The Whitney Carriage House . Historic Newport Carriage House for the former Whitney Mansion built for the Payne Whitney family by architect Christoper Gould. The Grand Tudor is sited on nearly 3/4 acre lot just off Bellevue Avenue with spectacular views of Almy Pond and Ocean Drive. The U-Shaped layout consists of a center courtyard and at the back of the building, a beautifully manicured lawn. Two parallel wings, north wing running east-west and south wing running east-west are centered by an octagonal cupola. The property was converted to several residential apartments in 1953 and current zoning of record is 4-dwelling units.