COMMENT: Have you been to Newport, Rhode Island and visited one of these lovely estates?

I work mostly everyday at the Carey mansion. Also known as seaview terrace. It's far from abandoned. It's a private residence that we're trying to make great again.

"Graffiti Artists"; aka "vandals"

It’s not “street art”, it’s vandalism and graffiti.

Top 5 Abandoned Mansions: only one of which is actually abandoned.

I have delightful Disco era memory, spring 1977, dancing the night away in a spectacular Newport Mansion. The glamorous setting reflected our youthful flair and the world was our oyster!

I dreaded to see BEECHWOOD. I worked there as a Theatrical Tour Guide in 1983. We lived there on the 3rd floor. My lofe was,indeed,perfect. Mr Madden did,indeed create a Theatre Company and we were grateful. He had numerous Parties...including the Goodbye for THE VICTORY. That was the British Ship that had lost early in the America Cup Races. I actually met Prince Andrew! Von Bulow was on trial but his Son in Law was there a lot. Ot was both a pleasure and an honor to be there! He even let my Mom stay in Mrs Astors Bedroom when She visited!!! Such happy times and lots of stories!!!!❤

Very nice video, but a bit offputting as several of the houses are far from “abandoned.”

The graffiti at The Bells is in what is left of the carriage house/stables. The mansion is long gone. It was commandeered by the government because the estate is right at the point where the Atlantic enters Narragansett Bay. I've been in this derelict building as well as Belcourt (the Tinney family added Castle) and Beechwood when they were museums. At Beechwood you were treated as Mrs. Astor's guests during the summer and as applicants for a position in service at other times when a "cottage" would not have been open. Some rules from the Astor time were observed: no children were allowed up the main stairs (unless titled) and had to use the servants' stairs. Men went up the stairs before women (no chance of accidentally seeing an ankle!!). Except for The Bells, these estates are all owned, not abandoned.

Recently visited Newport,RI. Oct. 2023 . We absolutely loved our 5 day stay. We took in 4 mansions,wish now we would of taken in more. It was such a fantastic experience,even though,we had visited Biltmore,in NC,these marvelous Castles,added even more glamor,and sophistication.❤

Lovely video! I have seen all, been inside Belcourt and had a grounds tour of Wildacre. I am a former guide at The Vanderbilt’s Breakers and Alva Vanderbilt’s Marble House.😊 Being in the buildings is magical.

I took myself to Newport to tour the mansions a few years ago during Fall and loved spending hours in the mansions that gave tours.

I lived here from 1991 to 1994 while attending Salve Regina University. And I can tell you that there were things that happened in that mansion that cannot be explained. Too bad the new generations of students will never be able to enjoy living in such an awesome place!

Seaview terrace is Not abandoned! It's for sale for 29 million.

Got married in Newport on a cliff overlooking Narragansett Bay in 1995. We spent our honeymoon touring many of the mansions on Bellevue Avenue. I remember how odd I thought it was that they were called cottages. Great memories!

I grew up in Newport, Rhode Island and during the early 1960's studied Classical and Church Music. I had the magnificent opportunity of playing the piano during the summer every weekend at the Elms, The Marble House and the Breakers for the tourists. During the early 70's I had the honor of playing the newly relocated organ in Belcourt Castle.

Seaview is not abandoned. The Carey's Daughter lives and restores the mansion little by little.

I have been to Newport many times, but not since 2003. I love Newport and it’s wonderful mansions. I was so sad to hear that the Astor’s Beechwood is no longer open to the public. I loved going there - for murder mystery night, a Victorian ball, and a “plain” tour - which was always interesting and full of actors. It was really wonderful

I went to college in nearby Bristol and my first apartment ever was in the Bel Air mansion that had been divided. I had the old dining room and living room with amazing wood paneling and incredibly high ceilings. The bathroom door in the bedroom blended in seamlessly into the wood paneling and other details I loved.

My late mothers family arrived here in 1638 with a Grant from Chuck I. Her sister and husband were superintendent and secretary at the Newport Casino (now the Tennis Hall of Fame). A favorite gathering spot of the wealthy hoi palloi , she had a myriad of stories you would be very interested in. Thanks for sharing. Narragansett Bay.

The Brenton State Park is named after ancestors of mine. Some stayed in the area and others left for Nova Scotia. I’m part of the Nov Scotia branch. I’ve been to Newport several times and love touring the mansions and area.

They are not abandoned just not lived in because they cost too much to heat and many are historically preserved show pieces for tourists during summer that sits vacant in winter.

