Beacon Rock Mansion, dubbed the Acropolis of Newport, was built in 1888-1891 for Edward Denison Morgan III  of New York. The Beaux Arts-style villa overlooking Newport Harbor and Brenton Cove was designed by Stanford White of the architectural firm McKim, Mead, and White; the landscape architect was Frederick Law Olmstead. Marion Eppley and his wife bought Beacon Rock in 1921 and had the property renovated extensively before taking possession in 1922. Captain Eppley, a Princeton graduate who served in both World Wars, was a physical chemist and research scientist. In 1951 the Eppleys sold the estate to acclaimed sculptor Felix de Weldon, who used the estate's carriage house as a studio for many years. Newport attorney Brian R. Cunha bought Beacon Rock in 1996. The property was sold to a new owner in 2021.