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John of Berry or John the Magnificent ( French: Jean de Berry, Latin: Johannes de Bituria; 30 November 1340 – 15 June 1416) was Duke of Berry and Auvergne and Count of Poitiers and Montpensier. His brothers were King Charles V of France, Duke Louis I of Anjou and Duke Philip the Bold of Burgundy. He was Regent of France from 1380 to 1388 ...
Unlike the other Newport mansions, uninhabited for 60 years, Doris Duke lived in Rough Point until she died. The house still bears her imprint, from her priceless art and antiques to her bedroom draperies by J.C. Penney. Rough Point, summer home of Doris Duke. Tours go from May to November and are limited to 12 people.
Shown: The gambrel-roofed Dayton-James House, where Kathy Ward lives, was built circa 1758 and is one of the last one-room-wide homes left in Newport. NRF founder Doris Duke, who died in 1993, chose colors for each of the houses herself.
A visit to the John N.A. Griswold House, designed by Richard Morris Hun t and completed in 1864. A private tour or the Redwood Library and Athenaeum (c. 1747, architect Peter Harrison), with the Library's curator.
Newport has supplanted Saratoga Springs, N.Y., as a resort for the wealthy. Scene in Newport: Amy Forsyth as Carrie Astor, Ashlie Atkinson as Mamie Fish and Harry Richardson as Larry Russell. Photograph by Alison Cohen Rosa/HBO. ☞ Beechwood, Mrs. Astor’s house in Newport, was originally built by Calvert Vaux and Andrew Jackson Downing ...
Jul 23, 2021 · LIFESTYLE. Doris Duke Historic Preservation Awards to recognize two projects in Newport. Daily News staff. NEWPORT — The 15th annual Doris Duke Historic Preservation Awards will recognize two recent projects for their contributions to preserving Newport’s architectural heritage and historic character.
May 31, 2017 · May 31, 2017. We are celebrating a family reunion of sorts at Rough Point this season. For the seventeen years that the mansion has been open as a museum, full-length portraits of Nanaline Duke and Doris Duke have hung at the top of the grand staircase leading to our second floor galleries and Doris Duke’s bedroom.