My daughter lives there , and it’s absolutely beautiful💕

I’ve been to all the Mansions that you can tour many times. I even went to Beechwood when it was a museum in the 80’s. Newport RI is one of my favorite places.

The Bells is not a mansion it is the stable and carriage house for the estate. The Mansion burned down years ago.

That first mansion at the video's very beginning is Collinwood!

Omg, it's collinwood!😱

Uninhabited does not mean abandoned. Otherwise, a very nice presentation and visuals.

Yes I have been on a tour of several of them and enjoyed every minute of it!

We visited Beechwood and other Newport mansions in 1995 during the era of America’s Castles on A&E, one of my favorite shows at the time.

I toured the Astor Estate some 20 years ago. Such a beautiful place and one of the oldest mansions in Newport. John Jacob Astor, I learned, frequented the mansion during the summer months. His wealth was renowned in 1912, the year the Titanic cut his life short. Guess he couldn’t take it with him.

Summer of 96’ spent a month and a half at Salve Regina . Work crew for the X Games . Was a blast 💥 walked all the narrow streets enjoyed the pubs , meet locals . Skated some stuff . Amazing place . Fort Adams and all the mansions were a blast and a shock . Cobblestone streets what more can you ask for . Even got a ride from a couple local girls to Boston for the Fourth of July..

The morning of July 16, 1999 my sisters and I left from Manhattan for a girls weekend up to Newport. As we were driving north the news of JFK, JR's plane crash were reported. The Bouvier Family compound was (is?) located in Newport and it was quite a surreal time to be there as this was the news/tragedy of the day and the comings and goings of the town centered on John, Jr.'s crash and recovery effort. It overshadowed the memories of the tours we took and restaurants we visited, obviously.

I've been to tour the Breakers a couple of times and some of the others. I can't day I've seen those particular mansions.

Newport in the summer is a great trip--wonderful restaurants--- have a drink on the lawn at the Castle Hill sitting in an Adirondack chair and see the tourist boats pointing you out as the upper class. A half dozen of the mansions are open to the public via the Preservation Society--- I am dismayed that there are fewer open now, than there were when I was a kid seventy years ago.

I’ve been fortunate enough to spend a lot of time at Seaview. I love that old place. People actually live there so, it’s not actually abandoned.

What became of Sunny von Bulow’s Clarendon Court?

Thank you, these are lovely... also, thank you for keeping the background music at a low enough volume, so we can hear the narrative.

The beaches are very nice in Newport too.

What form of transportation did the rich people use in the gilded age to travel from New York City to their mansions in Newport Rhode Island?

I was in Newport RI for several months in the late "60s when I was 19. It's been too many years to remember what I saw. What I would suggest is you do a video on the amazing variety of astonishing homes and especially the gingerbread cottages of Martha's Vineyard. I grew up in Bourne on Cape Cod. What an awesome place to grow up; in the villages there in the "50s/"60s :)>

Ellison! Wow! never heard of him. But the purchase of 10-20-30 million is a drop in the bucket to him. Glad he's putting it to good use!

Of these, I've been to Belcourt and Beechwood.

I visited The Breakers in 1980. The thought of such wealth v. the abject poverty that so much of this country was experiencing at the same time made me physically ill. I couldn’t finish the tour.

Only see photos of those mansions...thinking restoration those mansions in Rhode Island would be a historical landmark.

I'm on Mass haven't visited, had no idea.. how sad. Proves my theory, cash and material things are nice, but easily forgotten...can't take it with you.

Not abandoned. Stranded. Stranded monsters of a bygone age when it was feasible for a single family or individual to afford living in one. Stone, brick and mortar age much slower than people do. They can live for dozens upon dozens of generations. People can not. Since you can't take it with you...they're stranded.

How much would it cost to buy one of the abandoned houses? Looking to relocate from whete i am at

This is nice

Pls do a part 2

This video presents a cascade of abodes of opulent immense grandiosity

I was just in Newport a few weeks ago, but was unaware of these mansions.

I have not been but have always wanted to. Maybe some day. In the meantime thank you for bringing it to me.

Did seaviews original property line go all the way to the water?

What about the Vanderbilt mansion? Can you give us an update?

I was about to say, "Hey, I'll buy them" if they're just sitting there"

It’s so sad.. to see how these beautiful building’s… were destroyed

Read the books on Newports mansions that have been demolished…over 100!

The Astor mansion has been bought and grandly renovated by Oracle founder Larry Ellison.

