I am not sure we toured the same house. Rosecliff is one of the more understated homes. Compared to The Breakers especially. You obviously do not understand the Gilded Age. This was their summer home. It is not over the top. It represents a lifestyle that we were and are not a part of. You did not express any appreciation of the craftsmanship preserved for us to appreciate. Your lack of acknowledgement of the movie True Lies obviously shows your dislike of either the movie or the actors involved in the film. Personal biases are inappropriate in your role as commentator. It would have been better to tour the house twice you would have been more prepared. My apologies but just having a camera does not make a good video. It is just a tourist with a camera.
This is the one of the many problems with TH-cam. The narrator of this video multiple times refers to the house as “The” Rosecliff. It’s not “The” it’s just Rosecliff. It was not built by “Tiffany” but Tessie Oelrichs (which the narrator later stated correctly, but never corrected the early error). I’m not picking on this poster in particular but I wish to point out that TH-cam loves to ban content based on their narrow little woke agenda but is totally disinterested in the massive amount of disinformation they routinely publish (and TH-cam is not a neutral platform but a publisher
Hey girl nice to her I’m on phone at the post to say tour. Now I swear this phone is just like a baby. Anyway as I was saying nice and good to see you and that’s it bye
Hey guys wish I had known you were her, I would have loved to meet for a cup of coffeeI live in North Kingstown you have to through here to get to Newport.
This house, unfortunately, is not what it could be or should be. It should be sold to a private family with the taste and means to restore it to its true purpose.
The Guilded Age basically ended over a 100 years ago. Men are no longer captains of industry with socialite wives looking to marry their children off into certain families. No one will ever live that lifestyle again. The home would require drastic remodeling to be usable today. There is plenty of new Wall Street type money building those types of homes today. This is a museum and it will luckily remain that way like Marblehouse, the Breakers, etc.
The lady who had this built had very good taste! Everything is beautiful. I especially love the feather fans. Thank you for the tour!
The gilded age is back, except everything is decorated tastelessly in beige and cream. I live on the east coast and have visited all the mansions, this is my favorite. The heart shaped staircase is very famous. The house was designed by Stanford White and was modelled after the grande trianon at Versailles.
The architecture is magnificent! It is a shame no one creates buildings like this any more.
I agree. It looks like they just copy and paste things into existence these days. People don't care about it being pretty.
What a wonderful tour of an amazing Gilded Age mansion; the tour feels so real, as if you're there with the narrator. A book which is chock full of stories of how these folks lived in these mansions during the Gilded Age is "Fortune's Children: The Fall of the House of Vanderbilt". Having this kind of background can bring alive these wonderful relics of another age.
Love it! I love visiting old homes, love the architecture
I SAW 1 QUARTER OF THE VIDEO... IT'S BREATHTAKING, I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING THIS BEAUTIFUL...
Stunning house, and that view is spectacular! Thanks for sharing the tour with us.
My wife and I went on a tour of Rosecliff shortly after we were married in 1976. Still very beautiful. The French house design is based on that of the Petite Trianon. My wife's cousin had her wedding reception in the ground floor rooms back in the '90's. My former employer in 1972 owned Rough Point on Bellevue Ave. and was president of the Newport Preservation Society. We used to load trucks with china, dishware, furniture and flowers from her estate and greenhouses in Hillsborough, NJ to be shipped to the Breakers for the Newport Jazz Festival.
Thanks for this tour - - something I won't ever see in person. The view of the ocean was the topping on the cake.
That poor woman live as rich but died as alone.
Wow! Thanks for sharing. I love learning about old homes and seeing tours like that. I was completely fascinated.
Thank you for taking us around with you! 💕
What a beautiful estate.
Thank You for sharing it. I love hearing the story with it.
It's on my bucket list to tour the homes there. I love that time period. If you haven't already, visit Biltmore in Ashville, NC. It's gorgeous at Christmas time and the behind the scenes tour is fantastic. They show you the rooms that they are restoring etc. Thanks for sharing!
That is a beautiful place. I really liked the 800 pound door.
Thanks for taking us along on this hie tour , Becky and Client
What a beautiful home. I love the ceilings you showed. The one in the men's library was incredible. I was wondering how they keep the outside so lovely while battling the salt air from the ocean. Thanks for the tour, it was fun! Thanks again for the video!😁✌
Thank you, absolutely loved this tour. We have lots of Stately Homes in the U.K. and I still have lots to visit but my favourite is Osbourne House on the Isle of Wight which belonged to Queen Victoria .
