Tour the Elms, One of the Famous Gilded Age Mansions of Newport, Rhode Island

In Newport, Rhode Island, a collection of opulent mansions serves as the ultimate architectural symbol of America’s Gilded Age. In this season one segment from “Weekends with Yankee” (episode 106), Richard is in Newport at The Elms, built in 1901 and modeled after an 18th-century French chateau. Joined by longtime caretaker Harold Matthews and Trudy Cox, CEO of the Preservation Society of Newport County, Richard gets a tour of the mansion’s ornate interior and learns what goes into maintaining a house of such grandeur. Alongside stunning coastal views, it’s hard not to get lost in Newport’s illustrious past and the enduring legacy of its historic mansions, providing a glimpse into a bygone era of wealth and privilege.