The Preservation Society of Newport County, Rhode Island's largest cultural organization, preserves and protects the best of Newport County's architectural heritage. It's 11 historic properties and landscapes - seven of which are National Historic Landmarks - trace America's architectural and social development from the Colonial era through the Gilded Age. In keeping with its mission, the Society strives to offer its members and the public a comprehensive view of each property's architecture, interiors, landscapes, and social history.
-The App-
Welcome to the Newport Mansions, one of Newport's and the nation's treasures. This app will provide you with Audio-Visual tours of Newport's finest mansions. Experience the tours with never-before-seen images, stories, and audio recordings of the national historic landmarks.
1. Explore The Breakers, Marble House, The Elms, Rosecliff, and the gardens at Chateau-sur-Mer.
2. Enjoy the rich stories and fascinating histories of these Gilded Age mansions.
3. Experience the mansions with a self-guided tour, often available in a multitude of languages.
Have a fantastic visit!
I found this a very effective tool for touring the ‘cottages’ at Newport. The tours are well-structured; the guidance for moving is clear; there is very good information about each stop on the tour, with particular attention to the things you are actually seeing. I also really liked the approach of having extra material relevant to each room in an easily accessible drop-down section. And, as a fan of The Guilded Age on HBO, I liked that some of those options gave behind the scenes discussion about filming that series, discretely set aside just for those of us who want it.
Newport Mansions
CAMIO81
Spent several mornings & early afternoons visiting these beautiful Guilded Age cottages. Don't miss the free self guided audio tours! My husband and I were transported to another time and way of life. The docents were knowledge about the collections and surrounding areas. Please take the time to see at least (4) of the homes to be able to appreciate the depth and bredth of architectural styles in this living collection of historic homes.We spent the late afternoon & evenings trying restaurants, shops and antique stores.What a wonderful week!
Superbly Done Audio Tours
Skysurfer51
I found the wealth of very interesting information and history to perfect. Enough to teach the history without overwhelming you, but if you want more information there is an additional selection to hear more details and listen to the stories.The Best Audio Tour I have ever used. Loved everything about the audio tour in the most beautiful homes ever built..I highly recommend seeing The Mansions of Newport.
Beautiful mansions and beautiful app
Smart Dude61
My wife downloaded it when We were in New York. We saw a bit of it then. When we actually went to Newport, they gave us the same app but in their own phones. Everything is so beautiful. It took us out of this world for 45 minutes. Boy ! How much money is spent here ! The app is nicely done. Musical background made it even better. Voice is great. Story is interesting. We had time for only one mansion. Next time, we will do 3 more.
Bugs Fixes
Version 4.2
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Seller
The Preservation Society of Newport County
Size
39.1 MB
Category
Travel
Compatibility
Requires iOS 13.0 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 13.0 or later.
iPad Requires iPadOS 13.0 or later.
iPod touch Requires iOS 13.0 or later.
Apple Vision Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
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This app may use your location even when it isn’t open, which can decrease device battery life.