The Elms was built in 1901 for Gilded Age coal tycoon Edward Julius Berwind and his wife, Sarah Herminie Berwind. He and Sarah Berwind did not have any children. After his wife's death, Edward Berwind enlisted his sister, Julia Berwind, to act as the hostess at his homes in Newport and New York City. He died in 1936, and Julia Berwind spent summers at The Elms until her death in 1961. The following year, the Preservation Society of Newport County purchased The Elms and continues to maintain the property as a museum.

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