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National Register of Historic Places listings in Newport County, Rhode Island
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This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Newport County, Rhode Island.
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Newport County, Rhode Island, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National Register properties and districts; these locations may be seen together in a map.[1]
There are 125 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county, including 24 National Historic Landmarks.
This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted May 10, 2024.[2]
Current listings
| [3] | Name on the Register[4] | Image | Date listed[5] | Location | City or town | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Army and Navy YMCA |  |
December 29, 1988 (#88003073) |
50 Washington Sq. 41°29′26″N 71°18′51″W / 41.490556°N 71.314167°W | Newport | |
| 2 | Artillery Park |  |
March 7, 1973 (#73000054) |
North Rd. and Narragansett Ave. 41°29′47″N 71°22′29″W / 41.496389°N 71.374722°W | Jamestown | |
| 3 | Bailey Farm |  |
June 4, 1984 (#84001887) |
373 Wyatt Rd. 41°31′14″N 71°16′09″W / 41.520556°N 71.269167°W | Middletown | |
| 4 | Charles H. Baldwin House |  |
May 6, 1971 (#71000018) |
Bellevue Ave., opposite Perry St. 41°28′44″N 71°18′31″W / 41.478889°N 71.308611°W | Newport | |
| 5 | Benjamin Barker House |  |
October 31, 1980 (#80000081) |
1229 Main Rd. 41°38′30″N 71°12′19″W / 41.641667°N 71.205278°W | Tiverton | Destroyed by fire in 1981.[6] |
| 6 | Battle of Rhode Island Site |  |
May 30, 1974 (#74002054) |
Lehigh Hill and both sides of RI 24 between Medley and Dexter Sts. 41°36′12″N 71°15′31″W / 41.603333°N 71.258611°W | Portsmouth | Successful defense against British in 1778. Only Revolutionary War battle in which a segregated African-American unit fought (support logistics, 2 killed). |
| 7 | Beavertail Light | .jpg) |
December 12, 1977 (#77000024) |
Beavertail Rd. 41°26′58″N 71°23′59″W / 41.449444°N 71.399722°W | Jamestown | Continuously operating gateway to Narragansett Bay since 1749; part of the Lighthouses of Rhode Island Thematic Resource (TR) |
| 8 | Isaac Bell House |  |
January 13, 1972 (#72000022) |
70 Perry St. 41°28′46″N 71°18′35″W / 41.479444°N 71.309722°W | Newport | First major Shingle-style house |
| 9 | Bellevue Avenue Historic District |  |
December 8, 1972 (#72000023) |
Roughly bounded Atlantic Ocean, Easton Bay, Coggeshall Ave., Spring St., and Memorial Blvd. 41°28′23″N 71°18′28″W / 41.473056°N 71.307778°W | Newport | Home to summer mansions and houses built by wealthy vacationers in Newport in late 19th and early 20th centuries |
| 10 | Bellevue Avenue/Casino Historic District | .jpg) |
December 8, 1972 (#72000024) |
170-230 Bellvue Avenue 41°28′57″N 71°18′28″W / 41.4825°N 71.307778°W | Newport | |
| 11 | The Bird's Nest |  |
June 7, 1982 (#82000130) |
526 Broadway at One Mile Corner 41°30′21″N 71°18′09″W / 41.505833°N 71.3025°W | Newport | |
