Historic Estate Venue · Newport, New Hampshire · Est. 1790
Weddings · Corporate Retreats · Private Celebrations · Luxury Stays
"A barrel-ceiling entrance takes one back in time. Step inside, and history breathes through every room."
The Sugar River Estate is one of Newport's most distinguished private estates — a landmark venue and retreat — a stately 1790 Colonial set behind iron gates on 12 acres of rolling New Hampshire countryside, including land across the street with direct Sugar River access. Classic elegance meets generous, easy living across 7,674 square feet of beautifully preserved and updated interiors.
From the main foyer, step into a grand living room with its massive original 1900s granite fireplace, two-story windows, and richly paneled oak walls. Flow into the grand studio room with wood stove, or gather in the dining room around its own fireplace. The commercial kitchen anchors daily life — and event catering — with a Viking 6-burner range with griddle and grill, True commercial refrigerator, deep freezer, two farm sinks, granite islands, and a bar pass-through to the family room.
Five bedrooms on the second floor, including a master suite with fireplace, walk-through closet, ensuite bath, and private sun deck. A third-floor bonus retreat adds two more bedrooms — perfect for wedding weekends, corporate retreats, milestone celebrations, or an extended countryside stay.
Exchange vows on 12 acres of manicured grounds backed by Sugar River, then celebrate in grand rooms with soaring ceilings, oak paneling, and a massive granite fireplace. The full estate sleeps 14+ overnight — your wedding party never has to leave.
A gated 12-acre campus with no distractions. The double-height studio room hosts presentations, the library and living rooms break out into working sessions, and the chef's kitchen handles catered meals. Reconnect your team somewhere worth remembering.
Milestone birthdays, family reunions, anniversary weekends, holiday gatherings — the estate is built for the celebrations that matter most. Pool, hot tub, fire pit, and seven bedrooms mean everyone stays together under one roof.
Host a seated dinner in the formal dining room with its own fireplace. Open the french doors to the garden for a summer cocktail party. Settle into the library for an evening by the fire. Some of the best gatherings are the quietest ones.
The original farmhouse is raised on this parcel of Newport land in 1790, in the earliest years of the new republic. For nearly a century it anchors a working New Hampshire farm along the banks of the Sugar River — until Newport's most famous son returns home to transform it.
Austin Corbin (1827–1896) was one of the great Gilded Age figures of American life — founder of the Long Island Rail Road, developer of Manhattan Beach, pioneer banker who helped establish the national banking system. He hosted Theodore Roosevelt, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Rudyard Kipling, and the Prince of Wales at his Newport estate. His nearby 25,000-acre Corbin Park, stocked with 160 American bison, played a documented role in saving the species from extinction — a story told in Ken Burns' The American Buffalo.
In the late 1880s, Corbin returned to his Newport roots and began dramatically expanding the family estate — adding the grand great rooms, soaring two-story windows, the library with its massive granite fireplace, and the spacious studio room that anchors the rear of the house.
Austin Corbin's daughter Mary Corbin married René Chéronnet-Champollion of Paris in 1878 — grandson of Jean-François Champollion, the French philologist who in 1822 deciphered the Egyptian hieroglyphs of the Rosetta Stone, one of the most consequential intellectual achievements in history. The Champollion name had become synonymous with unlocking the ancient world. René and Mary settled in Newport and had one son, André, born in Paris in 1880. René died in Newport in 1886.
Orphaned young and raised by his grandfather Austin Corbin at this estate, André Chéronnet-Champollion grew up between Newport and New York. He graduated Harvard in 1902 and devoted himself entirely to painting — traveling India and Tibet to document its temples, priests, and sacred animals in vivid oil on canvas. Inspired by the war artist Vereshchagin, his work bridged the ethnographic and the artistic.
André married Adelaide Knox in 1908 and made this Newport estate his home and his studio. The grand double-height room with the wood stove was André's painting studio — its tall walls and generous north light ideal for large-format canvases.
His paintings are held at the Smithsonian Institution's Archives of American Art, Harvard University's Peabody Museum, and the Newport Historical Society, which maintains a dedicated gallery of his oils. In 1915, André went to fight for France in World War I. He was killed in action on March 23, 1915 at Bois-le-Prête, aged 34 — the last of his Newport line. He is buried in France.
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Set along the Sugar River corridor in Newport, NH, the estate spans 12 acres including land across the street with direct access to the Sugar River, offering private fishing, kayaking, and waterside walks right from your door.
30 minutes to Hanover & Dartmouth College. Convenient to Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. Under an hour to Manchester–Boston Regional Airport. 90 minutes to Boston.
Mount Sunapee Ski Resort, Lake Sunapee, the Connecticut River wine trail, hiking, kayaking, and legendary fall foliage are all within easy reach — making this an extraordinary four-season retreat for families, groups, and events.
9 Camel Hump Road · Newport, NH 03773
From weddings on the grounds to corporate offsites in the grand rooms — the Sugar River Estate is your private canvas. Tell us about your occasion and we'll help you plan something extraordinary.
Or simply enjoy a private stay at one of New Hampshire's most storied estates — 7 bedrooms, 12 acres, and two centuries of history, all to yourselves.
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