National Register of Historic Places listings in Newport County, Rhode Island

Location of Newport County in Rhode Island

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 Google map.

There are 120 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 April 19, 2013.

Current listings

	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Location	City or town	Summary
1	Army and Navy YMCA		01988-12-29December 29, 1988	50 Washington Sq. 41°29′26″N 71°18′51″W	Newport
2	Artillery Park		01973-03-07March 7, 1973	North Rd. and Narragansett Ave. 41°29′47″N 71°22′29″W	Jamestown
3	Bailey Farm		01984-06-04June 4, 1984	373 Wyatt Rd. 41°31′14″N 71°16′09″W	Middletown
4	Charles H. Baldwin House		01971-05-06May 6, 1971	Bellevue Ave., opposite Perry St. 41°28′44″N 71°18′31″W	Newport
5	Benjamin Barker House		01980-10-31October 31, 1980	1229 Main Rd. 41°38′30″N 71°12′19″W	Tiverton
6	Battle of Rhode Island Site		01974-05-30May 30, 1974	Lehigh Hill and both sides of RI 24 between Medley and Dexter Sts. 41°36′12″N 71°15′31″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		01977-12-12December 12, 1977	Beavertail Rd. 41°26′58″N 71°23′59″W	Jamestown	Continuously operating gateway to Narragansett Bay since 1749; part of the Lighthouses of Rhode Island Thematic Resource (TR)
8	Isaac Bell House		01972-01-13January 13, 1972	70 Perry St. 41°28′46″N 71°18′35″W	Newport	First major Shingle-style house
9	Bellevue Avenue Historic District		01972-12-08December 8, 1972	Roughly bounded Atlantic Ocean, Easton Bay, Coggeshall Ave.,Spring St., and Memorial Blvd. 41°28′23″N 71°18′28″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		01972-12-08December 8, 1972	170-230 Bellvue Avenue 41°28′57″N 71°18′28″W	Newport
11	The Bird's Nest		01982-06-07June 7, 1982	526 Broadway at One Mile Corner 41°30′21″N 71°18′09″W	Newport
12	Borden Farm		02007-06-05June 5, 2007	2951 and 2967 E. Main Rd. 41°36′32″N 71°14′45″W	Portsmouth
13	Bourne Mill		02006-12-22December 22, 2006	844 State Ave. 41°40′12″N 71°10′41″W	Tiverton	Often grouped with the mills of nearby Fall River, Mass., but entirely within Rhode Island
14	Boyd's Windmill		02001-01-26January 26, 2001	Prospect Ave. 41°30′03″N 71°16′09″W	Middletown
15	The Breakers		01971-09-10September 10, 1971	Ochre Point Ave. 41°28′11″N 71°17′56″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		01966-10-15October 15, 1966	Thames St. & Washington Sq. 41°29′23″N 71°18′58″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)		01984-11-01November 1, 1984	Address Restricted	Jamestown
18	Castle Hill Lighthouse		01988-03-30March 30, 1988	Off Ocean Ave. on Castle Hill at the western end of Newport Neck 41°27′43″N 71°21′48″W	Newport	1890 lighthouse still in active use; part of the Lighthouses of Rhode Island TR
19	Chateau-sur-Mer		01968-11-08November 8, 1968	424 Bellevue Ave. 41°28′10″N 71°18′20″W	Newport	Considered the first of the great Newport mansions.
