Preservation Society of Newport County explained

Preservation Society of Newport County
Size:250
Founded:1945
Founder:Katherine Warren
Type:non-profit
Purpose:Preserve a collection of historic house museums in Newport County
Headquarters:Bellevue Avenue, Newport, Rhode Island
Region Served:Newport County, Rhode Island
Leader Title:CEO & Executive Director
Leader Name:Trudy Coxe

The Preservation Society of Newport County is a private, non-profit organization based in Newport, Rhode Island. It is Rhode Island's largest and most-visited cultural organization. The organization protects the architectural heritage of Newport County, especially the Bellevue Avenue Historic District. Seven of its 14 historic properties and landscapes are National Historic Landmarks, and most are open to the public.

The organization has filed lawsuits to block offshore wind farms in Rhode Island, arguing that wind farms harm scenic views and threaten "historic resources".[1] [2]

History

The Preservation Society of Newport County was founded in 1945 by a group of Newport residents led by Katherine and George Warren to save Hunter House from demolition. They were known as the Georgian Society until they changed their name to the Preservation Society of Newport County.

Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt, Harold Stirling Vanderbilt's widow, bequeathed $1.25 million to the society upon her death in 1978.[3]

Properties open to the public

Image Name Year built
(*circa) 		Style Architect Refs
Founded 1675 Cemetery
1895 [4]
1852 (remodeled 1870s) Seth C. Bradford (construction)
Richard Morris Hunt (renovations)
Ogden Codman, Jr. (design) 		[5]
1860 George Champlin Mason Sr.
John Grovesnor (1978 addition)
1901 [6]
Victorian Joseph Carreiro, George Mendonca (Gardeners) [7]
1748–1754
1883 Shingle style
1839 (remodeled 1870s, remodeled 1880s) Richard Upjohn
George C. Mason (1870s renovation)
McKim, Mead and White (1880s renovation) 		[8]
1892 [9]
1902

Former properties

|| Bequeathed to the PSNC in 1978, later sold as a private residence; not open to the public[10] |-| || White Horse Tavern || 1652–1673 || || Francis Brinley, William Mayes || Restored by the PSNC in 1952, but now privately owned and operated as a working tavern |}

See also

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: RINewsToday . 2023-11-23 . Block Island and Newport preservationists fight to protect Rhode Island from massive wind farms . RINewsToday.com . en-US.
  2. Web site: Belmore . Ryan . 2023-11-22 . Preservation Society of Newport County files federal appeals to highlight legal errors in permitting review of offshore wind farms . What's Up Newp . en-US.
  3. News: Vanderbilt will . June 15, 2018 . Democrat and Chronicle . Rochester, New York . August 19, 1978. 13. Newspapers.com. registration .
  4. Web site: Breakers, The. June 28, 2008. National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090812035956/http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=1058&ResourceType=Building. August 12, 2009. mdy-all.
  5. Web site: Chateau-sur-Mer . 2008-02-21 . National Historic Landmark summary listing . National Park Service . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090812035946/http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=-1108232683&ResourceType=Building . 2009-08-12 .
  6. Web site: Elms, The. 2008-06-28. National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090812040002/http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=1059&ResourceType=Building. 2009-08-12.
  7. Web site: Green Animals Topiary Garden . www.newportmansions.org . . 19 March 2021 . en.
  8. Web site: Kingscote. 2008-06-28. National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090812040017/http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=1307&ResourceType=Building. 2009-08-12.
  9. Web site: Marble House . December 12, 2012 . National Historic Landmark summary listing . National Park Service . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090812040007/http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=1143737094&ResourceType=Building . August 12, 2009 .
  10. Web site: "Malbone" (J. Prescott Hall-Henry Bedlow House) . loc.gov . . 20 November 2019.

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