I recently moved to the East Coast. With great excitement, I finally visited The Breakers mansion, in Newport. I have lived in Europe, the Middle East and Asia, and have seen a range of historic sites around the world. I consider the mansions and gardens in Newport to be icons of American history and architecture.
I became very concerned when I learned a visitor center is to be built inside the gate. Its justification is to “modernize hospitality” by providing rest rooms, snacks for visitors and the marketing of and sales of tickets for other Preservation Society of Newport County mansions.