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It was designed by architect Dudley Newton, and built in 1854. It served as the home of the Sisters of Mercy Convent for nuns of St. Mary's church from 1854 to 1924, and later housed the first private Catholic school in Rhode Island, St Mary's Academy from 1854 to 1924.
The Southern Thames Historic District encompasses the commercial and residential area immediately to the south of the colonial center of Newport, Rhode Island.This area, covering about 135 acres (55 ha), was developed both residentially and commercially between about 1850 and 1920, with the majority of its growth coming in the late 19th century.
The John Stevens Shop (ca. 1750) Museum of Newport History (Market House) (1762) Newport Historic District (Rhode Island) Newport Steam Factory (1831) Perry Mill (1835) Samuel Whitehorne House (1811) Southern Thames Historic District
279 Thames St. Newport: Destroyed by arsonist on July 29, 1972. [10] 4: Clark Cook House: Clark Cook House: January 13, 1972 (#72001571) October 24, 1975: 285 Thames St. Newport: Relocated in 1973 to Bannister's Wharf to allow construction of America's Cup Ave. 5: Industrial National Bank: Industrial National Bank: November 23, 1971 (#71001087 ...
1831 stone Newport Steam Factory 1831 John Mecray Aquidneck Mill Building, restored 2009 [ 1 ] IYRS School of Technology & Trades (known as IYRS , from its previous name of the International Yacht Restoration School ) is a private nonprofit school with a 3-acre campus on Thames Street in Newport, Rhode Island .
The Newport Historic District is a historic district that covers 250 acres (100 ha) in the center of Newport in the U.S. state of Rhode Island.It was designated a National Historic Landmark (NHL) in 1968 due to its extensive and well-preserved assortment of intact colonial buildings dating from the early and mid-18th century.
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In 1780, Clarke Cooke, a wealthy Newport sea captain built the house nearby on Thames Street, opposite what is now the Blues Cafe, before eventually moving from Thames Street as it commercialized. In the 1970s David W. Ray purchased the building and moved it over a sixth month period in 1973 to Bannister's Wharf.