Ochre Court is a large châteauesque mansion in

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, United States. Commissioned by

Ogden Goelet Ogden Goelet (June 11, 1851 New York City – August 27, 1897 Cowes, Isle of Wight) was an American heir, businessman and yachtsman from New York City during the Gilded Age. With his wife, he built Ochre Court in Newport, Rhode Island, his so ...

, it was built at a cost of $4.5 million in 1892. It is the second largest mansion in Newport after nearby

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. These two mansions, along with

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(the 3rd largest mansion) and

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, were designed by architect Richard Morris Hunt. It is owned by

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History

The Goelets were an American dynasty that had grown from humble 18th century trade into vast 19th century investments.

was a banker, real estate investor and competitive yachtsman. His wife, Mary Wilson Goelet, oversaw the operation of Ochre Court during a typical eight-week summer season. This usually required twenty-seven house servants, eight coachmen and grooms and twelve gardeners. Richard Morris Hunt designed Ochre Court, modelling the mansion on the chateaux of France's Loire Valley. The design is in the

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-style of architecture, with high roofs, turrets, tall chimneys and elaborate dormers. Elaborate decoration is seen inside and out in classical-style ceiling paintings, heraldry, carved emblems and statues, and a profusion of stained glass. The Goelet's daughter,

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, married

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, taking with her an $8 million dowry. Their son, Robert Goelet IV, was a businessman with an interest in American railroads, hotels and real estate. Robert gave Ochre Court to the

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in 1947.

In popular culture

The exterior of this mansion was used for the movie ''

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'' to depict the Swiss mansion that Arnold Schwarzenegger infiltrates then escapes in the opening sequence. In the video game ''

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'', the architecture of ''Shacklethorne Mansion'', a fictional mansion which is the location of the ''Shacklethorne Auction'' heist in the game, was inspired by the back side of Ochre Court. ''Shacklethorne Auction'' does not take place in Newport, but in

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Gallery

File:Salve Regina University gates.jpg, Salve Regina University's gates frame the building's driveway File:OchreCT.jpg, Front elevation File:Ochre Court Newport.jpg, A period interior view

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* Houses completed in 1892 Houses in Newport, Rhode Island Castles in the United States Salve Regina University Historic district contributing properties in Rhode Island Richard Morris Hunt buildings Gothic Revival architecture in Rhode Island Châteauesque architecture in the United States National Register of Historic Places in Newport, Rhode Island Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Rhode Island Goelet family Gilded Age mansions {{RhodeIsland-struct-stub

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