City guide
39 buildings worth a detour, each with what to look for. Open them on the map, or walk them with the iPhone app, which collects each one you photograph.
The buildings that define the city's architecture.
Belcourt Castle was completed in 1894 to designs by Richard Morris Hunt in the Châteauesque style. Its castle-themed Gilded Age design is reflected in a chateau-style facade, and it is recognized as a National Register of Historic Places contributing property.
Photo: Kenneth C. Zirkel , CC BY-SA 4.0
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Chateau-sur-Mer was designed by architect Seth C. Bradford and completed in 1851 in Newport's Bellevue neighborhood, making it an early entry in the Gilded Age mansion-building that would come to define the area. The building is a designated National Historic Landmark and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Photo: Daderot at en.wikipedia , CC BY-SA 3.0
The Edward King House was designed by Richard Upjohn in the Renaissance Revival style. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is also designated a National Historic Landmark.
Photo: Daniel Case , CC BY-SA 3.0
Emmanuel Church was completed in 1900 to designs by Ralph Adams Cram, a major American Gothic Revival church architect. It is individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places, its Gothic Revival facade visible from the street.
Photo: Swampyank at English Wikipedia , CC BY-SA 3.0
The Isaac Bell House is a Newport cottage on Bellevue Avenue in the Bellevue neighborhood, designed by the firm McKim, Mead & White in the Shingle style. It is regarded as a textbook exemplar of Shingle style architecture and is a National Historic Landmark.
Photo: Daniel Case , CC BY-SA 3.0
The John N. A. Griswold House is a Newport building in the Historic Hill neighborhood, designed by Richard Morris Hunt and completed in 1864 in the Stick style. It is regarded as a textbook example of the Stick style and is a National Historic Landmark.
Photo: Beyond My Ken , CC BY-SA 4.0
Kingscote is a Newport cottage in the Historic Hill neighborhood, originally designed by Richard Upjohn in the Gothic Revival style, with later additions by Stanford White and the firm McKim, Mead & White. It is regarded as an early and significant example of the Newport cottage, and is a National Historic Landmark.
Photo: Bmzuckerman , CC BY 4.0
The Levi H. Gale House was completed in 1835 to designs by Russell Warren, a notable regional architect. Its Greek Revival forms read clearly from the street, and the house is individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Photo: original upload by en:User:Swampyank , CC BY-SA 3.0
Malbone Castle was designed by Alexander Jackson Davis in the Gothic Revival style. It is individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and its castle-themed design carries through Davis's Gothic Revival vocabulary.
Photo: Ssaco , CC BY-SA 3.0
Marble House is a Vanderbilt summer cottage on Bellevue Avenue in Newport's Bellevue neighborhood, designed by Richard Morris Hunt in the Beaux-Arts style. It is one of Newport's most famous Gilded Age mansions, known for its marble-clad facade, and is recognized as a National Historic Landmark.
Photo: dchelyadnik@yahoo.com , Public domain
The Newport Casino is a clubhouse building in the Historic Hill neighborhood, designed by McKim, Mead & White in the Shingle style. It is considered a textbook exemplar of the Shingle style and is a National Historic Landmark.
Photo: Daniel Case , CC BY-SA 3.0
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Ochre Court was designed by Richard Morris Hunt, a major architect of the Gilded Age, and completed in 1892 in Newport's Bellevue neighborhood. It stands as one of the grand mansions of that era.
Photo: Dennis Heller , CC BY 2.0
The Redwood Library and Athenaeum was designed by Peter Harrison and completed in 1747, making it one of the oldest library buildings in continuous use in the United States. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is also designated a National Historic Landmark.
Photo: ajay_suresh , CC BY 2.0
Rosecliff was completed in 1902 to designs by Stanford White of McKim, Mead & White, one of the era's most prominent architecture firms. Built in the Baroque Revival style, it became one of Newport's famous Gilded Age ballroom mansions and is individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Photo: n ole , CC BY 2.0
The Breakers is a Gilded Age summer cottage on Bellevue Avenue in Newport's Bellevue neighborhood, completed in 1893 for the Vanderbilt family and designed by Richard Morris Hunt in the Renaissance Revival style. It is one of Newport's defining Vanderbilt "cottages," recognized today as a National Historic Landmark and listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Photo: UpstateNYer , CC BY-SA 3.0
The Elms is a Gilded Age summer cottage on Bellevue Avenue in Newport's Bellevue neighborhood, completed in 1899 and designed by Horace Trumbauer in the Neoclassical style, modeled on a French chateau. It is a National Historic Landmark.
