The first château on this site was built around 1280 par Count Floris V of Holland, to control the estuary of the river Vecht into the former Zuidersea.
Belcourt château (1891-1894) is a 60-room mansion designed par Richard Morris Hunt for a bachelor Oliver Hazard Perry Belmont, who inherited 60 million dollars from his father August Belmont,
"One of Newport, Rhode Island's most exquisite landmarks is the French Renaissance-style château known to locals as the Belcourt Castle." - par Sherri Granato