Susan Williams You are so lucky to live in the UK. Your people’s love of history and it’s preservation is a gift to the world.
Wow, now that was different, yes please, more of that PLEASE. From what I remember the Munroe family were famous down Georgia way back in the Civil War. The Munroe Marauders.
Born and raised in Rhode Island. Live about 20 minutes from the mansions. Newport is beautiful. Huge fan of you and your Clint. Great content as always.
Love that “ man cave”! Seriously I love that room. I can see the men in there drinking their brandy and smoking their cigars
Wow I’m like 45 minutes from there! The mansions are wonderful!
What an incredible place! Love the ornate ceilings, especially those with the blue sky murals painted on them. It's interesting that there are showers in the bathrooms at all and I bet those were added well after it was built. Back in that era a shower generally consisted of a bathtub, usually a claw foot, with a pipe running from the bath faucet to a shower head and a toggle to switch water flow from bath to shower. Considering how grand and vast everything else in the house is it's rather surprising that they didn't make the showers much bigger when they added them, perhaps subsequent owners weren't quite as wealthy as the folks who built it. Great tour! Thanks for sharing it!
When the actual family who built this home lived here I'm sure there were huge amounts of furnishings. Hence the home seems so huge.
On the next episode: a haunted mansion experience! 24hour challenge!!
Very interesting from a historical sense. Can barely imagine living there on a day to day basis. Thanks for sharing!
06:36 Death cause: Her friends moved into smaller places, causing her such mental stress that she died.
Now thats a extremely rich people problem :)
I would never purchase a home without a wedding consultation room
and an exhibition hall. I mean; anything less would just be unthinkable! 😂
So very beautiful. Thank you for sharing. Can you imagine living there back in the early 1900's?
I live in Rhode Island! Would have loved to have met you guys. Glad you had a good time. It is beautiful there.
Should check out Stan Hewitt hall here in Ohio. Sad story but very beautiful mansion. ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Beautiful house
what a stunning house i could move right into right now lol you 2 are like me and my Ray we love touring around seeing new things
Loved the filming and you did a great talk about the house 👍👍👍👍
The original ballroom furniture was 5x the regular size of household furniture and must’ve been absolutely the heaviest furniture ever created
Great video Becky, thank you 🌍🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🌍
Different, very nice change. And Clint was actually quiet for a change.
I’ve always thought this was the most livable of the mansions.
My senior prom was held here in 1982.
Thank you for the tour. I live on the west coast so I don't think I will ever have the opportunity to visit.
Her name was Theresa Alice "Tessie" Fair Oelrichs. Her father was James Graham Fair and one of the original "Silver Kings" having discovered the Comstock lode in Nevada near present day Virginia City (a la Bonanza) which turned out the largest supply of silver in US history. He husband was Hermann Oelrichs of the wealthy steamship shipping family owning the Norddeutsche Lloyd lines of Germany.He father gave her a wedding gift of one million dollars. Her inheritance put her in the same league as any of the Vanderbilts or Astors and she had her own fortune besides her husbands great wealth. Hermann did indeed pass away at sea aboard the SS Kaiser Wilheim, a first class steamer, but he was not known to have had a disposition for being a seaman or sailor at all. She was known to keep her friends entertained with her "up to the minute" profanity and slowly lost her sanity and would often plead with invisible guests to "stay a little longer," though no one was there. She was a highly flamboyant person and nothing about her was particularly excessive as the times were excessive, that is, the final act of the Gilded Age. She lived at Rosecliff Incidentally, the ballroom of Rosecliff is 60ft long, making it the largest of any of the Newport Cottages.
Wow just beautiful thanks for sharing this with us becky
Greetings from Peru, just down the road from you. Nice tour. Imagine living like that! I hope to get up there some day. Noticed our boy, Cole Porter, at 8:36!
I'm about 55 minutes away, we walk the cliffs often, the cliffs are between the ocean and the back yards. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for sharing 🙏 Loved it!
My home state!! I'm a Rhode Island girl living in Western New York. Love Rosecliff.
