Gilded Age mansion gives insights to its last owner Doris Duke in many interesting and beautiful ways! - Rough Point Museum (纽波特) - Rough Point Museum - 613条旅客点评与比价

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Gilded Age mansion gives insights to its last owner Doris Duke in many interesting and beautiful ways!

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2026年11月05日发布于: 海外

点评：Having read a couple books about Doris Duke and her life and her philanthropy and her interest in art, we decided to visit Rough Point, where she lived for many years until her death in 1993. That fact is what sets this Gilded Age mansion apart from the others. Designed by Peabody & Stearns c1890 for a member of the Vanderbilt family, this mansion was first a summer home and then, from 1922, the home of the Duke family. As such, it hasn't undergone the kind of renovation that other Gilded Age mansions in Newport have had. So it has a lived in feel to it. We arrived by car and parked in the lot on the estate. While paying our admission, we chatted with the staffperson who shared some information about the house and the Dukes. I happened to notice a beautiful terracotta piece on the wall and was happily surprised to find out that it is an original Della Robbia piece! We started in the reception hall where there are some exquisite paintings hanging...portraits by Gainsborough and other noted artists. We walked about the house, following the arrows, enjoying the decor and scenery, chatting with docents who were more than happy to answer questions and share info. In the dining room, while listening to a record from Doris' LP collection (Aretha, Motown, jazz, and more) playing on her turntable, I came across three more Della Robbia pieces! Upstairs is her bedroom...a mix of traditional and contemporary! She went through a mother-of-pearl stage so lots of that to enjoy...plus purple carpeting. Loved being able to peek into her wardrobe too. Upstairs too we enjoyed an exhibition of 250 years of American design curated by the Newport Restoration Foundation, which was founded by Doris and which oversees the Rough Point house and campus. We spent a couple hours exploring the house and walking the grounds, including the remnants of this season's formal gardens. Each of the docents we talked with were knowledgeable and happy to share info and insights.

翻译：在阅读了几本关于多丽丝·杜克的生平、她的慈善事业以及她对艺术的浓厚兴趣的书籍后，我们决定去参观“Rough Point”——她从早年一直居住到1993年去世的居所。正是这一点让这座镀金时代风格的豪宅与众不同。该豪宅由Peabody & Stearns设计于1890年左右，最初是为范德比尔特家族的一名成员所建，最初作为避暑别墅使用；自1922年起，便成了杜克家族的住所。正因如此。这座宅邸并未像纽波特的其他镀金时代豪宅那样进行过大规模翻修，因此给人一种有人居住过的亲切感。我们开车抵达后，把车停在了庄园内的停车场。购票时，我们与工作人员聊了起来，他向我们介绍了有关这栋房子以及杜克家族的一些信息。我偶然注意到墙上有一件精美的赤陶艺术品，后来欣喜地发现它竟是德拉·罗比亚家族的原作！我们首先来到接待厅，那里挂着几幅精美的画作——有盖恩斯伯勒以及其他著名艺术家绘制的肖像画。我们顺着指示箭头在房子里四处逛，欣赏着室内的装饰与景色，还和热情解答我们问题、乐于分享信息的讲解员聊了起来。在餐厅里，当多丽丝的唱片机正在播放她收藏的唱片（埃拉·菲茨杰拉德、摩城乐队的歌曲以及爵士乐等）时，我竟然又发现了三件德拉·罗比亚的作品！楼上是她的卧室……传统风格与现代元素完美融合！她曾一度痴迷于使用珍珠母作为装饰材料，因此房间里有很多相关的装饰品……还有紫色的地毯。能偷偷看看她的衣橱也特别有趣。同样在楼上，我们还欣赏了由纽波特修复基金会策划的“250年美国设计展”。该基金会由多丽斯创立，负责管理拉夫波因特庄园及其周边区域。我们花了几个小时来参观这栋房子并漫步在庭院中。包括本季正式花园的遗留部分。我们交谈过的每一位讲解员都学识渊博，也乐于分享相关信息与见解。

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