Ghosthunting Southern New England by Andrew Lake

Author:Andrew Lake
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: eBook ISBN: 9781578604883
Publisher: Clerisy Press
Published: 2011-09-15T00:00:00+00:00

Spotlight On: Belcourt Castle Newport, Rhode Island

Belcourt Castle was built between 1891 and 1894 for Oliver Hazard Perry Belmont as a summer home. It was designed by Richard Morris Hunt who used Louis XIII’s hunting lodge at Versailles as the model. Belmont’s wife, Alva Vanderbilt, added to the original structure with examples of English, Italian, and German architecture. From 1933 to 1955, Belcourt (as it was originally called) passed through several owners and saw more neglect than restoration. The property was purchased in 1956 by the Tinney family of Cumberland, Rhode Island. The Tinneys conducted massive renovations to the whole building and made it a show place for their extensive collections of antiques. They are responsible for the mansion being renamed, Belcourt Castle. The house never had a reputation for being haunted in all the years prior to the Tinney’s taking ownership. Harle Tinney is the last surviving member of the family since her husband’s death in 2006. Mrs. Tinney believes that the ghosts of Belcourt Castle are spirits who are attached to certain items that her late husband, Donald, and his parents brought into the house. One of those items is a small, wooden statue of a monk.

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