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Finished with our internal tour, we walked back outside to the rear of the property.

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The mansion was designed by architect Richard Morris Hunt and was patterned after a small palace within the grounds of Versailles in France. 

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The mansion is U-shaped, and though it appears to be two stories, is actually four levels. Clad in white Westchester marble from which it gets its name.

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The view is pretty sweet.

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As is the tea house I spoke about earlier.

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Sadly it was locked up tight and we couldn’t explore inside.

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But as far as backyard buildings go, it beats our shed hands down.

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To the left you can see some other large waterfront homes.

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And don’t you just hate it when the neighbors build one larger than yours?

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All in all, Marble House is quite something.

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The side facing Bellevue Avenue has a Corinthian portico, a curved marble carriage ramp, and a semi-circular fountain. 

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And as with everything else, is quite ornate.

Done with our Gilded Age cottage tours for the day, we made a pit stop back at the resort to refresh and change then headed down to the waterfront for dinner.

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On the recommendation of some locals the husband met for breakfast ( did I mention he found a cafe across the street from our resort and became a week long regular eating there every morning? The man has to talk! ) we tried The Black Pearl.

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And when they say black?

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Everything was black.

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My pomegranate margarita and wild mushroom roasted chicken were wonderful but the husband was unimpressed by the menu and protested by just having chowder.

Whatever.

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An evening stroll along the marina was required as we had to park what felt like a mile away…

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But the scenery wasn’t half bad.

This boat was available for charter and I instantly imagined a fabulous pirate cocktail party.

Aaargh!

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