The Elms In my last post about Newport, RI, I want to talk a little bit about my favorite house there which was not even designed by R.M.H.!! I’m talking about ‘the ELMS’ - a truly elegant estate. Built from 1899-1901 by the coal baron, Edwin Berwind, the mansion cost ONLY 1.5 Million ( compared to marble house and the breakers, it was a steal! ) and was designed by the prominent architect Horace Trumbauer ( what an unfortunate name ).the rear facade of the Elms Now, it’s not facing the ocean n
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