Captain Thomas Paine House, East Shore Road, Jamestown, Newport County...
Significance: Pictured in a 1882 drawing by Edwin Whitefield, and restored in 1950-52 under the direction of architect John Hutchins Cady, the Captain Thomas Paine House is a two-story, three-bay, wood frame, s... More
Fort Adams, Warehouse Building No. 74, Newport, Newport County, RI
Survey number: HABS RI-347-B National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 70000014
Abraham Redwood Garden House, 50 Bellevue Road (moved from original lo...
Survey number: HABS RI-274 Building/structure dates: 1766 Initial Construction
Mr. John Botello, Portuguese FSA (Farm Security Administration) client...
Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More
Aerial view of Newport on Aquidneck Island in the U.S. state of Rhode ...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Purchase; Carol M. Highsmith Photography, Inc.; 2018; (DLC/PP-2018:052-3) Forms part of Carol M. Highsmith's America Project in the Ca... More
Aerial view of Newport on Aquidneck Island in the U.S. state of Rhode ...
The city is famous for its rich nautical history and its array of elegant mansions owned by the rich and famous. Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Purchase; Carol M. Hi... More
Nichols-Wanton-Hunter House, 54 Washington Street, Newport, Newport Co...
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Nichols-Wanton-Hunter House, 54 Washington Street, Newport, Newport Co...
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Nichols-Wanton-Hunter House, 54 Washington Street, Newport, Newport Co...
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Fort Adams, Battery Belton, Brenton Point, Newport, Newport County, RI
Survey number: HABS RI-347-E National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 70000014
Fort Adams, Battery Belton, Brenton Point, Newport, Newport County, RI
Survey number: HABS RI-347-E National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 70000014
Mary T. Porter House, 25 Greenough Place, Newport, Newport County, RI
Significance: This is a large Italianate granite house, an early example of the larger scale of summer houses being erected in Newport from the mid 19th century, and an example of the work of the architect Seth... More
Newport Casino, 186-202 Bellevue Avenue, Newport, Newport County, RI
Significance: The Newport Casino was built in 1880 for James Gordon Bennett, publisher of the "New York Herald." Designed by McKim, Mead, and White, it was the fist of the suburban and resort country clubs whi... More
Newport Casino, 186-202 Bellevue Avenue, Newport, Newport County, RI
Significance: The Newport Casino was built in 1880 for James Gordon Bennett, publisher of the "New York Herald." Designed by McKim, Mead, and White, it was the fist of the suburban and resort country clubs whi... More
Newport Casino, 186-202 Bellevue Avenue, Newport, Newport County, RI
Significance: The Newport Casino was built in 1880 for James Gordon Bennett, publisher of the "New York Herald." Designed by McKim, Mead, and White, it was the fist of the suburban and resort country clubs whi... More
Malbone, Malbone Road, Newport, Newport County, RI
Significance: Built in 1849, this large castellated residence is the only example of Alexander Jackson Davis's work in Newport. Located on the ruins of Godfrey Malbone's country seat, the site was noted for it... More
Tillinghast Tompkins House, 11 Redwood Street, Newport, Newport County...
Significance: This large frame house was built for Tillinghast Tompkins about 1854-1855. It is a well-preserved example of the formal Italianate house of the mid-19th century with a central hall plan and richl... More
Tillinghast Tompkins House, 11 Redwood Street, Newport, Newport County...
Significance: This large frame house was built for Tillinghast Tompkins about 1854-1855. It is a well-preserved example of the formal Italianate house of the mid-19th century with a central hall plan and richl... More
Hypotenuse, 33 Catherine Street, Newport, Newport County, RI
Significance: The "Hypotenuse" is particularly interesting as a house owned by the architect Richard Morris Hunt, 1870-1881. The house is a rich and varied composition of ornamental detail from several periods... More
Captain John Maudsley House, 228 Spring Street, Newport, Newport Count...
Significance: The original (now back) part of the house was constructed around 1680 by Jireh Bull. It had two rooms, and the chamfered summerbeams are still insitu. In the mid eighteenth century, Captain John M... More
Captain John Maudsley House, 228 Spring Street, Newport, Newport Count...
Significance: The original (now back) part of the house was constructed around 1680 by Jireh Bull. It had two rooms, and the chamfered summerbeams are still insitu. In the mid eighteenth century, Captain John M... More
Newport Steam Factory, 449 Thames Street, Newport, Newport County, RI
Significance: The Newport Steam Factory is an important surviving example of the nineteenth century industrial development of the Newport waterfront, as well as an interesting large example of early mill constr... More
John N. A. Griswold House, 76 Bellevue Avenue, Newport, Newport County...
