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William Watts Sherman House, 2 Shepard Avenue, Newport, Newport County, RI

William Watts Sherman House, 2 Shepard Avenue, Newport, Newport County, RI

William Watts Sherman House, 2 Shepard Avenue, Newport, Newport County, RI

William Watts Sherman House, 2 Shepard Avenue, Newport, Newport County, RI

William Watts Sherman House, 2 Shepard Avenue, Newport, Newport County, RI

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Summary

Significance: Designed by Henry Hobson Richardson, with interiors by Stanford White, the William Watts Sherman House, erected in 1875-1876, is the prototype of the shingled Tudor Manor House in America. In his successful design of the Sherman House, which is generally considered to be one of his masterpieces of domestic architecture, Richardson forcefully brought the Queen Anne architectural mode to the attention of American architects.

Survey number: HABS RI-342

Building/structure dates: 1874 Initial Construction

Building/structure dates: 1881 Subsequent Work

Building/structure dates: ca. 1905 Subsequent Work

National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 70000015

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Date

1905
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Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Richardson, Henry H
McKim, Mead, and White
Newton, Dudley
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label_outline Explore William Watts Sherman House, Shepard Avenue, Project Clapboard

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houses gables false half timbering porches chimneys shingle siding queen anne revival architectural elements newport watts sherman house william watts sherman house shepard shepard avenue newport county perry e borchers historic american buildings survey mead and white mckim dudley newton osmund overby preservation society of newport county project clapboard rhode island historical preservation commission henry hobson richardson cervin robinson photo ultra high resolution high resolution rhode island manor residential buildings country estates villa mansion library of congress national register of historic places