[Marion Eppsley's ''Beacon Rock'' estate, Newport, RI]
Rating
Title
[Marion Eppsley's 'Beacon Rock ' estate , Newport , RI]
Creator
Richie , Robert Yarnall , 1908-1984
Date
ca. 1932-1934
Decade
1930-1939
Part Of
Robert Yarnall Richie photograph collection
Series
Series 3: Color slides, color transparencies, and 8 x 10 inch negatives Negative Series: 0616 RI
Place
Newport , Rhode Island
Description
Beacon Rock (147 Harrison Avenue) , dubbed the Acropolis of Newport , was built in 1888-1891 for Edward Denison Morgan III of New York shortly after his marriage to Elizabeth Mary. The Beaux Arts-style villa overlooking Newport Harbor and Brenton Cove was designed by Stanford White of the architectural firm McKim , Mead , & White ; the landscape architect was Frederick Law Olmstead. Marion Eppley and his wife bought Beacon Rock in 1921 and had the property renovated extensively before taking possession in 1922. Captain Eppley , a Princeton graduate who served in both World Wars , was a physical chemist and research scientist. In 1951 the Eppleys sold the estate to acclaimed sculptor Felix de Weldon , who used the estate's carriage house as a studio for many years. Newport attorney Brian R. Cunha bought Beacon Rock in 1996 and as of 2012 still owned the property. Source : Darren Thurman , Beacon Rock , http://www.beaconrocknewport.com/history.html Source : National Register of Historic Places , Ocean Drive Historic District , sec. 7 , pp. 44-45. Source : 'Social Notes ', New York Times , August 22 , 1922.
Notes
[Handwritten on negative sleeve] 616 ; Name - Estate of Marion Eppsley - Newport , Aerial View
Related Resources
MARC record : http://libcat.smu.edu/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=1855416 Finding aid : http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/smu/00166/smu-00166.html
Keywords
aerials ; aerial views ; estates ; Beacon Rock ; Acropolis of Newport
Physical Description
1 negative : film , black and white ; 19.5 x 24.3 cm .
Form/Genre
Negatives Film negatives Aerial photographs
Digital Resource Type
Image
Digitization Date
Digitized: 2011
Digital Format
Displayed as .jp2; uploaded as .jpg
Archival File Resolution
Archival scan: 11700 w x 9400 h pixels (approximate), 48-bit RGB
Digitization Process
Digitization process: Scanned using an Epson 750 as 1200 ppi, 48-bit, RGB, .tif; service master changed to black and white, hues, exposure and contrast adjusted, and cropped; derivative resampled to 3000 pixels on the long edge, 24-bit .jpg
Call Number
Ag1982.0234
Upload File Name
ag1982_0234_0616_ri_01_eppley_sm_opt.jpg
Archival File Name(s)
ag1982_0234_0616_ri_01_eppley.tif ; ag1982_0234_ri_0616_01_eppley_sm.tif
Digital Collection
Robert Yarnall Richie Photograph Collection
Library
DeGolyer Library
Publisher
Central University Libraries , Southern Methodist University
Rights
This item may be protected by copyright law. Please cite the DeGolyer Library, Southern Methodist University as the source of this file. For more information contact degolyer@smu.edu.
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