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Newport Comprehensive Land Use Plan
Memorial Boulevard
The Memorial Boulevard neighborhood is located just east of the Harbor/Lower Thames neighborhood and north of
the Bellevue Avenue and Estates neighborhood. To the north, the neighborhood generally abuts Route 138a, to the
west, Spring Street south of Bowery and then extending east to Easton Bay (including the areas north of Bowery east
of Bellevue). It mainly consists of medium density residential land uses, but also includes commercial, institutional
and other non-residential uses such as the Tennis Hall of Fame and Museum, the Stop and Shop Plaza, Freebody Park
and lodging (e.g. Cliffside Inn, Cooney Cottage, and The Chanler at Cliff Walk). Memorial Boulevard has the highest
median home values in Newport and most homes are situated on small lots oriented to a fairly regular grid street
pattern. The western side of the neighborhood is designated as part of the Historic District and includes the Isaac Bell
House. The Isaac Bell House was built in 1883 for its then owner, Isaac Bell. The house was later purchased in 1996 by
the Preservation Society and is now a National Historic Landmark (NHL).
Long Wharf
Long Wharf abuts Newport Harbor and Downtown. Not a “neighborhood” in the conventional sense, this district is
intensely developed and contains the Newport Shipyard and Marina, the Newport County Convention and Visitors
Bureau (NCCVB), the Newport Yacht Club and major hotels. Long Wharf is a major activity node and anchors the
north end of the city’s primary commercial corridor.
The Point
The Point (previously known as Easton’s Point) runs along Narragansett Bay directly north of Long Wharf and
Downtown, and is almost entirely within the Historic District. The neighborhood is well defined by the Bay on the
west, Route 138 to the north, Farewell Street to the east and Gladys Carr Bolhouse Road to the south. The area is
“buffered” to the east by the former rail line and the large Braman Cemetery. Land use in the neighborhood is almost
exclusively medium-density residential, although there are a few small scale tourist commercial uses. Most of the
homes are Georgian colonial, generating the highest homes values in Newport. The most famous home in the
neighborhood is the Hunter House. The house is a National Historic Landmark and features furniture of the colonial
era made by the Townsend-Goddard family as well as Newport pewter and paintings by the famous painter Cosmo
Alexander.
The Point is also