PHOTOGRAPHY : ( THIS SPREAD ) COURTESY OF THE PRESERVATION SOCIETY OF NEWPORT COUNTY / JOHN CORBETT , DAVE HANSEN , GAVIN ASHWORTH AND SANDY NESBITT .
OPPOSITE PAGE : The back lawn and fountain of Rosecliff , and assorted floral designs at past flower shows . THIS PAGE , FROM TOP : The gold ballroom and the exterior of Marble House , which William Vanderbilt had built for his wife , Alva , as a thirty-ninth birthday present ; a young admirer takes in a floral display .
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