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 massi... More
Linden Gate, Old Beach Road, Newport, Newport County, RI
Significance: A small, picturesque building with a deep-set balcony and decorative timber and brick work, the Linden Gate Porter's Lodge was part of the Henry G. Marquand estate called Linden Place. The main ho... More
Friends Meeting House, 30 Farewell Street, Newport, Newport County, RI
Significance: Built in 1700, with additions of 1730, 1807, 1857, and 1867, the original (center) portion is an important example of the square hip roofed and turreted structures being built for some thirty year... More
Friends Meeting House, 30 Farewell Street, Newport, Newport County, RI
Significance: Built in 1700, with additions of 1730, 1807, 1857, and 1867, the original (center) portion is an important example of the square hip roofed and turreted structures being built for some thirty year... More
Friends Meeting House, 30 Farewell Street, Newport, Newport County, RI
Significance: Built in 1700, with additions of 1730, 1807, 1857, and 1867, the original (center) portion is an important example of the square hip roofed and turreted structures being built for some thirty year... More
Micah Spencer House, 85-87 Thames Street, Newport, Newport County, RI
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Samuel Tilton House, 12 Sunnyside Place, Newport, Newport County, RI
Significance: This house is an outstanding early building of the architects McKim, Mead, and White. An example of their "Shingle Style" work, it is characterized by open planning and richly textured surfaces on... More
Samuel Tilton House, 12 Sunnyside Place, Newport, Newport County, RI
Significance: This house is an outstanding early building of the architects McKim, Mead, and White. An example of their "Shingle Style" work, it is characterized by open planning and richly textured surfaces on... More
John Bannister House, Broadway (Parts in Winterthur Museum), Middletow...
Significance: The design of this large frame house has been attributed to Peter Harrison and there is a similarity in siding between the Bannister House and the Redwood Library. The siding on both structures ha... More
Charles H. Baldwin House, Bellevue Avenue, Newport, Newport County, RI
Significance: The work of Potter and Robertson of New York, this is an interesting example of the Shingle Style or American version of the Queen Anne Revival. It is characterized by richly textured, decorative... More
Charles H. Baldwin House, Bellevue Avenue, Newport, Newport County, RI
Significance: The work of Potter and Robertson of New York, this is an interesting example of the Shingle Style or American version of the Queen Anne Revival. It is characterized by richly textured, decorative... More
Redwood Library, 50 Bellevue Avenue, Newport, Newport County, RI
Significance: The Redwood Library is a notable specimen of the architectural taste of the early 18th century. As an important work of the architect Peter Harrison, it is a key building in the introduction of E... More
Redwood Library, 50 Bellevue Avenue, Newport, Newport County, RI
Significance: The Redwood Library is a notable specimen of the architectural taste of the early 18th century. As an important work of the architect Peter Harrison, it is a key building in the introduction of E... More
Redwood Library, 50 Bellevue Avenue, Newport, Newport County, RI
Significance: The Redwood Library is a notable specimen of the architectural taste of the early 18th century. As an important work of the architect Peter Harrison, it is a key building in the introduction of E... More
Redwood Library, 50 Bellevue Avenue, Newport, Newport County, RI
Significance: The Redwood Library is a notable specimen of the architectural taste of the early 18th century. As an important work of the architect Peter Harrison, it is a key building in the introduction of E... More
The Breakers, Ochre Point Avenue, Newport, Newport County, RI
Significance: Modeled on the north Italian Villas of Genoa and Turin, "The Breakers" was designed by Richard Morris Hunt. The last of the great Vanderbilt houses he designed, it was erected between 1893 and 18... More
The Breakers, Ochre Point Avenue, Newport, Newport County, RI
Significance: Modeled on the north Italian Villas of Genoa and Turin, "The Breakers" was designed by Richard Morris Hunt. The last of the great Vanderbilt houses he designed, it was erected between 1893 and 18... More
The Breakers, Ochre Point Avenue, Newport, Newport County, RI
Significance: Modeled on the north Italian Villas of Genoa and Turin, "The Breakers" was designed by Richard Morris Hunt. The last of the great Vanderbilt houses he designed, it was erected between 1893 and 18... More
The Breakers, Ochre Point Avenue, Newport, Newport County, RI
Significance: Modeled on the north Italian Villas of Genoa and Turin, "The Breakers" was designed by Richard Morris Hunt. The last of the great Vanderbilt houses he designed, it was erected between 1893 and 18... More
The Breakers, Ochre Point Avenue, Newport, Newport County, RI
Significance: Modeled on the north Italian Villas of Genoa and Turin, "The Breakers" was designed by Richard Morris Hunt. The last of the great Vanderbilt houses he designed, it was erected between 1893 and 18... More
Samuel Whitehorne House, 414 Thames Street, Newport, Newport County, R...
