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The Breakers (1878)

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The Breakers (1878) was located on Ochre Point Avenue, Newport, Rhode Island, United States. ( 41°28′11″N, 71°17′55″W). Designed by Peabody and Stearns for Pierre Lorillard IV in the Queen Anne style, construction began in 1877 and was completed in 1878. The lavish landscaping was designed by Ernest Bowditch. The Breakers was notable for its high tower and steeply-gabled roof forms. The house was sold to Cornelius Vanderbilt II in October 1885, who rehired Peabody and Stearns to remodel the building. The brick and shingle structure was destroyed by fire in 1892, and Vanderbilt replaced it with the more famous Breakers designed by Richard Morris Hunt.

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