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Sanford-Covell House, 72 Washington Street, Newport, Newport County, RI

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Sanford-Covell House, 72 Washington Street, Newport, Newport County, RI

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Summary

Significance: An early work of the Boston architects, Fehmer and Emerson, this house is exceptional for its interior decoration in the Pompeian style. Irregular in shape, the house is excellently adapted for summer living along the shore. The surrounding open porches further establish the relationship to the sea.
Survey number: HABS RI-345
Building/structure dates: 1869-1870 Initial Construction
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 72000027

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Date

1933 - 1970
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Contributors

Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Fehmer and Emerson, Architects
A.A. Low and Co., builders
Sanford, Milton H
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