THE 40,982-square-foot "Miramar" estate at 646 Bellevue Ave. in Newport was sold recently for $27 million, according to a city official. / COURTESY GUSTAVE WHITE SOTHEBY'S INTERNATIONAL REALTY
NEWPORT – The sale of the Newport mansion known as "Miramar" came within $3 million of matching the record for biggest residential property sale in Rhode Island history. The 40,982-square-foot home at 646 Bellevue Ave. on the famous Cliff Walk in Newport was recently bought for $27 million, according to a city official. The sale…