The Elms

The Elms is another one of those over-the-top summer homes in Newport, this one built by the Berwind family in 1898. The Elms, however, possibly wasn’t as opulent as the others, since it only cost $1.4 million to build. While the interiors were still lavish, the focal point here is the Classical Revival gardens with marble and bronze sculptures on terraces, marble pavilions, a sunken garden and fountains. The gardens took seven years to create; construction started in 1907, six years after the mansion was finished. The Elms is open to the public today.