Significance: This house built in 1810-1800, was the residence of Samuel Whitehorne, a prosperous Newport merchant in partnership with his brother, John, until they went bankrupt in 1843. It is a fine example ... More
Kingscote, Bellevue Avenue & Bowery Street, Newport, Newport County, R...
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Isaac Bell House, 70 Perry Street, Newport, Newport County, RI
Significance: This large house, built as a summer "cottage" in 1882-1883, is an early work of the architects McKim, Mead, and White. It is a typical example of the Shingle Style, and it is distinguished by the... More
Isaac Bell House, 70 Perry Street, Newport, Newport County, RI
Significance: This large house, built as a summer "cottage" in 1882-1883, is an early work of the architects McKim, Mead, and White. It is a typical example of the Shingle Style, and it is distinguished by the... More
Isaac Bell House, 70 Perry Street, Newport, Newport County, RI
Significance: This large house, built as a summer "cottage" in 1882-1883, is an early work of the architects McKim, Mead, and White. It is a typical example of the Shingle Style, and it is distinguished by the... More
Trinity Church, 141 Spring Street, Newport, Newport County, RI
Significance: Built in 1725-1726, to replace an earlier structure, Trinity Church served the congregation organized in 1698 by Francis Nicholson, Lieutenant-Governor of New York and later Governor of Virginia a... More
Trinity Church, 141 Spring Street, Newport, Newport County, RI
Significance: Built in 1725-1726, to replace an earlier structure, Trinity Church served the congregation organized in 1698 by Francis Nicholson, Lieutenant-Governor of New York and later Governor of Virginia a... More
Vaucluse, Wapping Road (Parts in Metropolitan Museum, NY), Middletown,...
Significance: At the time of the HABS survey (1938), Vaucluse was in poor condition. The district officer described it as "a two-story clapboarded structure with minor wings, with brick and stone foundation." H... More
Vaucluse, Wapping Road (Parts in Metropolitan Museum, NY), Middletown,...
Significance: At the time of the HABS survey (1938), Vaucluse was in poor condition. The district officer described it as "a two-story clapboarded structure with minor wings, with brick and stone foundation." H... More
Vaucluse, Wapping Road (Parts in Metropolitan Museum, NY), Middletown,...
Significance: At the time of the HABS survey (1938), Vaucluse was in poor condition. The district officer described it as "a two-story clapboarded structure with minor wings, with brick and stone foundation." H... More
Lazy Lawn, 528 Third Beach Road, Middletown, Newport County, RI
Significance: Lazy Lawn was built as the first summer home in Rhode Island, in the early 1700's. It was built by Joseph Angell of Providence. The house was purchased by Samuel Green Arnold in 1843. This piec... More
Lazy Lawn, 528 Third Beach Road, Middletown, Newport County, RI
Significance: Lazy Lawn was built as the first summer home in Rhode Island, in the early 1700's. It was built by Joseph Angell of Providence. The house was purchased by Samuel Green Arnold in 1843. This piec... More
Fort Adams, Newport Neck, Newport, Newport County, RI
Significance: Fort Adams, one of principal coastal defenses along the Atlantic, was built between 1824 and 1857, replacing Revolutionary defenses. Situated on a point at the entrance to Newport harbor, it is t... More
Fort Adams, Newport Neck, Newport, Newport County, RI
Significance: Fort Adams, one of principal coastal defenses along the Atlantic, was built between 1824 and 1857, replacing Revolutionary defenses. Situated on a point at the entrance to Newport harbor, it is t... More
Fort Adams, Newport Neck, Newport, Newport County, RI
Significance: Fort Adams, one of principal coastal defenses along the Atlantic, was built between 1824 and 1857, replacing Revolutionary defenses. Situated on a point at the entrance to Newport harbor, it is t... More
Fort Adams, Newport Neck, Newport, Newport County, RI
Significance: Fort Adams, one of principal coastal defenses along the Atlantic, was built between 1824 and 1857, replacing Revolutionary defenses. Situated on a point at the entrance to Newport harbor, it is t... More
Fort Adams, Newport Neck, Newport, Newport County, RI
Significance: Fort Adams, one of principal coastal defenses along the Atlantic, was built between 1824 and 1857, replacing Revolutionary defenses. Situated on a point at the entrance to Newport harbor, it is t... More
Fort Adams, Newport Neck, Newport, Newport County, RI
Significance: Fort Adams, one of principal coastal defenses along the Atlantic, was built between 1824 and 1857, replacing Revolutionary defenses. Situated on a point at the entrance to Newport harbor, it is t... More
Fort Adams, Newport Neck, Newport, Newport County, RI
Significance: Fort Adams, one of principal coastal defenses along the Atlantic, was built between 1824 and 1857, replacing Revolutionary defenses. Situated on a point at the entrance to Newport harbor, it is t... More
Fort Adams, Newport Neck, Newport, Newport County, RI
Significance: Fort Adams, one of principal coastal defenses along the Atlantic, was built between 1824 and 1857, replacing Revolutionary defenses. Situated on a point at the entrance to Newport harbor, it is t... More
Army & Navy Young Mens' Christian Association (YMCA), 50 Washington St...
