National Register of Historic Places - Rhode Island (RI), Newport County

Newport County Rhode Island (Historic Districts) has 21 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 9 places of National significance and 6 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Bellevue Avenue Historic District, Bellevue Avenue/Casino Historic District, Fort Adams, Kay Street--Catherine Street--Old Beach Road Historic District and Kay Street-Catherine Street-Old Beach Road Historic District (Boundary Decrease).

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Late Archaic and Anglo-American dating back to 1999 BC.

The famous person Joseph Wharton is associated with one of more of the Newport County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Newport County places including George Champlin Mason, Dudley Newton, George Champlin and Son Mason, Mason,George C., & Sons, Anne Louis de Tousard, Horace Trumbauer, Ralph Adam Cram, C. L. Bevins, J.D. Johnston and Clarke and Howe. Prominent architectural styles found in Newport Country are Late Victorian, Federal and Greek Revival.

Bellevue Avenue Historic District (added 1972 - - #72000023)

Also known as Ochre Point/Cliffs Historic District

Roughly bounded Atlantic Ocean, Easton Bay, Coggeshall Ave.,Spring St., and Memorial Blvd. , Newport

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Late Victorian, Mixed (More Than 2 Styles From Different Periods)

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Commerce, Social History

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Recreation And Culture, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Civic, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store, Sport Facility

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store, Sport Facility

Bellevue Avenue/Casino Historic District (added 1972 - - #72000024)

170-230 Bellvue Avenue , Newport

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Shingle Style

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Entertainment/Recreation, Social History, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Recreation And Culture, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Civic, Specialty Store, Sport Facility

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Recreation And Culture, Social

Current Sub-function:

Civic, Museum, Specialty Store, Sport Facility

Fort Adams (added 1970 - - #70000014)

Also known as Fort Adams Historic District

W of Newport at Fort Adams Rd. and Harrison Ave. , Newport

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Military, Engineering

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

State, Federal

Historic Function:

Defense

Historic Sub-function:

Fortification, Military Facility, Naval Facility

Current Function:

Defense, Education, Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Park

Fort Hamilton Historic District (added 2001 - - #01001158)

Also known as Rose Island

Rose Island , Newport

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Historic Significance:

Event, Information Potential, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

de Tousard, Anne Louis

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Military, Architecture, Engineering

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1800-1824, 1750-1799

Owner:

Private, Local

Historic Function:

Defense, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Fortification, Water-Related

Current Function:

Education

Current Sub-function:

Research Facility

Fort Hamilton Historic District (added 1995 - - #95000663)

Also known as Rose Island;See Also:Lighthouses of Rhode Island TR

Rose Island , Newport

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering, Information Potential

Architect, builder, or engineer:

de Tousard, Anne Louis

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Engineering, Military, Transportation

Cultural Affiliation:

Euro-American

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1800-1824, 1750-1799

Owner:

Private, Local

Historic Function:

Defense, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Fortification, Water-Related

Current Function:

Education

Current Sub-function:

Research Facility

Horsehead--Marbella (added 1999 - - #99000675)

240 Highland Dr. , Jamestown

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering, Person

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Johnston, J.D., Bevins, C. L.

Architectural Style:

Shingle Style

Historic Person:

Wharton, Joseph

Significant Year:

1889, 1920, 1882

Area of Significance:

Landscape Architecture, Architecture, Industry, Social History

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Jamestown Archeological District (added 1989 - - #83004869)

Also known as Great Creek Archeological District

Address Restricted , Jamestown

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Historic - Aboriginal, Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Late Archaic, Anglo-American

Period of Significance:

1750-1799, 1749-1500 AD, 1500-1999 BC, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-1499 BC, 1000 AD-999 BC

Owner:

Private, Local

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Funerary, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Ceremonial Site, Graves/Burials, Village Site

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Recreation And Culture

Kay Street--Catherine Street--Old Beach Road Historic District (added 1973 - - #73000052)

Also known as The Hill

Newport , Newport

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne, Greek Revival, Stick/Eastlake

Area of Significance:

Literature, Social History, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private, Local

Historic Function:

Domestic, Health Care

Historic Sub-function:

Resort, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Kay Street-Catherine Street-Old Beach Road Historic District (Boundary Decrease) (added 2018 - - #100002193)

Also known as The Hill

Roughly bounded by Broadway, Memorial Blvd., Whitfield Pl., Champlin & Sherman Sts., Rhode Island, Prairie & Gibbs Ave., Newport