20	Clambake Club of Newport		01995-11-07November 7, 1995	353 Tuckerman Ave. 41°28′47″N 71°16′32″W	Middletown
21	Clarke Street Meeting House		01971-01-25January 25, 1971	Clarke St. 41°29′22″N 71°18′51″W	Newport
22	Commandant's Residence, Quarters Number One, Fort Adams		01974-05-08May 8, 1974	Harrison Ave., Fort Adams 41°28′17″N 71°20′33″W	Newport
23	Common Burying Ground and Island Cemetery		01974-05-01May 1, 1974	Farwell and Warner Sts. 41°29′50″N 71°18′55″W	Newport
24	Conanicut Battery		01973-07-02July 2, 1973	West of Beaver Tail Rd. 41°28′49″N 71°23′38″W	Jamestown
25	Conanicut Island Lighthouse		01988-02-25February 25, 1988	64 N. Bay View Ave. 41°34′24″N 71°22′21″W	Jamestown	part of the Lighthouses of Rhode Island TR
26	Cook-Bateman Farm		01979-10-11October 11, 1979	Fogland and Puncatest Neck Rds. 41°33′23″N 71°12′07″W	Tiverton
27	CORONET (Wooden Hull Schooner Yacht)		02004-06-03June 3, 2004	449 Thames 41°28′54″N 71°19′00″W	Newport
28	Dr. Charles Cotton House		01972-01-13January 13, 1972	5 Cotton's Court 41°29′18″N 71°18′53″W	Newport
29	William King Covell III		01972-05-31May 31, 1972	72 Washington St. 41°29′39″N 71°19′19″W	Newport
30	Dutch Island Lighthouse		01988-02-25February 25, 1988	Southern end of Dutch Island 41°29′44″N 71°24′16″W	Jamestown	part of the Lighthouses of Rhode Island TR
31	The Elms		01971-09-10September 10, 1971	Bellevue Ave. 41°28′38″N 71°18′38″W	Newport	One of the last and most modern of the great Newport mansions
32	Emmanuel Church		01996-05-16May 16, 1996	42 Dearborn St. 41°28′47″N 71°18′47″W	Newport
33	Farnham Farm		02006-02-02February 2, 2006	113 Mount Pleasant Ave. 41°36′02″N 71°19′21″W	Portsmouth
34	Fort Adams		01970-07-28July 28, 1970	West of Newport at Fort Adams Rd. and Harrison Ave. 41°28′30″N 71°20′28″W	Newport
35	Fort Barton Site		01973-03-07March 7, 1973	Lawton and Highland Aves. 41°37′47″N 71°12′37″W	Tiverton
36	Fort Dumpling Site		01972-03-16March 16, 1972	Address Restricted	Jamestown
37	Fort Hamilton Historic District		02001-10-22October 22, 2001	Rose Island 41°29′47″N 71°20′30″W	Newport	part of the Lighthouses of Rhode Island TR
38	Friends Meeting House and Cemetery		02007-03-06March 6, 2007	234 W. Main Rd. 41°31′33″N 71°11′38″W	Little Compton
39	Friends Meetinghouse		01973-03-07March 7, 1973	North Rd. and Weeden Lane 41°30′52″N 71°22′31″W	Jamestown
40	Levi H. Gale House		01971-05-06May 6, 1971	89 Touro St. 41°29′21″N 71°18′45″W	Newport
41	Gardiner Pond Shell Midden		01985-04-12April 12, 1985	Address Restricted	Middletown
42	Greenvale Farm		01980-01-04January 4, 1980	582 Wapping Rd. 41°32′05″N 71°14′18″W	Portsmouth
43	John Griswold House		01971-11-05November 5, 1971	76 Bellevue Ave 41°29′09″N 71°18′32″W	Newport
44	Hazard Farmstead (Joyner Site RI-706)		01984-11-01November 1, 1984	Address Restricted	Jamestown
45	Joseph Hicks House		01979-09-10September 10, 1979	494 Main Rd. 41°39′36″N 71°11′26″W	Tiverton
46	Hamilton Hoppin House		01996-08-16August 16, 1996	120 Miantonomi Ave. 41°30′23″N 71°17′52″W	Middletown
47	Horsehead-Marbella		01999-06-16June 16, 1999	240 Highland Dr. 41°28′34″N 71°22′32″W	Jamestown
48	Hunter House		01968-11-24November 24, 1968	54 Washington St. 41°29′33″N 71°19′18″W	Newport	Excellent example of Georgian frame house, with many interior features and original furnishings
49	Ida Lewis Rock Lighthouse		01988-02-25February 25, 1988	On Lime Rock in Newport Harbor off Wellington Ave. 41°28′40″N 71°19′35″W	Newport	part of the Lighthouses of Rhode Island TR
50	Jamestown Archeological District		01989-12-10December 10, 1989	Address Restricted	Jamestown
51	Jamestown Windmill		01973-03-14March 14, 1973	North Rd., north of Weeden Lane 41°30′59″N 71°22′28″W	Jamestown
52	Lyman C. Joseph House		01975-05-02May 2, 1975	438 Walcott Ave. 41°29′12″N 71°16′34″W	Middletown
53	Kay Street-Catherine Street-Old Beach Road Historic District		01973-05-22May 22, 1973	Newport 41°29′23″N 71°18′19″W	Newport
54	Edward King House		01970-10-15October 15, 1970	Aquidneck Park, Spring St. 41°28′56″N 71°18′41″W	Newport	Richard Upjohn-designed Italian villa house for local merchant was the largest in the city at time of its 1847 completion.
