ocean lawn, former firestone estate, sells for $11.65 million
TRANSCRIPT
Search
What'sUpNewp on Facebook What'sUpNewp on Twitter What'sUpNewp on Instagram RSS Feed
Sunday, January 29, 2017
Most Recent Stories
Now Hiring In Newport: 70+Companies (Jan. 29)
A Conversation with GeorgeWein: Artistry – the Festivals(Part 1)
A Conversation with GeorgeWein: Madam Chaloff, a Bucketof Blood, and Storyville (Part 2)
A Conversation with GeorgeWein: Motivation (Part 3)
What’s Up For ThisWeekend: Jan. 27 – 29
Radio Newport 105.9 WXHQ FM
67SHARES
Photo Credit: Lila Delman Real Estate International
Ocean Lawn, Former Firestone Estate, Sells for $11.65MillionWritten by Ryan Belmore, January 27, 2017
Share On Facebook Tweet This Subscribe To Our Newsletter
Home News Business Columns Community Lifestyle & Things To Do Politics & Government About Us
Now Showing At JanePickens Theater
Most Popular Stories(Last 7 Days)
New England Grass Fed Movesto Portsmouth; CloverbudRanch to Open in ...
Volvo Ocean Race Con韛�rms all2017-18 Race Dates...
John DePetro Returns To Radio,Will Host Daily Weekday Showin Newport...
Opinion: Sean Spicer, YouCannot Gaslight Us...
Norman Bird Sanctuary WillInstall Water Filling Station,Donated by G...
President Trump’s Pick for NavySecretary Has Ties toNewport...
Newport Fire Department’sHonor Guard to Present Colorsat Bosto...
Ocean Lawn, one of Newport’s most notable estates, was sold on January 27, 2017, according to a pressrelease distributed by Lila Delman Real Estate International. This marks the third sale by Melanie Delman,President, Lila Delman Real Estate International, of a major Newport oceanfront mansion in the past 18months, according to Rhode Island Statewide MLS.*
The buyers, Alexis DeJoria and her father, John Paul DeJoria, commented, “My father and I invested inthis property so all of our family can enjoy it. We appreciate the estate’s rich history and plan on retainingits Gilded Age grandeur.”
The Queen Anne-style home, constructed c.1889 by legendary architects Peabody & Stearns, issurrounded by park-like grounds designed by acclaimed landscape architects Innocenti & Webel. Theproperty consists of a 13-bedroom manor house, a playhouse, pool, and beautiful gardens overlookingthe Atlantic. The estate is prominently sited on Newport’s legendary Cliff Walk.
“Ocean Lawn is a special Newport estate with an iconic social history within a private oceanfrontcompound. Built during the Gilded Age and famously owned by the Firestone family, it is a truly anAmerican story, past and present,” said Melanie Delman. “I am honored to have been involved in listingand selling this wonderful property over the past twenty years.”
Betty Parke Firestone was known as the best-dressed woman in America in the 1950s. Mrs. Firestoneadded a ball gown closet and custom French entry gates to Ocean Lawn, among other improvements. The residence also features his-and-hers libraries, with hers exquisitely paneled in 18th century Englishpine, created by a woodcarver who lived in the house for two years while working to complete the room. Itwas said that formal teas in the English gardens and black-tie affairs were common occurrences duringthe Firestones’ tutelage.
Prominent guests, including Bob Hope and former Army Chief of Staff Gen. William C. Westmoreland,frequented the Ocean Lawn estate.
Source: Lila Delman Press Release
Have a thought on this? Comment below...
Do you appreciate What’sUpNewp’s reporting and coverage of local news? Do you support our effortsto keep our community informed quickly and accurately? Will you help us expand our coverage? Thenconsider becoming a member and patron of What’sUpNewp today. While What’sUpNewp is free to readand use, your contribution will help us provide even more of the essential local news and information
you’ve come to expect from us.
2 Comments Sort by
Edgewood Manor · Works at Edgewood Manor InnI have a very large oil painting of Betty Firestone I bought several years backLike · Reply · 20 hrs
Caroline Roggero · Charge Registered Nurse at State of Rhode IslandI wonder if they know Betty Firestone was one of the greatest collectors of French silver which nowresides in the Smithsonian. Her gold boxes were auctioned in 1982 At Sotheby's another one of hercollections.Like · Reply · Jan 28, 2017 10:02am
Facebook Comments Plugin
Newest
Add a comment...
Ocean Lawn, Former FirestoneEstate, Sells for $11.65Million...
A Conversation with GeorgeWein: Artistry – the Festivals(Part 1)...
Gurney’s Newport Resort &Marina Debuts...
67SHARES
Share On Facebook Tweet This Subscribe To Our Newsletter
More Stories From Front Page
Now Hiring In Newport: 70+Companies (Jan. 29)
A Conversation with GeorgeWein: Artistry – the Festivals
(Part 1)
A Conversation with GeorgeWein: Madam Chaloff, a
Bucket of Blood, andStoryville (Part 2)
About Ryan Belmore,Ryan Belmore, a Newport resident and life-long Rhode Islander, is the Editor & Publisher ofwww.whatsupnewp.com. Belmore is an on-air personality on Radio Newport 105.9FM, on the Board ofDirectors for Fort Adams Trust, and is the organizer of the Newport Holiday Stroll. Belmore was the
digital/social media coordinator for the '15 Volvo Ocean Race Newport stopover and has previously worked for theNew England Patriots, American Cancer Society and hosted a radio talk show on AM 1540 WADK. Contact Ryan byphone at 401-662-1653, by e-mail at [email protected] or on Twitter at @Ryan_Belmore.
Archives By MonthSelect Month
What'sUpNewp | Giornalismo | Copyright ©2017 | Log in