Money won't change you , but time ... will take you out !

NOT COLLINWOOD!

i learned a new word 'grandiosity'...

we learned of the great gatsby in english class of senior year..

Denise Anne Carey owns and lives in Seaview Terrace.

Most of these aren’t abandoned 🤦🏼‍♀️ maybe at one point, but the ones that aren’t genuinely abandoned are privately owned…

Q maravillas lasstima q esten abandonadas

I thought they were turned into dorms for Salve Regina University? The Carey mansion was one of them.

AWFUL SHAME FOR THESE HOMES!

I live one bridge over from Newport and Newport is doing just fine , this is click bait and ads .come visit us

Harle* Tinney, not “Harlem”. The house also cost about $500K to build, still an immense amount. It’s also not abandoned.

Yes have been there went to 3 mansions as a tourist.

Only one of these is truly abandoned. This is misleading.

they do not look abandoned except for the one wreck

It seems like a lot of these houses aren't abandoned and aren't even of the houses shown. I'm amazed that the Bell mansion was actually build of reinforced concrete back around the turn of the century. That was still a very new construction technique. Ochre Court isn't abandoned either but the Tinney's didn't have the original furniture in all the rooms. They did have a lot of Linke repros of Louis XIV style Boulle furniture. Those were made in the 19th century for the wealthy collector but don't sell for nearly what the original pieces would sell for today. Trumps got a few of them too. And he won't if he can't pay the enormous fines he has. They are beautifully made like the originals and using the same techniques. Deck tops slide out under roll tops silently and everything is in very good condition. I took exception to the tour guide when I saw the place with a friend about 35 years ago. She tried to claim they were from Versailles. She insisted that if Mr. Tinney says they are from Versailles than they are from Versailles. I said the pieces would have inventory numbers put there by the Garde Meuble (the royal furniture warehouse, part of which was formerly in the right hand building on the Place de la Concorde) if they ever came from royal chateaux. That furniture all got sold off during the sale at the time of the French Revolution. The Convention needed cash so wanted the castles emptied of anything that could be sold. Stalin did the same thing to the aristocratic property confiscated during the Russian revolution.I guess we were talking too loudly because Tinney came down the stairs to see what was going on. Those houses are so quite. We weren't asked to leave. My friend got a kick out of it. Some trivia that actually seemed relevant. BTW. I am far from wealthy. I just enjoy reading about and looking at this stuff. As far as I'm concerned that's good enough. I don't have the gigantic maintenance and property tax bills. I like a house that I feel I own and not the other way around. But for those who have it, I enjoy the flaunting of it. It's the American way. And the British way, and the French way and the German way. And until the Evergrand and real estate crash, was becoming the Chinese way too. Somebody's got to buy the fancy stuff or they just won't make it anymore or care for it. You really have to behave yourself to live with the stuff. You really can't be a slob. Not everything in the Tinney house was of good quality but it's hard to fill anything as large as Ochre Court. And you can really tell because the building lets you see the contrast in quality. Over 30 years ago they even had some salvaged stone columns in the front yard. .I wonder if they ever did anything with them? They were at least 15 feet high without capitals. I didn't see anything in the brief glimpses you get of the grounds. .The house is in much better condition that it was 35 plus years ago.

This is just sad

Sea view was NOT used in Great Gatsby

These arent abandoned, except for the 2nd one.

A new example of a really bad A.I. post

Id love to buy the mansion

Thanks,they all can be place,than sell them.

You missed one other abandoned big house...

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graffiti is not art its is vandalism.

They couldn't afford the taxes!

Uhm, the Carey mansion is very much occupied. Your info is quite incorrect.

I wished you took us inside the mansions Very disappointed

The Bells is going to be taken down. It’s become a hazard.

Why is British guy narrating a video about American mansions? Because it makes them seem more fancy?

"Founded"

Looks haunted.

Never visited. Want to. Who wrote this?

Abandoned??

The voice over is a turn off.

Building these monstrosities is the reason why the Vanderbilts are broke

I lived in Newport for two and a half years. Not once did I tour/visit any of the estates. I was stationed in Newport at the Naval base. Gawking at displays of unimaginable wealth and grotesque elitism just turned me off.

Having an affected English narrator describe and offer commentary on these American mansions is an affectation. Culture isn’t defined by the English.

Are there really 100 “abandoned” mansions in Newport?

Narrator sounds like a toned down Laszlo Cravensworth.

Nobody needs or should have that much money to build these monuments to douchebagery!

First?