Rosecliff restoration complete, open for visitors
The Preservation Society of Newport County has announced the completion of a months-long restoration of Rose cliff mansion. Begun on Jan. 2, the project finished ahead of schedule and all together cost $7 million dollars. According to Mike Taber, the Director of Properties at the Preservation Society, about 45-55 workers were on site every day throughout the restoration , and about three dozen of those workers were local tradesmen. “I was totally refreshed at their coordination and teamwork,” said Tabor of everyone who contributed to the extensive and complicated project. “The group of people we had here was probably my most pleasant experience of doing this work for 40 years.” Rosecliff will reopen to visitors on Friday, Sept. 1, which also marks the opening of a new exhibition, “The Celestial City: Newport and China.” Later in September, Rosecliff will host the Newport Mansions Wine & Food Festival. Additionally, between Sept. 1 and the end of Dece...