National Register of Historic Places listings in Newport, Rhode Island

This is a list of Registered Historic Places in Newport, Rhode Island, which has been transferred from and is an integral part of National Register of Historic Places listings in Newport County, Rhode Island.

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This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted December 2, 2016.[1]

Current listings

[2] Name on the Register[3] Image Date listed[4] Location City or town Description
1 Army and Navy YMCA
Army and Navy YMCA
December 29, 1988
(#88003073)
 50 Washington Sq.
41°29′26″N 71°18′51″W / 41.490556°N 71.314167°W / 41.490556; -71.314167 (Army and Navy YMCA)		 Newport
2 Charles H. Baldwin House
Charles H. Baldwin House
May 6, 1971
(#71000018)
 Bellevue Ave., opposite Perry St.
41°28′44″N 71°18′31″W / 41.478889°N 71.308611°W / 41.478889; -71.308611 (Charles H. Baldwin House)		 Newport
3 Isaac Bell House
Isaac Bell House
January 13, 1972
(#72000022)
 70 Perry St.
41°28′46″N 71°18′35″W / 41.479444°N 71.309722°W / 41.479444; -71.309722 (Isaac Bell House)		 Newport First major Shingle-style house
4 Bellevue Avenue Historic District
Bellevue Avenue Historic District
December 8, 1972
(#72000023)
 Roughly bounded Atlantic Ocean, Easton Bay, Coggeshall Ave.,Spring St., and Memorial Blvd.
41°28′23″N 71°18′28″W / 41.473056°N 71.307778°W / 41.473056; -71.307778 (Bellevue Avenue Historic District)		 Newport Home to summer mansions and houses built by wealthy vacationers in Newport in late 19th and early 20th centuries
5 Bellevue Avenue/Casino Historic District
Bellevue Avenue/Casino Historic District
December 8, 1972
(#72000024)
 170-230 Bellvue Avenue
41°28′57″N 71°18′28″W / 41.4825°N 71.307778°W / 41.4825; -71.307778 (Bellevue Avenue/Casino Historic District)		 Newport
6 The Bird's Nest
The Bird's Nest
June 7, 1982
(#82000130)
 526 Broadway at One Mile Corner
41°30′21″N 71°18′09″W / 41.505833°N 71.3025°W / 41.505833; -71.3025 (The Bird's Nest)		 Newport
7 The Breakers
The Breakers
September 10, 1971
(#71000019)
 Ochre Point Ave.
41°28′11″N 71°17′56″W / 41.469722°N 71.298889°W / 41.469722; -71.298889 (The Breakers)		 Newport Advanced and costly mansion built by Cornelius Vanderbilt II in 1895. Considered the city's premier mansion then and now.
8 Brick Market
Brick Market
October 15, 1966
(#66000019)
 Thames St. & Washington Sq.
41°29′23″N 71°18′58″W / 41.489722°N 71.316111°W / 41.489722; -71.316111 (Brick Market)		 Newport Sophisticated late Georgian building with many classical elements. Now used as Museum of Newport History
9 Castle Hill Lighthouse
Castle Hill Lighthouse
March 30, 1988
(#88000277)
 Off Ocean Ave. on Castle Hill at the western end of Newport Neck
41°27′43″N 71°21′48″W / 41.461944°N 71.363333°W / 41.461944; -71.363333 (Castle Hill Lighthouse)		 Newport 1890 lighthouse still in active use; part of the Lighthouses of Rhode Island TR
10 Chateau-sur-Mer
Chateau-sur-Mer
November 8, 1968
(#68000002)
 424 Bellevue Ave.
41°28′10″N 71°18′20″W / 41.469444°N 71.305556°W / 41.469444; -71.305556 (Chateau-sur-Mer)		 Newport Considered the first of the great Newport mansions.
11 Clarke Street Meeting House
Clarke Street Meeting House
January 25, 1971
(#71000020)
 Clarke St.
41°29′22″N 71°18′51″W / 41.489444°N 71.314167°W / 41.489444; -71.314167 (Clarke Street Meeting House)		 Newport
