The mansion, named the Ledges, sits on one of Newport’s most desirable peninsulas, overlooking Bailey’s Beach. If you watched the HBO series “The Gilded Age,” you’ve likely seen it.

Alison Cohen Rosa/HBO New York Robber barons and society dames provide the drama on season two of The Gilded Age but almost none ... scenes are set in Newport, R.I.—the summer playground of ...

They called it the ‘Gilded Age’, a window of time in American ... hard in sprawling mansions erected in leisure centres like Newport, Rhode Island, where the Vanderbilts built their mega ...