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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.
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Newport County, Rhode Island, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National Register properties and districts; these locations may be seen together in a map.
Newport's Van Bueren family donated money to the private Preservation Society of Newport to restore the building in 1952, after years of neglect as a boarding house. [2] After the restoration, it was sold and once again operated as a private tavern and restaurant, [2] and it remains a popular drinking and dining location today. [3]
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The Mooring restaurant won one time during taping for the Food Network show Challenge. The show is primarily for baking but it does have episodes with other focuses—one of which was the Great Chowder Cook-Off. [6] In 2015, the location of the Cook-Off was changed to Newport's Fort Adams State Park. [7] [8]
The Audrain Building is an architecturally significant commercial building located at 222 Bellevue Avenue in Newport, Rhode Island.It is situated adjacent to the Newport Casino and is a contributing property to the Bellevue Avenue/Casino Historic District.
Hammersmith Farm is a Victorian mansion and estate located at 225 Harrison Avenue in Newport, Rhode Island, United States. It was a childhood home of First Lady Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy , and the site of the reception for her wedding to U.S. Senator John F. Kennedy in September, 1953.
The Elms is a large mansion (sometimes facetiously called a "summer cottage") located at 367 Bellevue Avenue, Newport, Rhode Island, completed in 1901.The architect Horace Trumbauer (1868–1938) designed it for the coal baron Edward Julius Berwind (1848–1936), taking inspiration from the 18th century Château d'Asnières in Asnières-sur-Seine, France.