55	Kingscote		01973-05-17May 17, 1973	Bellevue Ave. and Bowery St. 41°28′54″N 71°18′34″W	Newport	1839 Gothic Revival house by Richard Upjohn was the first summer residence in Newport.
56	Lawton-Almy-Hall Farm		01978-10-11October 11, 1978	559 Union St. 41°33′35″N 71°16′31″W	Portsmouth
57	Little Compton Common Historic District		01974-05-03May 3, 1974	Little Compton 41°30′33″N 71°10′21″W	Little Compton
58	Lucas-Johnston House		01971-05-06May 6, 1971	40 Division St. 41°29′19″N 71°18′45″W	Newport
59	Luce Hall		01972-09-22September 22, 1972	US Naval War College and Torpedo School, Coasters Harbor Island 41°30′24″N 71°19′44″W	Newport
60	Malbone		01976-10-22October 22, 1976	Malbone Rd. 41°30′18″N 71°18′38″W	Newport
61	Francis Malbone House		01975-04-28April 28, 1975	392 Thames St. 41°28′58″N 71°18′54″W	Newport
62	Marble House		01971-09-10September 10, 1971	596 Bellevue Ave. 41°27′44″N 71°18′24″W	Newport	Richard Morris Hunt-designed mansion for William Kissam Vanderbilt
63	Capt. John Mawdsley House		01983-07-02July 2, 1983	228 Spring St. 41°29′03″N 71°18′44″W	Newport
64	Miantonomi Memorial Park		01969-06-23June 23, 1969	Between Hillside and Girard Aves. 41°30′32″N 71°18′37″W	Newport
65	Mount Hope Bridge		01976-01-31January 31, 1976	RI 114 over Narragansett Bay 41°38′25″N 71°15′32″W	Portsmouth	Longest bridge in New England for over 40 years
66	Dennis J. Murphy House at Ogden Farm		02007-12-13December 13, 2007	641 Mitchell's Ln. 41°31′20″N 71°15′44″W	Middletown
67	Newport Artillery Company Armory		01972-06-30June 30, 1972	23 Clarke St. 41°29′22″N 71°18′51″W	Newport
68	Newport Casino		01970-12-02December 2, 1970	194 Bellevue Ave. 41°28′56″N 71°18′27″W	Newport	Early McKim, Mead and White Shingle Style building; also first social club in U.S. to include recreational facilities. Home to International Tennis Hall of Fame.
