VICTORIAN HOUSE TOUR | Chateau-sur-Mer | Gilded Age Time Capsule Mansion | Newport, Rhode Island

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Victorian house tour — Step inside Chateau-sur-Mer, a Gilded Age time capsule mansion in Newport, Rhode Island, and one of the earliest grand Newport mansions that helped set the tone for the Gilded Age.

It’s the first of the “Newport Mansions” on Bellevue Avenue, making it one of the first mansions of the Gilded Age. It’s one of the most remarkable examples of High Victorian architecture and design — an 1852 Italianate villa turned French Second Empire masterpiece, filled with dramatic staircases, intricate woodwork, Louis XV-style interiors, Aesthetic Movement details, Arts and Crafts Movement influences, and richly layered rooms that feel like works of art.

Welcome to Chateau-sur-Mer — a rare Victorian Gilded Age time capsule mansion that was lived in by the same family for more than 100 years and helped shape Newport into one of America’s most iconic Gilded Age destinations.

Before the Vanderbilts built Marble House and The Breakers, Chateau-sur-Mer was already setting the stage for the lavish Newport mansions that would follow. Inside, we’ll explore the richly decorated interiors, family history, craftsmanship, preservation, and design details that make this historic house so unforgettable — including rooms used as filming locations for HBO’s The Gilded Age.