Photo: The original uploader was Daderot at English Wikipedia. , CC BY-SA 3.0
The Reefs Mansion was designed by the firm Sturgis and Brigham and completed in 1885 in the Queen Anne style, a period commission that reflects the architectural fashions of late-19th-century Newport.
Touro Synagogue was designed by Peter Harrison and completed in 1759, making it a rare surviving example of 18th-century religious architecture. It is a National Register of Historic Places contributing property and is also individually NRHP-listed.
Photo: Swampyank at en.wikipedia , CC BY-SA 3.0
Wildacre was designed in 1900 by Irving Gill, who would later become a pioneering modernist architect. Here, early in his career, Gill worked in the Shingle style, and the house stands as a record of the architectural language he started in before moving toward the stripped-down modernism he became known for.
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The William Watts Sherman House is a Newport residence in the Bellevue neighborhood, designed by Henry Hobson Richardson in the Queen Anne style. It is regarded as an early and influential American example of Queen Anne design and is a National Historic Landmark.
Photo: Henry Hobson Richardson (American, 1838-1886) , Public domain
Worth a stop when you're nearby.
Beechwood, in Newport's Bellevue neighborhood, is attributed to Andrew Jackson Downing and dated to 1741, built in the Renaissance Revival style.
Photo: Bear Golden Retriever from auburn,ny, usa , CC BY 2.0
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The Eisenhower House was designed by George C. Mason & Son and completed in 1873. It is individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and its name carries an association with its use as a presidential summer White House.
Photo: Ekem , CC BY-SA 3.0
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Fort Adams dates to 1798 and is a large historic fortification with a strong military history. It is designated a National Historic Landmark and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Photo: Pub by H. B. Settle, Newport, R.I. "Tichnor Quality Views" Made Only by Tichnor Bros., Inc., Boston, Mass. , Public domain
Hunter House was built in 1748 in Newport's Historic Hill neighborhood in the Georgian style, and is considered one of the finest colonial houses in America. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Photo: Daniel Case , CC BY-SA 3.0
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Miramar is a mansion in Newport's Bellevue neighborhood, designed by Horace Trumbauer and completed in 1915.
Photo: J. Rugen, 295 Thames Street, Newport Rhode Island , Public domain
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The Naval War College was founded in 1884 and is designated a National Historic Landmark, as well as a National Register of Historic Places listed place and contributing property.
Seaview Terrace is a large châteauesque mansion in Newport's Bellevue neighborhood, completed in 1925, with a strong street presence.
St. Mary's Church, on Newport's Historic Hill, was designed by the prolific church architect Patrick Charles Keely and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The church is known as the site of John F. Kennedy's wedding.
Photo: Kenneth C. Zirkel , CC BY-SA 4.0
Trinity Church, in Newport's Historic Hill neighborhood, is a notable colonial-era Georgian church with a retellable history tied to its congregation. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and carries an OSM heritage designation.
Photo: Kenneth C. Zirkel , CC BY-SA 3.0
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Vernon Court was designed by Carrère and Hastings, a major Beaux-Arts firm, and completed in 1901 in Newport's Bellevue neighborhood as one of the era's Gilded Age mansions.
Fine buildings that fewer people seek out.
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Beachmound Mansion is a Bellevue mansion designed by Henry Ives Cobb and completed in 1896.
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Clarendon Court is a Bellevue mansion designed by Horace Trumbauer and completed in 1904.
Photo: Matt Hoke , CC BY-SA 3.0
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The Francis Malbone House stands on Historic Hill, designed by the colonial architect Peter Harrison. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Photo: Swampyank at English Wikipedia , CC BY 3.0
The Hamilton Hoppin House is a Renaissance Revival house designed by Richard Upjohn and built in 1856. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Photo: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ, M.D. , CC BY-SA 4.0
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The Museum of Newport History, on Historic Hill, occupies a building designed by Peter Harrison, a historically significant colonial architect, and carries National Historic Landmark status.
Photo: Daniel Case , CC BY-SA 3.0
Newport City Hall is a Beaux-Arts civic building on Historic Hill, designed by John Dixon Johnston and completed in 1900.
Photo: ajay_suresh , CC BY 2.0
Sunnylea is a Queen Anne style house in Bellevue, designed by the local architect Dudley Newton and built in 1881.
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The Waves is a Bellevue mansion designed by John Russell Pope and completed in 1927.
Photo: Kenneth C. Zirkel , CC BY-SA 4.0
The Wanton-Lyman-Hazard House, on Historic Hill, is built in the American colonial architecture style and ranks among the oldest surviving houses in Newport. It is a National Historic Landmark associated with the Stamp Act riots.
Photo: Daniel Case, en:User:Daniel Case , CC BY-SA 3.0
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