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| Seaview Terrace at Newport, Rhode Island. The Kernochan/ Bradley Mansion. |
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Here is a 1924 Arts & Decorations article about the Newport
mansion of Edson Bradley called Seaview Terrace. The house has one of
the most interesting histories of all the Newport mansions. It started
out as a much smaller summer cottage in the 1870s for James P. Kernochan
and over the years the house was expanded and restyled, making it much
grander. In 1922 the property was sold to Edson Bradley, who then hired
architect, Howard Greenley to expand the house, making it one of the
largest houses in Newport. Mr. Bradley, also had a large house in
Washington, D.C. and had the architect dismantle many of the interiors
and architectural elements, from this house, especially the large tower,
and moved them to Newport, where he incorporated them into the new
design. The house when done was a showplace for the Bradley's art and
antiques and remained one the most impressive houses in Newport for many
years. The Bradley family left the house in the 1940s and has changed
owners numerous times, until eventually being bought by the Martin Carey
family in the 1970s. The Carey family leased Seaview Terrace for many
years to Salve Regina College until recently. It is still privately
owned by the Carey family. Many fans of the 1960's Gothic Soap Opera, " Dark Shadows", might recognize Seaview Terrace as the Collin's family home, Collinwood. The soap opera was filmed in New York using sets for the interior, which do not match anything in Seaview Terrace, but the exterior of the house was used in the
opening everyday and some promotional shots were used of the exteriors. In 1975 the x-rated movie, The Story of Joanna, directed by Gerard Damiano, was filmed at Seaview Terrace along with the F.W. Woolworth mansion in Glen Cove, New York.
Below are some links to photographs and other stories complied from the internet.
Readers please feel free to add additional links in the comments section.