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Newton, Dudley, Mason, George Champlin, Mason, George Champlin and Son, Multiple

Architectural Style:

Early-Mid 19th Century, Late 19th Century, Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

1835-1945 AD

Little Compton Common Historic District (added 1974 - - #74000041)

Little Compton , Little Compton

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Landscape Architecture

Period of Significance:

1750-1799, 1700-1749, 1650-1699

Owner:

Private, Federal, Local

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Education, Government, Religion

Current Sub-function:

City Hall, Religious Structure, School, Specialty Store

Newport Historic District (added 1968 - - #68000001)

Bounded roughly by Van Zandt Ave., Newport Harbor, Thames, Pope, William Sts., Bellevue Ave., Bull, Broadway, Kingston , Newport

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Colonial

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1750-1799, 1700-1749, 1650-1699, 1600-1649

Owner:

Private, Local

Historic Function:

Domestic, Education, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Library, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Recreation And Culture, Work In Progress

Current Sub-function:

Museum, Single Dwelling

Ocean Drive Historic District (added 1976 - - #76000048)

Ocean Dr. , Newport

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Conservation, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Social History

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1700-1749

Owner:

Federal, Private, State

Historic Function:

Domestic, Recreation And Culture, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Civic, Outdoor Recreation, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Social

Current Sub-function:

Civic, Outdoor Recreation, Park, Single Dwelling

Ochre Point-Cliffs Historic District (added 1975 - - #75000211)

Also known as See Also:Sherman,William Watts,House,Breakers,The

Roughly bounded by Bellevue Ave. and Coastland as far N as Memorial Blvd. and S to Sheep Point Cove , Newport

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Other, Queen Anne, Late Gothic Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum, Single Dwelling

Osborn--Bennett Historic District (added 2005 - - #05001460)

1137, 1148, 1168, 1188 Main Rd. , Tiverton

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Italianate, Federal

Area of Significance:

Community Planning And Development, Agriculture, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Funerary

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Cemetery, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Funerary

Current Sub-function:

Cemetery, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Shoreby Hill Historic District (added 2011 - - #11000674)

Roughly bounded by Whittier Rd., Prudence Ln., Emerson Rd., Conanicus Ave., Knowles Ct., Coronado St. & Longfellow Rd., Jamestown

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Late Victorian, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Social History, Landscape Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Smith--Gardiner--Norman Farm Historic District (added 2008 - - #08000234)

Also known as Paradise Farm, Norman Bird Sanctuary

583 Third Beach Rd. , Middletown

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Clarke and Howe

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival, Federal

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Agriculture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1750-1799

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Processing, Single Dwelling, Storage

Current Function:

Landscape, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Conservation Area, Museum, Natural Feature

Southern Thames Historic District (added 2008 - - #08000314)

Also known as Lower Thames Historic District

Thames St. from Memorial Blvd. to Morton Ave. , Newport

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

et.al., Cram, Ralph Adam

Architectural Style:

Federal, Colonial

Area of Significance:

Community Planning And Development, Industry, Architecture, Social History, European, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749

Owner:

Private, Local

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Defense, Domestic, Education, Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Fire Station, Manufacturing Facility, Military Facility, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Funerary, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Religion, Social

Current Sub-function:

Business, Clubhouse, Mortuary, Processing Site, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling

Stonybrook Estate Historic District (added 2009 - - #09000708)

501-521 Indian Ave. and 75 Vaucluse Ave. , Middletown

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Trumbauer, Horace

Architectural Style:

Late Gothic Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Landscape

Historic Sub-function:

Garden, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Garden, Single Dwelling

Tiverton Four Corners Historic District (added 1974 - - #74000042)

Roughly bounded by Main, West and East Rds. , Tiverton

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other, Greek Revival, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Architecture, Commerce, Military, Industry

Period of Significance:

1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749

Owner:

Private, Local

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Fishing Facility Or Site, Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Business, Single Dwelling

US Naval War College (added 1966 - - #66000876)

Also known as See Also:Luce Hall

Coaster's Harbor Island , Newport

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Education, Military

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Defense, Education

Historic Sub-function:

College, Naval Facility

Current Function:

Defense, Education

Current Sub-function:

College, Naval Facility

Windmill Hill Historic District (added 1978 - - #78000067)

Eldred Ave. and N. Main Rd. , Jamestown

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Mid 19th Century Revival, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Agriculture, Religion, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Funerary

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Cemetery, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Funerary

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Cemetery, Single Dwelling