Campania Newport Mansions Collection The Newport Mansions Collection by Campania International
Great houses and their gardens connect people to a nation’s heritage and open windows to another age.
Beginning in the mid-1800s, the colonial seaport of Newport, Rhode Island achieved renown as a summer destination for America’s most affluent families. Over the next 100 years in Newport, these families built some of the most magnificent homes and gardens in America. This year, Campania is proud to have partnered with The Preservation Society of Newport County to create the Newport Mansions Collection featuring reproductions of antique garden containers and ornaments from the Preservation Society’s extensive collection.
The Preservation Society of Newport County is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to protect, preserve, and present an exceptional collection of house museums and landscapes in one of the most historically intact cities in America. These 11 historic properties—seven of them Theresa Oelrichs with her family in the garden of their home, Rosecliff, c.1910 National Historic Landmarks— exemplify three centuries of the finest achievements in American architecture, decorative arts, and landscape design from the Colonial Era to the Gilded Age. To showcase the grandeur and elegance of Newport’s summer “cottages”, the owners created exceptional gardens featuring fountains, urns, and statuary. The Newport Mansions Collection reflects the grand style of Newport but also features antique garden ornaments which reflect the more personal side of these lovely gardens and the privileged families who called Newport home.
The balustrade of the garden at Rosecliff
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