Preservation Society Of Newport County
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This conceptual image provided Jan. 15, 2014, by The Preservation Society of Newport County shows a proposed visitor center that would sit on the grounds of Newport, R.I.'s most famous mansion, The Breakers, built by the Vanderbilt family. Some nearby residents are fighting the plan. The society said the visitor center would be unobtrusive and would provide necessary services that currently are lacking at the popular tourist attraction. (AP Photo/The Preservation Society of Newport County)

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FILE - In this Nov. 12, 2001 file photo, visitors take advantage of free admission to tour The Breakers mansion in Newport, R.I. The Preservation Society of Newport County proposed building a visitor center in 2014 that would sit on the mansion's grounds. The society said it would be unobtrusive and would provide necessary services that currently are lacking at the popular tourist attraction. Some nearby residents are fighting the plan. (AP Photo/Stew Milne, File)