The Oakwood mansion in Newport, R.I.

A meeting room inside the mansion. The house, built in the late 1860s, was among the first of the summer retreats created by New York's moneyed class on the outskirts of town.
A meeting room inside the mansion. The house, built in the late 1860s, was among the first of the summer retreats created by New York's moneyed class on the outskirts of town.
(Tom Herde / Globe Staff Photo)