Villa for sale in Newport Ocean Drive - Rhode Island

For Sale

Cole Porter’s famous song Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? appears in the 1956 film, High Society and contains the following lines: “Who wants the bother of a country estate? A country estate is something I’d hate!” Clearly this decision was arrived at without a visit to Berry Hill.

This charming property stands on more than 9 hectares of land in the Ocean Drive area of Newport and, as a fully intact McKim, Mead, White creation, is an architectural rarity. The house itself contains some fine touches, such as the magnificent wood-clad entrance hall and a morning room that features some unique Tiffany wall tiles. Outside, there are ten outbuildings, 4.8 hectares of cultivated gardens and grounds designed under the guidance of three of the greatest landscape designers in American history: Law Olmstead, Calvert Vaux and Samuel Parsons Jr.

The ground floor contains a grand entrance hall, a formal dining room, kitchen, living room, library, morning room and porch. The second storey incorporates four bedrooms and three bathrooms, while yet another floor houses a further five bedrooms and bathroom.

This is by no means the full extent of the accommodation at Berry Hill – a five-room summer cottage is perfect for guests, while a two-storey carriage house offers a further two independent apartments. There is also a five-car garage, a barn and an artist’s studio with sweeping views to the Atlantic and Narragansett Bay.

A walk in the grounds is made even more enjoyable by the inclusion of a network of woodland paths that lead through the beautiful landscaped grounds, a wildflower meadow and groves of beech, pine and tupelo trees.

To add to this ambience of elegant exclusivity, Berry Hill is located next door to the famous 120-hectare Newport Country Club.

Furniture not included.