| 12 | Borden Farm |  |
June 5, 2007 (#07000528) |
2951 and 2967 E. Main Rd. 41°36′32″N 71°14′45″W / 41.608889°N 71.245833°W | Portsmouth | |
| 13 | Bourne Mill |  |
December 22, 2006 (#06001189) |
844 State Ave. 41°40′12″N 71°10′41″W / 41.67°N 71.178056°W | Tiverton | Often grouped with the mills of nearby Fall River, Mass., but entirely within Rhode Island |
| 14 | Boyd's Windmill |  |
January 26, 2001 (#01000018) |
Prospect Ave. 41°30′03″N 71°16′09″W / 41.500833°N 71.269167°W | Middletown | |
| 15 | The Breakers |  |
September 10, 1971 (#71000019) |
Ochre Point Ave. 41°28′11″N 71°17′56″W / 41.469722°N 71.298889°W | Newport | Advanced and costly mansion built by Cornelius Vanderbilt II in 1895. Considered the city's premier mansion then and now. |
| 16 | Brick Market |  |
October 15, 1966 (#66000019) |
Thames St. & Washington Sq. 41°29′23″N 71°18′58″W / 41.489722°N 71.316111°W | Newport | Sophisticated late Georgian building with many classical elements. Now used as Museum of Newport History |
| 17 | Thomas Carr Farmstead Site (Keeler Site RI-707) | November 1, 1984 (#84000356) |
Address Restricted | Jamestown | ||
| 18 | Castle Hill Lighthouse | .jpg) |
March 30, 1988 (#88000277) |
Off Ocean Ave. on Castle Hill at the western end of Newport Neck 41°27′43″N 71°21′48″W / 41.461944°N 71.363333°W | Newport | 1890 lighthouse still in active use; part of the Lighthouses of Rhode Island TR |
| 19 | Chateau-sur-Mer |  |
November 8, 1968 (#68000002) |
424 Bellevue Ave. 41°28′10″N 71°18′20″W / 41.469444°N 71.305556°W | Newport | Considered the first of the great Newport mansions. |
| 20 | Clambake Club of Newport |  |
November 7, 1995 (#95001267) |
353 Tuckerman Ave. 41°28′47″N 71°16′32″W / 41.479722°N 71.275556°W | Middletown | |
| 21 | Clarke Street Meeting House |  |
January 25, 1971 (#71000020) |
Clarke St. 41°29′22″N 71°18′51″W / 41.489444°N 71.314167°W | Newport | |
| 22 | Commandant's Residence, Quarters Number One, Fort Adams |  |
May 8, 1974 (#74000043) |
Harrison Ave., Fort Adams 41°28′17″N 71°20′33″W / 41.471389°N 71.3425°W | Newport | |
| 23 | Common Burying Ground and Island Cemetery |  |
May 1, 1974 (#74000044) |
Farwell and Warner Sts. 41°29′50″N 71°18′55″W / 41.497222°N 71.315278°W | Newport | |
| 24 | Conanicut Battery | July 2, 1973 (#73000055) |
West of Beaver Tail Rd. 41°28′49″N 71°23′38″W / 41.480278°N 71.393889°W | Jamestown | ||
| 25 | Conanicut Island Lighthouse |  |
February 25, 1988 (#87001698) |
64 N. Bay View Ave. 41°34′24″N 71°22′21″W / 41.573333°N 71.3725°W | Jamestown | part of the Lighthouses of Rhode Island TR |
| 26 | Cook–Bateman Farm |  |
October 11, 1979 (#79003775) |
Fogland, Puncatest Neck (Neck), and Pond Bridge Rds. 41°33′23″N 71°12′07″W / 41.5564°N 71.202°W | Tiverton | |
| 27 | CORONET (Wooden Hull Schooner Yacht) | (Detroit-Publishing_Co_1894-LOC).jpg) |
June 3, 2004 (#04000571) |
449 Thames 41°28′54″N 71°19′00″W / 41.481667°N 71.316667°W | Newport | |
| 28 | Dr. Charles Cotton House |  |
January 13, 1972 (#72000026) |