Significance: The Army and Navy Young Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) building, Newport (1911, Louis E. Jallade, architect) stands as an important local expression of the Beaux-Arts architectural style... More
Fort Hamilton, Rose Island, Newport, Newport County, RI
Significance: Fort Hamilton contains a mixture of military fortification buildings from the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, as well as twentieth century storage facilities and torpedo warhead ar... More
Fort Hamilton, Rose Island, Newport, Newport County, RI
Significance: Fort Hamilton contains a mixture of military fortification buildings from the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, as well as twentieth century storage facilities and torpedo warhead ar... More
Fort Hamilton, Rose Island, Newport, Newport County, RI
Significance: Fort Hamilton contains a mixture of military fortification buildings from the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, as well as twentieth century storage facilities and torpedo warhead ar... More
Vernon House, 46 Clarke Street, Newport, Newport County, RI
Significance: The Vernon House has been designated a Registered National Historic Landmark based upon its significance as an outstanding example of 18th-century architecture. The house in its present form, as ... More
Vernon House, 46 Clarke Street, Newport, Newport County, RI
Significance: The Vernon House has been designated a Registered National Historic Landmark based upon its significance as an outstanding example of 18th-century architecture. The house in its present form, as ... More
Vernon House, 46 Clarke Street, Newport, Newport County, RI
Significance: The Vernon House has been designated a Registered National Historic Landmark based upon its significance as an outstanding example of 18th-century architecture. The house in its present form, as ... More
Wanton-Lyman-Hazard House, 17 Broadway, Newport, Newport County, RI
Significance: The dwelling was constructed by Stephen Mumford, a minister, but it is better known for its eighteenth-century occupants including Colonial Governor Richard Ward and Tory pamphleteer Martin Howard... More
The Elms, Bellevue Avenue, Newport, Newport County, RI
Significance: "The Elms," completed in 1901, is an example of the European tradition of palaces interpreted in Newport in the Age of Elegance. Survey number: HABS RI-344 Building/structure dates: 1901 Initial... More
The Elms, Bellevue Avenue, Newport, Newport County, RI
Significance: "The Elms," completed in 1901, is an example of the European tradition of palaces interpreted in Newport in the Age of Elegance. Survey number: HABS RI-344 Building/structure dates: 1901 Initial... More
The Elms, Bellevue Avenue, Newport, Newport County, RI
Significance: "The Elms," completed in 1901, is an example of the European tradition of palaces interpreted in Newport in the Age of Elegance. Survey number: HABS RI-344 Building/structure dates: 1901 Initial... More
Colony House, Washington Square, Newport, Newport County, RI
Survey number: HABS RI-33 Building/structure dates: 1739 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1932 Subsequent Work National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 66000014
Schooner Yacht Coronet, International Yacht Restoration School, Thames...
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Schooner Yacht Coronet, International Yacht Restoration School, Thames...
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Schooner Yacht Coronet, International Yacht Restoration School, Thames...
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Naval Torpedo Station, Firing Pier, North end of Gould Island in Narra...
Significance: The firing pier is part of a complex built by the Navy during the World War II expansion of the Naval Torpedo Station at Newport, Rhode Island. This complex, located at the north end of Gould Isl... More
Naval Torpedo Station, Firing Pier, North end of Gould Island in Narra...
Significance: The firing pier is part of a complex built by the Navy during the World War II expansion of the Naval Torpedo Station at Newport, Rhode Island. This complex, located at the north end of Gould Isl... More
Naval Torpedo Station, Firing Pier, North end of Gould Island in Narra...
