Delicate Touches
The Astors' Beechwood in Newport, Rhode Island, is brought to life not only by the costumed actors and actresses that inhabit its halls and rooms, but by delicate touches that add warmth and give the mansion the feeling of being "lived in" still today.
All photographs by Kim Knox, copyright 2000, licensed to About.com, Inc.
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