5 Cotton's Court 41°29′18″N 71°18′53″W / 41.488333°N 71.314722°W | Newport | |
| 29 | William King Covell III |  |
May 31, 1972 (#72000027) |
72 Washington St. 41°29′39″N 71°19′19″W / 41.494167°N 71.321944°W | Newport | |
| 30 | Dutch Island Lighthouse |  |
February 25, 1988 (#87001701) |
Southern end of Dutch Island 41°29′44″N 71°24′16″W / 41.495556°N 71.404444°W | Jamestown | part of the Lighthouses of Rhode Island TR |
| 31 | The Elms |  |
September 10, 1971 (#71000021) |
Bellevue Ave. 41°28′38″N 71°18′38″W / 41.477222°N 71.310556°W | Newport | One of the last and most modern of the great Newport mansions |
| 32 | Emmanuel Church |  |
May 16, 1996 (#96000574) |
42 Dearborn St. 41°28′47″N 71°18′47″W / 41.479722°N 71.313056°W | Newport | |
| 33 | Farnham Farm | February 2, 2006 (#05001617) |
113 Mount Pleasant Ave. 41°35′52″N 71°19′22″W / 41.5979°N 71.3229°W | Portsmouth (Prudence Island) | Now HQ of Prudence Conservancy | |
| 34 | First Baptist Church of Tiverton |  |
July 30, 2013 (#13000569) |
7 Old Stone Church Rd. 41°33′42″N 71°08′34″W / 41.5616°N 71.1427°W | Tiverton | Known as the "Old Stone Church" |
| 35 | Fort Adams |  |
July 28, 1970 (#70000014) |
West of Newport at Fort Adams Rd. and Harrison Ave. 41°28′30″N 71°20′28″W / 41.475°N 71.341111°W | Newport | |
| 36 | Fort Barton Site |  |
March 7, 1973 (#73000056) |
Lawton and Highland Aves. 41°37′47″N 71°12′37″W / 41.629722°N 71.210278°W | Tiverton | |
| 37 | Fort Dumpling Site |  |
March 16, 1972 (#72000021) |
Fort Wetherill 41°28′38″N 71°21′28″W / 41.4773°N 71.3578°W | Jamestown | Fort Wetherill was built on the site of Fort Dumpling. |
| 38 | Fort Hamilton Historic District |  |
October 22, 2001 (#01001158) |
Rose Island 41°29′47″N 71°20′30″W / 41.496389°N 71.341667°W | Newport | part of the Lighthouses of Rhode Island TR |
| 39 | Friends Meeting House and Cemetery |  |
March 6, 2007 (#07000124) |
234 W. Main Rd. 41°31′33″N 71°11′38″W / 41.525833°N 71.193889°W | Little Compton | |
| 40 | Friends Meetinghouse |  |
March 7, 1973 (#73000276) |
North Rd. and Weeden Lane 41°30′52″N 71°22′31″W / 41.514444°N 71.375278°W | Jamestown | |
| 41 | Levi H. Gale House |  |
May 6, 1971 (#71000022) |
89 Touro St. 41°29′21″N 71°18′45″W / 41.489167°N 71.3125°W | Newport | |
| 42 | Gardiner Pond Shell Midden |  |
April 12, 1985 (#85000718) |
On the grounds of the Norman Bird Sanctuary[7] 41°29′47″N 71°15′18″W / 41.4964°N 71.2551°W | Middletown | |
| 43 | Greenvale Farm |  |
January 4, 1980 (#80000082) |
582 Wapping Rd. 41°32′05″N 71°14′18″W / 41.534722°N 71.238333°W | Portsmouth | 19th century estate house on the water below Greenvale Vineyard. |
| 44 | John Griswold House | .jpg) |
November 5, 1971 (#71000023) |
76 Bellevue Ave 41°29′09″N 71°18′32″W / 41.485833°N 71.308889°W | Newport | |
| 45 | Hazard Farmstead (Joyner Site RI-706) | November 1, 1984 (#84000365) |
Address Restricted | Jamestown | ||
| 46 | Joseph Hicks House |  |
September 10, 1979 (#79000053) |
494 Main Rd. 41°39′36″N 71°11′26″W / 41.66°N 71.190556°W | Tiverton | |
| 47 | Hog Island Shoal Lighthouse |  |
