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11 Historical & Cultural Resources
Year
Built
Landmark
Date Listed
Landmark
Year
Built
Date Listed
President's House, Naval War
College
1896
9/18/1989
The Elms
1899
9/10/1971
Rosecliff
1899
2/6/1973
Emmanuel Church
1900
5/16/1996
Army and Navy YMCA
1911
12/29/1988
Seamen's Church Institute of Newport
1929
8/4/1983
Weatherly (sloop)
1958
8/28/2012
Newport Historic District
1968
11/24/1968
Bellevue Avenue Historic District
1972
12/8/1972
Bellevue Avenue/Casino Historic
District
1972
12/8/1972
Kay Street-Catherine Street-Old
Beach Road Historic District
1973
5/22/1973
Ocean Drive Historic District
1976
5/11/1976
Fort Hamilton Historic District
2001
10/22/2001
Southern Thames Historic District
2008
6/26/2008
Source: National Park Service
Slightly different than the National Register of Historic Places Program, the National Historic Landmarks Program
(NHL) consists of properties that display the history of the United States. Buildings in the NHL are eligible for
preservation grants and technical preservation assistance. There are currently 2,500 properties that are considered
Historic Landmarks, 23 of them reside in Newport. All of the properties in the NHL are also featured in the National
Register of Historic Places. Table 11-3 shows the 23 landmarks in Newport that are considered National Historic
Landmarks.
Table 11-3 - Newport’s National Historic Landmarks
Landmark
Year
Built
Date Listed
Significance
Wanton-LymanHazard House
1697
10/9/1960
This house is the oldest surviving house in Newport. The house gets its name
from its second owner, Richard Ward, who was a lawyer and later governor of
the colony of Rhode Island in 1741. The house was purchased by the Newport
Historical Society in 1927.
Trinity Church
1726
10/18/1968
The congregation that later formed and built the Trinity Church arrived in
Newport to get away from the Church of England. Once their numbers grew
enough, the built the Trinity Church as it exists today. The structure still
functions as a church and is open for tours to the public.
Old Colony House
1736
10/9/1960
The Old Colony House is the fourth oldest statehouse still standing in the
country. Also known as the Old State House, this structure served as the
primary state house of Rhode Island until 1901. The Colony House is now
owned by the State of Rhode Island and is managed by the Newport Historical
Society
Redwood Library
1747
10/9/1960
The Redwood Library is the oldest private library in America. The library
opened in 1750 and was the first library in the State of Rhode Island. Additions
to building itself have been completed over the years, but the style is
complimentary to that employed by the original architect, Peter Harrison.
Hunter House
1748
10/18/1968
Vernon House
1758
10/18/1968
The Hunter House displays examples of the finest achievements of eighteenth
century arts and crafts done in Newport. Purchased by Mrs. Geoerge Henry
Warren in 1945, she formed The Preservation Society of Newport County and
made the Hunter House the first of the Society’s preserved properties.
The house got its namesake from its second owner, William Vernon. The house
underwent expansions in 1760 and it is widely thought that the famed architect
Peter Harrison was the one who designed them. George Washington stayed in
the house for a week during 1781; it is believed that he was working on
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