Sanford-Covell House, 72 Washington Street, Newport, Newport County, RI
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
Tags
Date
1933 - 1970
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Fehmer and Emerson, Architects
A.A. Low and Co., builders
Sanford, Milton H
Location
newport, 41.49414, -71.32127
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
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