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The Newport Tower. / 41.4858; -71.3099. The Newport Tower, also known as the Old Stone Mill, is a round stone tower located in Touro Park in Newport, Rhode Island, the remains of a windmill built in the mid-17th century. It has received attention due to speculation that it is actually several centuries older and would thus represent evidence of ...
The Touro Synagogue or Congregation Jeshuat Israel (Hebrew: קהל קדוש ישועת ישראל) is a synagogue built in 1763 in Newport, Rhode Island.It is the oldest synagogue building still standing in the United States, [2] [a] the only surviving synagogue building in the U.S. dating to the colonial era, and the oldest surviving Jewish synagogue building in North America. [3]
March 12, 2018. The Kay Street–Catherine Street–Old Beach Road Historic District is a historic district in Newport, Rhode Island. The area is located north of Newport's well-known Bellevue Avenue, and encompasses an area that was developed residentially between about 1830 and 1890, for the most part before the Gilded Age mansions were built ...
Matthew Perry Monument (Newport, Rhode Island) / 41.485719; -71.309426. Matthew Perry Monument is a statue commemorating Commodore Matthew C. Perry. The statue is situated in Touro Park facing Bellevue Avenue in the heart of Newport, Rhode Island and was designed by John Quincy Adams Ward in 1869. [1] The pedestal was designed by Richard Morris ...
Washington Square (Newport, Rhode Island) Coordinates: 41.4902°N 71.3140°W. Elm tree in front of the Florence K. Murray Judicial Complex in Washington Square. Washington Square is the geographical and historical heart of Newport Rhode Island. More trapezoid than square, it exists at the intersection of several major streets and what was the ...
The oldest synagogue in the United States, The Touro Synagogue in Newport was designated as a National Historic Site in 1946. About 30,000 visitor go every year to take a tour of the interior and ...
William Ellery Channing statue and Newport Tower, Touro Park, Newport, Rhode Island; Camera manufacturer: Panasonic: Camera model: DMC-LX3: Author: Kenneth C. Zirkel: Exposure time: 1/800 sec (0.00125) F-number: f/4: ISO speed rating: 80: Date and time of data generation: 10:19, 3 May 2017: Lens focal length: 5.1 mm: Latitude: 41° 29′ 8.64 ...
William Ellery Channing statue and Newport Tower, Touro Park, Newport, Rhode Island; Camera manufacturer: Panasonic: Camera model: DMC-LX3: Author: Kenneth C. Zirkel: Exposure time: 1/800 sec (0.00125) F-number: f/4: ISO speed rating: 80: Date and time of data generation: 10:19, 3 May 2017: Lens focal length: 5.1 mm: Latitude: 41° 29′ 8.64 ...