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Added by Jopie, at 07 March 2019
Opening Hours
- Monday 09:00 - 17:00
- Tuesday 09:00 - 17:00
- Wednesday 09:00 - 17:00
- Thursday 09:00 - 17:00
- Friday 09:00 - 17:00
- Saturday 09:00 - 17:00
- Sunday 09:00 - 17:00
Description
The Preservation Society of Newport County, Rhode Island’s largest cultural organization, preserves and protects the best of Newport County’s architectural heritage. Its 11 historic properties and landscapes - seven of which are National Historic Landmarks - form a complete essay of American historical development from the Colonial era through the Gilded Age. In keeping with its mission, the Society strives to offer its members and the public a comprehensive view of each property’s architecture, interiors, landscapes and social history. The Society hosts more than 800,000 visits to its properties annually.
In 2004, the Preservation Society was awarded accreditation by the American Association of Museums, a mark of excellence in the museum community. The Preservation Society is also honored to have ten of its historic properties—The Breakers (1895), Chateau-sur-Mer (1852), Chepstow (1861), The Elms (1901), Green Animals Topiary Garden (c. 1860), Hunter House (1748), Isaac Bell House (1883), Kingscote (1841), Marble House (1892) and Rosecliff (1902)—designated as Official Projects of Save America’s Treasures. The Save America’s Treasures initiative is a public-private partnership between the White House Millennium Council and the National Trust for Historic Preservation, dedicated to the preservation of our nation’s irreplaceable historic and cultural treasures for future generations.
The Preservation Society was founded in 1945 as a private, non-profit educational organization. Admission charges, membership dues, fundraising events and donations help the Society to carry out its mission of protecting Newport’s heritage for present and future generations. Other sources of income include property rentals for private and corporate events, educational sales and product licensing. Further, its historic properties have served as backdrops for a number of major feature films, advertising and photography shoots.
The Society’s central office is located in a former historic home at 424 Bellevue Avenue, Newport. For more information, call (401) 847-1000 or visit www.NewportMansions.org.
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10 Reviews
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30 March 2019
What a wonderful turnout for the opening of the John James Audubon: Obsession Untamed exhibition tonight at Rosecliff. See it for yourself this weekend.
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29 March 2019
John James Audubon: Obsession Untamed colorfully explores the naturalist’s relentless pursuit of the birds of America and his singular determination in seeing his beautiful artworks published. In 1820 Audubon embarked on what would become his life’s work as “portraitist of all the birds of America.” This witness to America’s Heroic Age translated his obsession into a successful business venture that resulted in arguably the most enduring images associated with the modern conservation movement. His role as a frontiersman capturing a then-young America’s wilderness while traveling the principal interior flyway along the Mississippi epitomizes the spirit of the age.
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26 March 2019
Trudy Coxe was at The Elms early this morning to tape an interview for the COX Cable show Driven, which will run a segment on Newport in the near future. Stay tuned for more details!
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23 March 2019
This beautiful Gothic Revival white oak side chair is one of six in the collection of Chepstow.
They are attributed to Joseph Meeks and Sons of New York, circa 1840. The chairs have pierced back rails in the form of clubs and modern needlepoint seats depicting various birds. The needlepoint was done by Alletta Morris McBean.
This was a gift of the Estate of Alletta Morris McBean.
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21 March 2019
There was no hiding from the sun light this morning in the Rosecliff Library. #newportmansions
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21 March 2019
The first day of Spring today means we’re closer to warmer days ahead – and the 2019 Newport Flower Show, of course! Join us for “Audubon: Artistic Adventures” at Rosecliff from Friday, June 21 – Sunday, June 23. More info: NewportFlowerShow.org
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20 March 2019
The King family were prominent members of Newport society who made their fortune as China trade merchants. As a result, their family home, Kingscote, is a treasure trove of Asian arts and objects.
One such piece is this sumptuous Sung pottery tea bowl, which dates to the 13th century from China. It has a shallow stoneware body and is covered on the exterior and interior with mottled blue/grey glazes. The bowl sits on an elaborate 19th century carved teak stand. From the 10th through the 13th centuries in China, the demand for glazed tea bowls increased tremendously as Fujianese tea and tea drinking customs spread throughout Chinese society.
The introduction of Fujiansese tea to the Sung court brought with it a taste for the rich, lustrous, black-glazed stonewares from the Chien kilns which had distinctive glaze effects.
This is a gift of the Estate of Gwendolen E. Rives.
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17 March 2019
Enjoy the Family Tour at The Breakers! Great for the children and adults!!!!!
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16 March 2019
Today we recognize Alice Brayton, who left Green Animals Topiary Garden to the Preservation Society of Newport County,of which she was an early and active member. Miss Brayton supported the historic preservation of colonial sites, and she was involved in the restoration of Hunter House. In 1946, she supervised restoration of the Arnold Burying Ground on Pelham Street (purchased by Mr. and Mrs. John Howard Benson) and published the history of the family, its land, and their 18th century tombstones in The Arnold Burying Ground. Miss Brayton was active in civic and charitable cases. A Fall River native, she was a founder of the Fall River District Nursing Association, and the Woman’s Board of Union Hospital. She served as director of the food distribution program in Fall River in 1932‑33, assisting thousands of families during The Great Depression. She was known for her wit, and a fondness for telling stories. She composed numerous plays and poems as a young woman (in manuscript form, now at the John Hay Library, Brown University), and later focused on historical works, which included George Berkeley in Apulia, George Berkeley in Newport, Scrabbletown and Life on the Stream. Miss Brayton died in 1972.
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14 March 2019
A fascinating lecture at Rosecliff today by Kaity Ryan on the growth of the conservation and preservation movements in the U.S., and the important role the Preservation Society has played, and continues to play in both movements.
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