Newport · Historic venue
Rosecliff Mansion
Rosecliff is a Gilded Age mansion in Newport, Rhode Island, designed by Stanford White and completed in 1902, modelled on the Grand Trianon at Versailles.
- Up to 160 guests
The story
A Newport estate on Narragansett Bay
OceanCliff Hotel occupies the site of the former Bronson Villa, built in 1864 by the Boston firm Peabody & Stearns for Arthur Bronson of New York; the same architects designed the original Breakers and Doris Duke's Rough Point. The Bronsons used it as a summer residence before selling to Gaun M. Hutton, an industrialist who built the Trans-Siberian railroad for Czar Nicholas. The Huttons razed the original wooden structure, and construction of the new estate began in 1892. It remained a private summer home until 1954, when the Hutton family sold it and it was converted into an oceanfront retreat for lavish parties and society affairs.
Today OceanCliff stands on 10 acres of rolling lawns overlooking Narragansett Bay, with 24 guestrooms styled in the manner of the nineteenth century. The lawns include a ceremony site for the exchange of vows, and an adjoining outdoor patio hosts cocktails and hors d'oeuvres. The Grand Ballroom accommodates up to 200 guests for dinner and dancing and looks out over the Atlantic, while smaller rooms suit more intimate gatherings. The Upper Deck, covered by a 40' x 60' tent, seats up to 150 for rehearsal dinners and cookouts but is not available for wedding receptions because of local noise ordinance restrictions. Sales managers help with planning, and a 360° tour of the event spaces is available online.
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