Significance: The firing pier is part of a complex built by the Navy during the World War II expansion of the Naval Torpedo Station at Newport, Rhode Island. This complex, located at the north end of Gould Isl... More
Chateau-sur-Mer, Bellevue Avenue, Newport, Newport County, RI
Significance: "Chateau-sur-Mer," its lodge, entrance arch, and greenhouse were built in 1851-1852 by the Newport contractor Seth C. Bradford for William Shepard Wetmore, merchant in the China trade. His son, Ge... More
Chateau-sur-Mer, Bellevue Avenue, Newport, Newport County, RI
Significance: "Chateau-sur-Mer," its lodge, entrance arch, and greenhouse were built in 1851-1852 by the Newport contractor Seth C. Bradford for William Shepard Wetmore, merchant in the China trade. His son, Ge... More
Chateau-sur-Mer, Bellevue Avenue, Newport, Newport County, RI
Significance: "Chateau-sur-Mer," its lodge, entrance arch, and greenhouse were built in 1851-1852 by the Newport contractor Seth C. Bradford for William Shepard Wetmore, merchant in the China trade. His son, Ge... More
Chateau-sur-Mer, Bellevue Avenue, Newport, Newport County, RI
Significance: "Chateau-sur-Mer," its lodge, entrance arch, and greenhouse were built in 1851-1852 by the Newport contractor Seth C. Bradford for William Shepard Wetmore, merchant in the China trade. His son, Ge... More
Aerial view of the tip of Conanicut Island and its 1749 Beavertail Lig...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Purchase; Carol M. Highsmith Photography, Inc.; 2018; (DLC/PP-2018:052-3) Forms part of Carol M. Highsmith's America Project in the Ca... More
Nichols-Wanton-Hunter House, 54 Washington Street, Newport, Newport Co...
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Nichols-Wanton-Hunter House, 54 Washington Street, Newport, Newport Co...
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Nichols-Wanton-Hunter House, 54 Washington Street, Newport, Newport Co...
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Nichols-Wanton-Hunter House, 54 Washington Street, Newport, Newport Co...
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Nichols-Wanton-Hunter House, 54 Washington Street, Newport, Newport Co...
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Mary T. Porter House, 25 Greenough Place, Newport, Newport County, RI
Significance: This is a large Italianate granite house, an early example of the larger scale of summer houses being erected in Newport from the mid 19th century, and an example of the work of the architect Seth... More
Augustus Lucas House, 40 Division Street, Newport, Newport County, RI
Survey number: HABS RI-336 Building/structure dates: 1721 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: ca. 1745- 1750 Subsequent Work National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 71000024
Augustus Lucas House, 40 Division Street, Newport, Newport County, RI
Survey number: HABS RI-336 Building/structure dates: 1721 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: ca. 1745- 1750 Subsequent Work National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 71000024
Augustus Lucas House, 40 Division Street, Newport, Newport County, RI
Survey number: HABS RI-336 Building/structure dates: 1721 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: ca. 1745- 1750 Subsequent Work National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 71000024
Touro Synagogue, Congregation Jeshuat Israel, 85 Touro Street, Newport...
Significance: Touro Synagogue is perhaps Peter Harrison's most successful building. Although it presents a most severe facade to the street, the interior treatment, including carved wooden furnishings and gall... More
Touro Synagogue, Congregation Jeshuat Israel, 85 Touro Street, Newport...
Significance: Touro Synagogue is perhaps Peter Harrison's most successful building. Although it presents a most severe facade to the street, the interior treatment, including carved wooden furnishings and gall... More
Touro Synagogue, Congregation Jeshuat Israel, 85 Touro Street, Newport...
Significance: Touro Synagogue is perhaps Peter Harrison's most successful building. Although it presents a most severe facade to the street, the interior treatment, including carved wooden furnishings and gall... More
Touro Synagogue, Congregation Jeshuat Israel, 85 Touro Street, Newport...
Significance: Touro Synagogue is perhaps Peter Harrison's most successful building. Although it presents a most severe facade to the street, the interior treatment, including carved wooden furnishings and gall... More
William Grafton House, 65 Poplar Street, Newport, Newport County, RI
Significance: The Buildings of Rhode Island catalogue entry for this house (p. 524) describes it as being more compact than its across-the-street neighbor, the Robinson House. The central chimney was embellishe... More
Newport Casino, 186-202 Bellevue Avenue, Newport, Newport County, RI
Significance: The Newport Casino was built in 1880 for James Gordon Bennett, publisher of the "New York Herald." Designed by McKim, Mead, and White, it was the fist of the suburban and resort country clubs whi... More