Ochre Point-Cliffs Historic District

Ochre Point–Cliffs Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
U.S. National Historic Landmark District Contributing Property
Ochre Point Avenue
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Location	Newport, Rhode Island
Coordinates	41°28′29″N 71°17′54″W / 41.47472°N 71.29833°W / 41.47472; -71.29833Coordinates: 41°28′29″N 71°17′54″W / 41.47472°N 71.29833°W / 41.47472; -71.29833
Area	230 acres (93 ha)
Built	1850
Architect	Multiple
Architectural style	Late Gothic Revival, Queen Anne, Other
Part of	Bellevue Avenue Historic District (#72000023)
NRHP reference #	75000211
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	March 18, 1975
Designated NHLDCP	December 8, 1972

The Ochre Point–Cliffs Historic District is a historic district in Newport, Rhode Island. The district includes a significant subset of the Bellevue Avenue Historic District, a National Historic Landmark District, including all of the major Gilded Age mansions on the waterfront facing Easton Bay between Memorial Boulevard and Marine Avenue. The district is home to famous mansions such as the William Watts Sherman House and The Breakers, one of the largest houses in the area built by the Vanderbilt Family. The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.