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eaview Terrace, a sprawling 7.7‑acre Gilded Age estate in Newport, Rhode Island, is on the market for $28.5 million. The 1925 mansion, once a summer cottage for industrialist Edson Bradley, boasts 29 bedrooms, 18 bathrooms, 11 stone fireplaces, and more than 60 rooms. Its grand halls feature Venetian Renaissance frescoes, a 15‑foot‑high ballroom, 15th‑century German stained glass, a 64‑foot library, a private chapel, an organ room, and a whispering gallery where sounds travel 80 feet. The property sits in the Ochre Point‑Cliffs Historic District, making demolition impossible, though the land can be subdivided for new structures.
After surviving the Great Depression, the house was bought in 1974 by preservationists Millicent and Martin Carey for roughly $285,000. Their daughter, Denise Carey Bettencourt, now owns the estate and reports annual taxes near $80,000. In 2021, following Martin’s death, she listed the home for $29.9 million, expressing a desire for a future owner to keep it as a residence or transform the first floor into a public museum.
The mansion has also attracted attention on social media, appearing on Zillow Gone Wild’s Instagram feed. Rumors of ghostly sightings add to its allure. For those interested in a piece of Newport’s opulent past, Seaview Terrace remains a rare opportunity.
