5 Touro Park West

Built in 1864, for Daniel M. Edgar (1816-1884) and his wife, Julia Lorillard (1821-1907). Daniel was the younger brother of "The Commodore" who built Sunnyside on Old Beach Road. Daniel and Julia's summer home, designed by Newport's pre-eminent architect of that period, George Champlin Mason Sr., is also sometimes referred to as the "Catharine Lorillard Wolfe House". They sold the house in 1872 to Mrs Edgar's cousin, Catharine - Julia's father, Jacob Lorillard, was the brother of Catharine's grandfather, Pierre Lorillard II. Catharine lived here up until 1883 when she built a decidedly larger mansion that she named Vinland after becoming fascinated with the tale that Vikings had settled in North America a thousand years ago - that as of 2021 modern science has revealed to be true. No. 5 was given its Federal makeover in 1949....