12 Commandant's Residence, Quarters Number One, Fort Adams
Commandant's Residence, Quarters Number One, Fort Adams
May 8, 1974
(#74000043)
 Harrison Ave., Fort Adams
41°28′17″N 71°20′33″W / 41.471389°N 71.3425°W / 41.471389; -71.3425 (Commandant's Residence, Quarters Number One, Fort Adams)		 Newport
13 Common Burying Ground and Island Cemetery
Common Burying Ground and Island Cemetery
May 1, 1974
(#74000044)
 Farwell and Warner Sts.
41°29′50″N 71°18′55″W / 41.497222°N 71.315278°W / 41.497222; -71.315278 (Common Burying Ground and Island Cemetery)		 Newport
14 CORONET (Wooden Hull Schooner Yacht)
CORONET (Wooden Hull Schooner Yacht)
June 3, 2004
(#04000571)
 449 Thames
41°28′54″N 71°19′00″W / 41.481667°N 71.316667°W / 41.481667; -71.316667 (CORONET (Wooden Hull Schooner Yacht))		 Newport
15 Dr. Charles Cotton House
Dr. Charles Cotton House
January 13, 1972
(#72000026)
 5 Cotton's Court
41°29′18″N 71°18′53″W / 41.488333°N 71.314722°W / 41.488333; -71.314722 (Dr. Charles Cotton House)		 Newport
16 William King Covell III
William King Covell III
May 31, 1972
(#72000027)
 72 Washington St.
41°29′39″N 71°19′19″W / 41.494167°N 71.321944°W / 41.494167; -71.321944 (William King Covell III)		 Newport
17 The Elms
The Elms
September 10, 1971
(#71000021)
 Bellevue Ave.
41°28′38″N 71°18′38″W / 41.477222°N 71.310556°W / 41.477222; -71.310556 (The Elms)		 Newport One of the last and most modern of the great Newport mansions
18 Emmanuel Church
Emmanuel Church
May 16, 1996
(#96000574)
 42 Dearborn St.
41°28′47″N 71°18′47″W / 41.479722°N 71.313056°W / 41.479722; -71.313056 (Emmanuel Church)		 Newport
19 Fort Adams
Fort Adams
July 28, 1970
(#70000014)
 West of Newport at Fort Adams Rd. and Harrison Ave.
41°28′30″N 71°20′28″W / 41.475°N 71.341111°W / 41.475; -71.341111 (Fort Adams)		 Newport
20 Fort Hamilton Historic District
Fort Hamilton Historic District
October 22, 2001
(#01001158)
 Rose Island
41°29′47″N 71°20′30″W / 41.496389°N 71.341667°W / 41.496389; -71.341667 (Fort Hamilton Historic District)		 Newport part of the Lighthouses of Rhode Island TR
21 Levi H. Gale House
Levi H. Gale House
May 6, 1971
(#71000022)
 89 Touro St.
41°29′21″N 71°18′45″W / 41.489167°N 71.3125°W / 41.489167; -71.3125 (Levi H. Gale House)		 Newport
22 John Griswold House
John Griswold House
November 5, 1971
(#71000023)
 76 Bellevue Ave
41°29′09″N 71°18′32″W / 41.485833°N 71.308889°W / 41.485833; -71.308889 (John Griswold House)		 Newport
23 Hunter House
Hunter House
November 24, 1968
(#68000003)
 54 Washington St.
41°29′33″N 71°19′18″W / 41.4925°N 71.321667°W / 41.4925; -71.321667 (Hunter House)		 Newport Excellent example of Georgian frame house, with many interior features and original furnishings
24 Ida Lewis Rock Lighthouse
Ida Lewis Rock Lighthouse
February 25, 1988
(#87001700)
 On Lime Rock in Newport Harbor off Wellington Ave.
41°28′40″N 71°19′35″W / 41.477778°N 71.326389°W / 41.477778; -71.326389 (Ida Lewis Rock Lighthouse)		 Newport part of the Lighthouses of Rhode Island TR
25 Kay Street-Catherine Street-Old Beach Road Historic District
Kay Street-Catherine Street-Old Beach Road Historic District
May 22, 1973
(#73000052)
 Newport
41°29′23″N 71°18′19″W / 41.489722°N 71.305278°W / 41.489722; -71.305278 (Kay Street-Catherine Street-Old Beach Road Historic District)		 Newport
26 Edward King House
Edward King House
October 15, 1970
