s guests sip tea at the Chinese Tea House, which sits on the far edge of the onetime summer residence of Alva Vanderbilt in Newport, Rhode Island, they can take in spectacular views of the neighboring homes as well as enjoy an expansive ocean vista. While touring the Gilded Age mansions of the area, the extravagant “cottages” built in the latter half of the 19th century by American’s old and new money, one can experience afternoon tea on the grounds of Marble House
