Seamen's Church Institute
of Newport
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
1983 — — Map (db m223220) HM
This property has been
placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Built 1855 — — Map (db m223169) HM
During the late 19th century the Southwest battery was the advanced position for directing fire against the enemy’s warships. It was here that the giant Rodman cannons hurled their massive 15’ projectiles, each weighing over 300 pounds, to a range . . . — — Map (db m48143) HM
Dedicated to the memory of the citizens of Newport who served in the War with Spain. A brief war, but one where results were many, startling and of world-wide meaning. — — Map (db m223293) WM
Charles Handy, Sr., owned land between Pelham and Bowery Streets that once belonged to Abraham Redwood. Handy died in 1793, leaving the estate to his sons Thomas, Levin, John, and William. About 1800 they sub-divided the land and laid out . . . — — Map (db m223179) HM
Known locally as the "Barney Street Cemetery", this plat was purchased by the Diocese of Boston in April, 1828. The site had on it a small schoolhouse, built in 1809, and this was used as the first church, dedicated to St. Joseph. Two adjoining . . . — — Map (db m223137) HM
St. Mary's Parish
was founded April 8, 1828 and is the oldest Parish in the Diocese of Providence
Present structure begun
August 7, 1848. Dedicated on
July 25, 1852. Consecrated
on August 15, 1884. President John F. Kennedy
and Jacqueline . . . — — Map (db m190084) HM
Built 1893 - 1895 has been designated a National Historic Landmark This building possesses National significance in commemorating the history of the United States of America 1994 National Park Service United States Department of the . . . — — Map (db m76659) HM
Because of its commitment to religious toleration, Newport had no established church during the colonial period. There was no Puritan meeting house on the town square as was the norm elsewhere in New England. Instead, the Colony House and the Brick . . . — — Map (db m48556) HM
Demolition threatened The Elms and the surrounding summer houses in the 1960s, a critical period when the architectural landmarks of Bellevue Avenue were on the verge of complete destruction. In 1962, The Preservation Society of Newport County . . . — — Map (db m107353) HM
The famous letter by President George Washington to the Hebrew Congregation in Newport, August 21, 1790, in which religious freedom is laid out as a basic principle of the new republic.
To the Hebrew Congregation in Newport, Rhode Island . . . — — Map (db m223103) HM
Stoneacre, these three acres opposite Vernon Court on Bellevue Avenue (American’s most elegant street), are named for the mansion designed in 1884, by architect William Potter for John W, Ellis, which once occupied this site. Potter recommended . . . — — Map (db m107402) HM
The Hammetts Bell was manufactured in 1872 by Vanduzen & Tift at its Buckey Bell Foundry in Cincinnati, and likely hung in a church steeple. The company made thousands of bells until it closed in the early 1950's, and has the distinction of founding . . . — — Map (db m223196) HM
Problem . . . Insufficient workforce to build a Fortress. The solution would come from Ireland. Five hundred families came to not only escape famine and economic hardship, but here they obtained the freedoms they so longed for in their homeland. . . . — — Map (db m48703) HM
During the 1870s and 1880s, architects pioneered a new type of American house based on a more open design and the use of organic materials.
Queen Anne, Stick, and Singles Style houses, with their half-timbering and rustic shingles, contrasted . . . — — Map (db m107356) HM
The Letter from Moses Seixas, Warden of the Hebrew Congregation in Newport, Rhode Island to President George Washington, August 17, 1790.
To the President of the United States of America
Sir,
Permit the children of the . . . — — Map (db m223099) HM
This rocky outcrop is sometimes eroded by waves powerful enough to tear a hole in them. Colonies of small marine animals living on the shore, however, can withstand these forces. Some withdraw into narrow crevices, others attach themselves . . . — — Map (db m48463) HM
To commemorate the repeal of the Stamp Act in March 1766, William Read deeded a small triangle of land at this site where grew the original Tree of Liberty, to William Ellery and others in trust. This tree was cut down by British occupation forces . . . — — Map (db m48095) HM
The Fast Passage provides easy entry to Narragansett Bay. So in wartime, an enemy fleet could have sailed right into Newport, with cannons blazing! To answer this potential threat, Fort Adams focused its firepower here on the west wall. Top tier . . . — — Map (db m48133) HM
The results of the religious toleration upon which Newport was founded are nowhere more evident than in the houses of worship clustered within a few hundred feet of this location: Touro Synagogue, the Seventh Day Baptist Meeting House, the United . . . — — Map (db m48580) HM
Touro Synagogue of Jeshuat Israel Congregation Founded 1658 Ths oldest synagogue building in the United States was designed by Peter Harrison. Ground was broken August 1, 1759. It was dedicated on December 2, 1763. Here, 1781-84 The Rhode Island . . . — — Map (db m48698) HM
In memory of our shipmates and members of Air Task Group 181 lost in an accidental explosion on the USS Bennington while operating off the coast of Rhode Island on May 26, 1954 [ List of those killed in the explosion. ] “As long as . . . — — Map (db m48623) HM
This model of Fort Adams provides an overview of the Fort’s design, including the main structure and the outworks for land defense. The drawings of the Fort show details of its construction and reveal the complexity of its design along with the . . . — — Map (db m66374) HM
Washington Square, originally called the Mall and later the Parade, is ringed by buildings constructed over two centuries. The Square reflects Newport’s transformation from a rudimentary outpost to one of the five major trading posts in colonial . . . — — Map (db m48545) HM
Frederick C. Mayer · George Mayhew · Alexander I. McElheran · Peter Moir · Andrew Mowat · John Francis Murphy · William Dennis Nagle · Guy Norman · Christos Papathanasopoulos · Albert Paulus · Sidney D. Reynolds · Caldwell Colt Robinson · Harold . . . — — Map (db m186855) WM
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