(#70000024)
 Aquidneck Park, Spring St.
41°28′56″N 71°18′41″W / 41.482222°N 71.311389°W / 41.482222; -71.311389 (Edward King House)		 Newport Richard Upjohn-designed Italian villa house for local merchant was the largest in the city at time of its 1847 completion.
27 Kingscote
Kingscote
May 17, 1973
(#73000058)
 Bellevue Ave. and Bowery St.
41°28′54″N 71°18′34″W / 41.481667°N 71.309444°W / 41.481667; -71.309444 (Kingscote)		 Newport 1839 Gothic Revival house by Richard Upjohn was the first summer residence in Newport.
28 Lucas-Johnston House
Lucas-Johnston House
May 6, 1971
(#71000024)
 40 Division St.
41°29′19″N 71°18′45″W / 41.488611°N 71.3125°W / 41.488611; -71.3125 (Lucas-Johnston House)		 Newport
29 Luce Hall
Luce Hall
September 22, 1972
(#72001439)
 US Naval War College and Torpedo School, Coasters Harbor Island
41°30′24″N 71°19′44″W / 41.506667°N 71.328889°W / 41.506667; -71.328889 (Luce Hall)		 Newport
30 Malbone
Malbone
October 22, 1976
(#76000039)
 Malbone Rd.
41°30′18″N 71°18′38″W / 41.505°N 71.310556°W / 41.505; -71.310556 (Malbone)		 Newport
31 Francis Malbone House
Francis Malbone House
April 28, 1975
(#75000055)
 392 Thames St.
41°28′58″N 71°18′54″W / 41.482778°N 71.315°W / 41.482778; -71.315 (Francis Malbone House)		 Newport
32 Marble House
Marble House
September 10, 1971
(#71000025)
 596 Bellevue Ave.
41°27′44″N 71°18′24″W / 41.462222°N 71.306667°W / 41.462222; -71.306667 (Marble House)		 Newport Richard Morris Hunt-designed mansion for William Kissam Vanderbilt
33 Capt. John Mawdsley House
Capt. John Mawdsley House
July 2, 1983
(#83000180)
 228 Spring St.
41°29′03″N 71°18′44″W / 41.484167°N 71.312222°W / 41.484167; -71.312222 (Capt. John Mawdsley House)		 Newport
34 Miantonomi Memorial Park
Miantonomi Memorial Park
June 23, 1969
(#69000003)
 Between Hillside and Girard Aves.
41°30′32″N 71°18′37″W / 41.508889°N 71.310278°W / 41.508889; -71.310278 (Miantonomi Memorial Park)		 Newport
35 Newport Artillery Company Armory
Newport Artillery Company Armory
June 30, 1972
(#72000029)
 23 Clarke St.
41°29′22″N 71°18′51″W / 41.489444°N 71.314167°W / 41.489444; -71.314167 (Newport Artillery Company Armory)		 Newport
36 Newport Casino
Newport Casino
December 2, 1970
(#70000083)
 194 Bellevue Ave.
41°28′56″N 71°18′27″W / 41.482222°N 71.3075°W / 41.482222; -71.3075 (Newport Casino)		 Newport Early McKim, Mead and White Shingle Style building; also first social club in U.S. to include recreational facilities. Home to International Tennis Hall of Fame.
37 Newport Harbor Lighthouse
Newport Harbor Lighthouse
March 30, 1988
(#88000276)
 N. end of Goat Island, Newport Harbor
41°29′36″N 71°19′39″W / 41.493333°N 71.3275°W / 41.493333; -71.3275 (Newport Harbor Lighthouse)		 Newport part of the Lighthouses of Rhode Island TR
38 Newport Historic District
Newport Historic District
November 24, 1968
(#68000001)
 Bounded roughly by Van Zandt Ave., Newport Harbor, Thames, Pope, William Sts., Bellevue Ave., Bull, Broadway, Kingston
41°29′21″N 71°18′58″W / 41.489167°N 71.316111°W / 41.489167; -71.316111 (Newport Historic District)		 Newport Well-preserved collection of Georgian and colonial buildings, many showing sophistication and coordination
39 Newport Steam Factory
Newport Steam Factory
January 20, 1972
(#72000030)
 449 Thames St.
41°29′03″N 71°18′58″W / 41.484167°N 71.316111°W / 41.484167; -71.316111 (Newport Steam Factory)		 Newport