My home state too. Miss it.
pstttttttt in 1902 people did not have KFC McDs GMOs PIZZA HUT and they fit in those luxurious glass doored showers just fine :) ty for sharing your video with us have you seen the Breakers ? and the Marble house ? two additional lovely Cottages
Loved the video, thanks for sharing!
So rich they donated that house. Must be nice...
That was very beautiful i dont know if it was on my end or yours but the sound was kind of wonky but if yall ever get an itch to take a trip to Ashville Nc we have the Builtmore House which is very interesting to go through and at Christmas they really have it decorated
I think that's the mansion my brother had his prom at. I live in Mass and they fundraised hard to get it. That's about an hr away from where I live :)
My house shows up well desntvitvold sport. I keep it always full of interesting people
Did you happen to go to the Newport casino not too far from there. It used to be Jai Lai but is now a casino. I have not been there in about 6 years so I'm sure how much it has been built up. Also, if you're still in the area take a ride around the whole coast, it's remarkable. Also check out Rhode Island's large casino in Lincoln, it's a decent size for the area.
I live in Ct and my son goes ti school in RI. I have never been to see any of the mansions! My husband and I are looking into retiring in RI. Love the state! Have vacationed there a few times!
Karen Cogs oh it they are a must see!!!
Nice Video Misses M...😀
That's crazy huge!!
I enjoyed that very much. What the heck are you guys doing in RI? It just seems so random, lol. I'm not trying to be nosy, and I really did enjoy the tour, but I'm just surprised.
Theresa Oelrich not Tiffany.
More videos like this please
Designed by Mckim Mead and White.
oh beccy loved this video aud from uk xxxx
It's a beautiful home.
I have toured Rosecliff and other cottages in Newport. I am not sure we toured the same house. Rosecliff is one of the more understated homes. Compared to The Breakers especially. You obviously do not understand the Gilded Age. This was their summer home. It is not over the top. It represents a lifestyle that we were and are not a part of. You did not express any appreciation of the craftsmanship preserved for us to appreciate. Your lack of acknowledgement of the movie True Lies obviously shows your dislike of either the movie or the actors involved in the film. Personal biases are inappropriate in your role as commentator. It would have been better to tour the house twice you would have been more prepared. My apologies but just having a camera does not make a good video. It is just a tourist with a camera.
This is the one of the many problems with TH-cam. The narrator of this video multiple times refers
to the house as “The” Rosecliff. It’s not “The” it’s just Rosecliff. It was not built by “Tiffany” but Tessie Oelrichs (which the narrator later stated correctly, but never corrected the early error). I’m not picking on this poster in particular but I wish to point out that TH-cam loves to ban content based on their narrow little woke agenda but is totally disinterested in the massive amount of disinformation they routinely publish (and TH-cam is not a neutral platform but a publisher
The Great Gadsby!
Hey girl nice to her I’m on phone at the post to say tour. Now I swear this phone is just like a baby. Anyway as I was saying nice and good to see you and that’s it bye
An exquisite home. 🇦🇺💐🇺🇸
Cool!
One day Rhode Island will look like Miami Beach.
I hope you went to eat at the brick alley pub I live 5 mints from there
And this was a just a vacation home.
I’m from RI!!!
Hey guys wish I had known you were her, I would have loved to meet for a cup of coffeeI live in North Kingstown you have to through here to get to Newport.
And this was their "summer cottage"?!
It's only "over the top" if you're used to living in a trailer. Need I say more??
The Music is too loud hardly hear
the woman talk !
Wilco later this week
Do people still reside in these homes? Part time?
Theresa Fair oelrichs
Wrong name.
This house, unfortunately, is not what it could be or should be. It should be sold to a private family with the taste and means to restore it to its true purpose.
The Guilded Age basically ended over a 100 years ago. Men are no longer captains of industry with socialite wives looking to marry their children off into certain families. No one will ever live that lifestyle again. The home would require drastic remodeling to be usable today. There is plenty of new Wall Street type money building those types of homes today. This is a museum and it will luckily remain that way like Marblehouse, the Breakers, etc.
she doesn't appear to be knowledgeable. She's amazed and overwhelmed by the opulence, but that doesn't make her smart
Poorly scripted and delivered without any sense of the beauty within.
Piano music was a bit too much.
it's a beautiful mansion/house but not a home
Your description is terrible! In addition to containing big errors, it looks like a weakling.
One of the worst commentaries I've ever heard. It was semi-literate.