March 30, 1988 (#88000282) |
S of Hog Island, E passage, Narrangansett Bay 41°37′56″N 71°16′25″W / 41.632222°N 71.273611°W | Portsmouth | |
| 48 | Hamilton Hoppin House |  |
August 16, 1996 (#96000905) |
120 Miantonomi Ave. 41°30′23″N 71°17′52″W / 41.506389°N 71.297778°W | Middletown | |
| 49 | Horsehead-Marbella |  |
June 16, 1999 (#99000675) |
240 Highland Dr. 41°28′34″N 71°22′32″W / 41.476111°N 71.375556°W | Jamestown | |
| 50 | Hunter House |  |
November 24, 1968 (#68000003) |
54 Washington St. 41°29′33″N 71°19′18″W / 41.4925°N 71.321667°W | Newport | Excellent example of Georgian frame house, with many interior features and original furnishings |
| 51 | Ida Lewis Rock Lighthouse |  |
February 25, 1988 (#87001700) |
On Lime Rock in Newport Harbor off Wellington Ave. 41°28′40″N 71°19′35″W / 41.477778°N 71.326389°W | Newport | part of the Lighthouses of Rhode Island TR |
| 52 | Jamestown Archeological District | December 10, 1989 (#83004869) |
Address Restricted | Jamestown | ||
| 53 | Jamestown Windmill |  |
March 14, 1973 (#73000057) |
North Rd., north of Weeden Lane 41°30′59″N 71°22′28″W / 41.516389°N 71.374444°W | Jamestown | |
| 54 | Lyman C. Josephs House |  |
May 2, 1975 (#75000054) |
438 Walcott Ave. 41°29′12″N 71°16′34″W / 41.486667°N 71.276111°W | Middletown | Incorrectly listed as "Lyman C. Joseph House". |
| 55 | Kay Street–Catherine Street–Old Beach Road Historic District |  |
May 22, 1973 (#73000052) |
Roughly bounded by Broadway, Memorial Blvd., Whitfield Pl., Champlin & Sherman Sts., Rhode Island, Prairie & Gibbs Ave., 41°29′23″N 71°18′19″W / 41.489722°N 71.305278°W | Newport | Boundary decrease approved March 12, 2018 |
| 56 | Edward King House |  |
October 15, 1970 (#70000024) |
Aquidneck Park, Spring St. 41°28′56″N 71°18′41″W / 41.482222°N 71.311389°W | Newport | Richard Upjohn-designed Italian villa house for local merchant was the largest in the city at time of its 1847 completion. |
| 57 | Kingscote |  |
May 17, 1973 (#73000058) |
Bellevue Ave. and Bowery St. 41°28′54″N 71°18′34″W / 41.481667°N 71.309444°W | Newport | 1839 Gothic Revival house by Richard Upjohn was the first summer residence in Newport. |
| 58 | Lawton–Almy–Hall Farm |  |
October 11, 1978 (#78000068) |
559 Union St. 41°33′35″N 71°16′31″W / 41.559722°N 71.275278°W | Portsmouth | |
| 59 | Little Compton Common Historic District |  |
May 3, 1974 (#74000041) |
Little Compton 41°30′33″N 71°10′21″W / 41.509167°N 71.1725°W | Little Compton | |
| 60 | Lucas–Johnston House |  |
May 6, 1971 (#71000024) |
40 Division St. 41°29′19″N 71°18′45″W / 41.488611°N 71.3125°W | Newport | |
| 61 | Luce Hall | .jpg) |
September 22, 1972 (#72001439) |
US Naval War College and Torpedo School, Coasters Harbor Island 41°30′24″N 71°19′44″W / 41.506667°N 71.328889°W | Newport | |
| 62 | Malbone |  |
October 22, 1976 (#76000039) |
Malbone Rd. 41°30′18″N 71°18′38″W / 41.505°N 71.310556°W | Newport | |
| 63 | Francis Malbone House |  |
April 28, 1975 (#75000055) |
392 Thames St. 41°28′58″N 71°18′54″W / 41.482778°N 71.315°W | Newport |