69	Newport Harbor Lighthouse		01988-03-30March 30, 1988	N. end of Goat Island, Newport Harbor 41°29′36″N 71°19′39″W	Newport	part of the Lighthouses of Rhode Island TR
70	Newport Historic District		01968-11-24November 24, 1968	Bounded roughly by Van Zandt Ave., Newport Harbor, Thames, Pope, William Sts., Bellevue Ave., Bull, Broadway, Kingston 41°29′21″N 71°18′58″W	Newport	Well-preserved collection of Georgian and colonial buildings, many showing sophistication and coordination
71	Newport Steam Factory		01972-01-20January 20, 1972	449 Thames St. 41°29′03″N 71°18′58″W	Newport
72	Oak Glen		01978-03-29March 29, 1978	745 Union St. 41°33′33″N 71°16′53″W	Portsmouth
73	Ocean Drive Historic District		01976-05-11May 11, 1976	Ocean Dr. 41°27′40″N 71°20′03″W	Newport	Long road along Newport's southern shore with many summer homes and ocean views
74	Ochre Point-Cliffs Historic District		01975-03-18March 18, 1975	Roughly bounded by Bellevue Ave. and Coastland as far north as Memorial Boulevard and south to Sheep Point Cove 41°28′27″N 71°18′08″W	Newport
75	Old State House		01966-10-15October 15, 1966	Washington Sq. 41°29′27″N 71°18′48″W	Newport	Meeting place of colonial and state legislatures until 20th century; intact Georgian public building
76	Old Friends Archeological Site		01995-11-07November 7, 1995	Address Restricted	Jamestown
77	Osborn-Bennett Historic District		02005-12-22December 22, 2005	1137, 1148, 1168, 1188 Main Rd. 41°38′35″N 71°11′55″W	Tiverton
78	Paradise School		01978-05-05May 5, 1978	Paradise and Prospect Aves. 41°30′06″N 71°16′08″W	Middletown
79	Perry Mill		01972-01-13January 13, 1972	337 Thames St. 41°29′02″N 71°18′55″W	Newport
80	Pine Hill Archeological Site, RI-655		01983-11-03November 3, 1983	Address Restricted	Portsmouth
81	Portsmouth Friends Meetinghouse Parsonage and Cemetery		01973-03-07March 7, 1973	11 Middle Rd. and 2232 E. Main Rd. 41°35′27″N 71°15′14″W	Portsmouth
82	President's House, Naval War College		01989-09-18September 18, 1989	Naval Education and Training Center on Coasters Harbor Island 41°30′28″N 71°19′40″W	Newport
83	Prudence Island Lighthouse		01988-03-30March 30, 1988	Eastern end of Sandy Pt. on Prudence Island 41°36′20″N 71°18′11″W	Portsmouth	part of the Lighthouses of Rhode Island TR
84	Redwood Library		01966-10-15October 15, 1966	50 Bellevue Ave. 41°29′12″N 71°18′34″W	Newport
85	Rhode Island Red		02001-10-19October 19, 2001	Junction of Adamsville, Westport Harbor, Main and Stone Church Rds. 41°33′13″N 71°07′44″W	Little Compton	part of the Outdoor Sculpture of Rhode Island Multiple Property Submission (MPS)
86	Joseph Rogers House		01972-02-23February 23, 1972	37 Touro St. 41°29′23″N 71°18′51″W	Newport
87	Rose Island Lighthouse		01987-04-10April 10, 1987	Southwestern point of Rose Island 41°29′44″N 71°20′35″W	Newport	part of the Lighthouses of Rhode Island TR
88	Rosecliff		01973-02-06February 6, 1973	Bellevue Ave. 41°27′55″N 71°18′20″W	Newport
89	Sakonnet Light Station		01983-02-10February 10, 1983	South of Little Compton on Little Cormorant Rock 41°27′11″N 71°12′11″W	Little Compton	part of the Lighthouses of Rhode Island TR
90	Seamen's Church Institute of Newport		01983-08-04August 4, 1983	18 Market Square 41°29′14″N 71°19′01″W	Newport
91	William Watts Sherman House		01970-12-30December 30, 1970	2 Shepard Ave. 41°28′12″N 71°18′18″W	Newport
92	Shiloh Church		01971-08-12August 12, 1971	25 School St. 41°29′19″N 71°18′44″W	Newport
93	Shoreby Hill Historic District		02011-09-15September 15, 2011	Roughly bounded by Whittier Rd., Prudence Ln., Emerson Rd., Conanicus Ave., Knowles Ct., Coronado St. & Longfellow Rd. 41°29′57″N 71°22′08″W	Jamestown