40 Ocean Drive Historic District
Ocean Drive Historic District
May 11, 1976
(#76000048)
 Ocean Dr.
41°27′40″N 71°20′03″W / 41.461111°N 71.334167°W / 41.461111; -71.334167 (Ocean Drive Historic District)		 Newport Long road along Newport's southern shore with many summer homes and ocean views
41 Ochre Point-Cliffs Historic District
Ochre Point-Cliffs Historic District
March 18, 1975
(#75000211)
 Roughly bounded by Bellevue Ave. and Coastland as far north as Memorial Boulevard and south to Sheep Point Cove
41°28′27″N 71°18′08″W / 41.474167°N 71.302222°W / 41.474167; -71.302222 (Ochre Point-Cliffs Historic District)		 Newport
42 Old State House
Old State House
October 15, 1966
(#66000014)
 Washington Sq.
41°29′27″N 71°18′48″W / 41.490833°N 71.313333°W / 41.490833; -71.313333 (Old State House)		 Newport Meeting place of colonial and state legislatures until 20th century; intact Georgian public building
43 Perry Mill
Perry Mill
January 13, 1972
(#72000020)
 337 Thames St.
41°29′02″N 71°18′55″W / 41.483889°N 71.315278°W / 41.483889; -71.315278 (Perry Mill)		 Newport
44 President's House, Naval War College
President's House, Naval War College
September 18, 1989
(#89001219)
 Naval Education and Training Center on Coasters Harbor Island
41°30′28″N 71°19′40″W / 41.507778°N 71.327778°W / 41.507778; -71.327778 (President's House, Naval War College)		 Newport
45 Redwood Library
Redwood Library
October 15, 1966
(#66000015)
 50 Bellevue Ave.
41°29′12″N 71°18′34″W / 41.486667°N 71.309444°W / 41.486667; -71.309444 (Redwood Library)		 Newport
46 Joseph Rogers House
Joseph Rogers House
February 23, 1972
(#72000031)
 37 Touro St.
41°29′23″N 71°18′51″W / 41.489722°N 71.314167°W / 41.489722; -71.314167 (Joseph Rogers House)		 Newport
47 Rose Island Lighthouse
Rose Island Lighthouse
April 10, 1987
(#87000033)
 Southwestern point of Rose Island
41°29′44″N 71°20′35″W / 41.495556°N 71.343056°W / 41.495556; -71.343056 (Rose Island Lighthouse)		 Newport part of the Lighthouses of Rhode Island TR
48 Rosecliff
Rosecliff
February 6, 1973
(#73000059)
 Bellevue Ave.
41°27′55″N 71°18′20″W / 41.465278°N 71.305556°W / 41.465278; -71.305556 (Rosecliff)		 Newport
49 Seamen's Church Institute of Newport
Seamen's Church Institute of Newport
August 4, 1983
(#83000178)
 18 Market Square
41°29′14″N 71°19′01″W / 41.487222°N 71.316944°W / 41.487222; -71.316944 (Seamen's Church Institute of Newport)		 Newport
50 William Watts Sherman House
William Watts Sherman House
December 30, 1970
(#70000015)
 2 Shepard Ave.
41°28′12″N 71°18′18″W / 41.47°N 71.305°W / 41.47; -71.305 (William Watts Sherman House)		 Newport
51 Shiloh Church
Shiloh Church
August 12, 1971
(#71000026)
 25 School St.
41°29′19″N 71°18′44″W / 41.488611°N 71.312222°W / 41.488611; -71.312222 (Shiloh Church)		 Newport
52 Southern Thames Historic District
Southern Thames Historic District
June 26, 2008
(#08000314)
 Thames St. from Memorial Blvd. to Morton Ave.
41°29′09″N 71°18′53″W / 41.48582°N 71.314681°W / 41.48582; -71.314681 (Southern Thames Historic District)		 Newport
53 St. Mary's Church Complex
St. Mary's Church Complex
March 6, 2008
(#08000153)
 14 William St.
41°29′02″N 71°18′45″W / 41.483889°N 71.3125°W / 41.483889; -71.3125 (St. Mary's Church Complex)		 Newport
54 Ezra Stiles House
Ezra Stiles House
March 16, 1972
(#72000116)
 14 Clarke St.
