Preservation Society of Newport County

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The largest of the Preservation Society's mansions, The Breakers

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
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Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 Arnold Burying Ground Founded 1675 Cemetery
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Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 The Breakers 1895 Neo Italian Renaissance Richard Morris Hunt [4]
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Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 Chateau-sur-Mer 1852 (remodeled 1870s) Seth C. Bradford (construction)
Richard Morris Hunt (renovations)
Ogden Codman, Jr. (design)		 [5]
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Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 Chepstow 1860 Italianate George Champlin Mason Sr.
John Grovesnor (1978 addition)
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Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 The Elms 1901 Classical Revival Horace Trumbauer [6][7]
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 Green Animals Topiary Garden c. Template:TrimScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Victorian Joseph Carreiro, George Mendonca (Gardeners) [8]
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Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 Hunter House 1748–1754 Georgian
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Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 Isaac Bell House 1883 Shingle style McKim, Mead and White
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Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 Kingscote 1839 (remodeled 1870s, remodeled 1880s) Gothic Revival Richard Upjohn
George C. Mason (1870s renovation)
McKim, Mead and White (1880s renovation)		 [9]
Marble House, Newport RI
Marble House, Newport RI
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Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 Marble House 1892 Beaux-Arts Richard Morris Hunt [10][11]
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Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 Rosecliff 1902 French Baroque Revival McKim, Mead & White [12]

Former properties

Image Name Year built
(*circa)		 Style Architect Notes
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Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 Malbone Castle 1849 (remodeled 1875) Gothic Revival Alexander Jackson Davis
Dudley Newton (renovations}		 Bequeathed to the PSNC in 1978, later sold as a private residence; not open to the public[13][14]
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Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 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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References

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External links

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