Rough Point is one of the fabled Gilded Age mansions of Newport, Rhode Island, now open to the public as a museum. It a English Manorial style home designed by architectural firm Peabody and Stearns for Frederick William Vanderbilt Construction on the red sandstone and granite began in 1887 and completed 1892. It is located on Bellevue Avenue and borders the Cliff Walk and overlooks the Atlantic Ocean. The gardens were designed by Frederick Law Olmsted`s firm.
