Newport in Newport County, Rhode Island — The American Northeast (New England)
Seaman's Church Institute of Newport
18 Market Square

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 6, 2023
1. Seaman's Church Institute of Newport Marker
of Newport
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
1983
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Religion & Religious Structures • Waterways & Vessels.
Location. 41° 29.214′ N, 71° 18.947′ W. Marker is in Newport, Rhode Island, in Newport County. It is on Market Square west of America's Cup Avenue (Rhode Island Route 138A), on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 18 Market Square, Newport RI 02840, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is on Rhode Island’s Narragansett Bay and in Newport and Aquidneck Island. It is also in the American Northeast, in New England, and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Bowen's Wharf (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Bowen's Wharf (within shouting distance of this marker); Rhode Island Slave History (within shouting distance of this marker); Clarke Cooke House (within shouting distance of this marker); Queen Anne Square (within shouting distance of this marker); First Street in the United States to Be Lighted with Gas (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Trinity Church (about 600 feet away); Bells (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Newport.
Credits. This page was last revised on May 11, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 11, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 155 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 11, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
