John N. A. Griswold House, 76 Bellevue Avenue, Newport, Newport County, RI

Significance: This is an early and key example of a major style of domestic architecture in America in the second half of the 19th century. It is characterized by open planning, irregular and picturesque massing, deep porches, and richly articulated wall surfaces with bracketing and half-timber patterning.

Survey number: HABS RI-322

Building/structure dates: 1864 Initial Construction

Building/structure dates: 1920 Subsequent Work

National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 71000023

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1933 - 1970

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