41°29′23″N 71°18′50″W / 41.489722°N 71.313889°W / 41.489722; -71.313889 (Ezra Stiles House)		 Newport
55 Charles Tillinghast House Upload image
January 20, 1972
(#72001576)
 243-245 Thames St.
41°29′19″N 71°18′54″W / 41.4886°N 71.315°W / 41.4886; -71.315 (Charles Tillinghast House)		 Newport
56 John Tillinghast House
John Tillinghast House
April 11, 1973
(#73000060)
 142 Mill St.
41°29′11″N 71°18′37″W / 41.486389°N 71.310278°W / 41.486389; -71.310278 (John Tillinghast House)		 Newport
57 Touro Synagogue National Historic Site
Touro Synagogue National Historic Site
October 15, 1966
(#66000927)
 85 Touro St.
41°29′23″N 71°18′45″W / 41.489722°N 71.3125°W / 41.489722; -71.3125 (Touro Synagogue National Historic Site)		 Newport Only surviving synagogue from colonial era
58 Trinity Church
Trinity Church
November 24, 1968
(#68000004)
 Spring and Church Sts.
41°29′15″N 71°18′50″W / 41.4875°N 71.313889°W / 41.4875; -71.313889 (Trinity Church)		 Newport Oldest parish church in Rhode Island; early 18th-century design modeled on Boston's Old North Church
59 United Congregational Church
United Congregational Church
November 19, 1971
(#71000027)
 Spring and Pelham Sts.
41°29′09″N 71°18′49″W / 41.485833°N 71.313611°W / 41.485833; -71.313611 (United Congregational Church)		 Newport National Historic Landmark designation October 16, 2012
60 US Naval War College
US Naval War College
October 15, 1966
(#66000876)
 Coaster's Harbor Island
41°30′24″N 71°19′44″W / 41.506667°N 71.328889°W / 41.506667; -71.328889 (US Naval War College)		 Newport
61 Vernon House
Vernon House
November 24, 1968
(#68000005)
 46 Clarke St.
41°29′19″N 71°18′50″W / 41.488611°N 71.313889°W / 41.488611; -71.313889 (Vernon House)		 Newport Sophisticated Georgian frame house used as headquarters by Rochambeau after end of British occupation during Revolutionary War
62 Wanton-Lyman-Hazard House
Wanton-Lyman-Hazard House
October 15, 1966
(#66000016)
 17 Broadway
41°29′27″N 71°18′48″W / 41.490833°N 71.313333°W / 41.490833; -71.313333 (Wanton-Lyman-Hazard House)		 Newport Oldest house in Newport, built in 1697.
63 Weatherly (sloop) Upload image
August 28, 2012
(#12000585)
 49 America's Cup Blvd.
41°29′15″N 71°18′59″W / 41.487397°N 71.316258°W / 41.487397; -71.316258 (Weatherly (sloop))		 Newport
64 White Horse Tavern
White Horse Tavern
February 23, 1972
(#72000032)
 26 Marlborough St.
41°29′30″N 71°18′51″W / 41.491667°N 71.314167°W / 41.491667; -71.314167 (White Horse Tavern)		 Newport One of the oldest tavern buildings in the U.S., built in 1673
65 Samuel Whitehorne House
Samuel Whitehorne House
May 6, 1971
(#71000028)
 414 Thames St.
41°28′55″N 71°18′53″W / 41.481944°N 71.314722°W / 41.481944; -71.314722 (Samuel Whitehorne House)		 Newport

Former listings

[2] Name on the Register Image Date listedDate removed Location City or town Summary
1 Sherman Clark House Upload image
January 13, 1972
(#72000025)
Unknown
 279 Thames St.
 Newport

See also

References

  1. ↑ "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions". National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved on December 2, 2016.
  2. 1 2 Numbers represent an ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
  3. ↑ National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  4. ↑ The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
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