94	Smith-Gardiner-Norman Farm Historic District		02008-06-16June 16, 2008	583 Third Beach Rd. 41°29′58″N 71°15′00″W	Middletown
95	Southern Thames Historic District		02008-06-26June 26, 2008	Thames St. from Memorial Blvd. to Morton Ave. 41°29′09″N 71°18′53″W	Newport
96	St. George's School-Church of St. George, Little Chapel, and Memorial Schoolhouse		02004-11-12November 12, 2004	372 Purgatory Rd. 41°29′27″N 71°16′06″W	Middletown
97	St. Mary's Church Complex		02008-03-06March 6, 2008	14 William St. 41°29′02″N 71°18′45″W	Newport
98	Ezra Stiles House		01972-03-16March 16, 1972	14 Clarke St. 41°29′23″N 71°18′50″W	Newport
99	Stone House Inn		02008-04-02April 2, 2008	122 Sakonnet Rd. 41°27′58″N 71°11′11″W	Little Compton
100	Stonybrook Estate Historic District		02009-09-01September 1, 2009	501-521 Indian Ave. and 75 Vaucluse Ave. 41°30′23″N 71°14′31″W	Middletown
101	Taylor-Chase-Smythe House		01989-08-30August 30, 1989	Chase Ln., Naval Education and Training Center 41°31′30″N 71°19′07″W	Newport
102	Charles Tillinghast House		01972-01-20January 20, 1972	243-245 Thames St.	Newport
103	John Tillinghast House		01973-04-11April 11, 1973	142 Mill St. 41°29′11″N 71°18′37″W	Newport
104	Tiverton Four Corners Historic District		01974-06-20June 20, 1974	Roughly bounded by Main, West and East Rds. 41°34′17″N 71°11′18″W	Tiverton
105	Touro Synagogue National Historic Site		01966-10-15October 15, 1966	85 Touro St. 41°29′23″N 71°18′45″W	Newport	Only surviving synagogue from colonial era
106	Trinity Church		01968-11-24November 24, 1968	Spring and Church Sts. 41°29′15″N 71°18′50″W	Newport	Oldest parish church in Rhode Island; early 18th-century design modeled on Boston's Old North Church
107	Union Church		01974-06-13June 13, 1974	Union St. and E. Main Rd. 41°33′30″N 71°15′22″W	Portsmouth
108	United Congregational Church		01971-11-19November 19, 1971	Spring and Pelham Sts. 41°29′09″N 71°18′49″W	Newport	National Historic Landmark designation October 16, 2012
109	US Naval War College		01966-10-15October 15, 1966	Coaster's Harbor Island 41°30′24″N 71°19′44″W	Newport
110	Vernon House		01968-11-24November 24, 1968	46 Clarke St. 41°29′19″N 71°18′50″W	Newport	Sophisticated Georgian frame house used as headquarters by Rochambeau after end of British occupation during Revolutionary War
111	Wanton-Lyman-Hazard House		01966-10-15October 15, 1966	17 Broadway 41°29′27″N 71°18′48″W	Newport	Oldest house in Newport, built in 1697.
112	Weatherly (sloop)		02012-08-28August 28, 2012	49 America's Cup Blvd. 41°29′15″N 71°18′59″W	Newport
113	William Whalley Homestead		01988-08-03August 3, 1988	33 Burchard Ave. 41°32′37″N 71°10′09″W	Little Compton
114	White Horse Tavern		01972-02-23February 23, 1972	26 Marlborough St. 41°29′30″N 71°18′51″W	Newport	One of the oldest tavern buildings in the U.S., built in 1673
115	Whitehall		01970-04-28April 28, 1970	Berkeley Ave. 41°30′50″N 71°16′20″W	Middletown
116	Samuel Whitehorne House		01971-05-06May 6, 1971	414 Thames St. 41°28′55″N 71°18′53″W	Newport
117	Wilbor House		02007-03-06March 6, 2007	548 W. Main Rd. 41°29′43″N 71°11′11″W	Little Compton
118	Windmill Hill Historic District		01978-10-02October 2, 1978	Eldred Ave. and N. Main Rd. 41°31′04″N 71°22′44″W	Jamestown
119	Witherbee School		01989-11-27November 27, 1989	Green End Ave. 41°30′23″N 71°17′21″W	Middletown	part of the Middletown MPS
120	Wreck Sites of H.M.S. Cerberus and H.M.S. Lark		01973-04-26April 26, 1973	Waters of Narragansett Bay adjacent to Aquidneck Island 41°35′04″N 71°18′19″W	South Portsmouth

See also

• List of National Historic Landmarks in Rhode Island
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Rhode Island