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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.
, , 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
The Preservation Society of Newport County
Official Web Site.
The Preservation Society of Newport County: an introduction
from Magazine Antiques, April 1995. {{Authority control Historical societies in Rhode Island Landmarks in Rhode Island Newport County, Rhode Island Non-profit organizations based in Rhode Island Organizations established in 1945 Preservation (library and archival science) Historic preservation organizations in the United States
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.
History
The Preservation Society of Newport County was founded in 1945 by a group of Newport residents led by Katherine and George Warren to saveHunter House Hunter House may refer to:
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*Hunter House, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
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from demolition. They were known as the Georgian Society until they changed their name to the Preservation Society of Newport County.
Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt
Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt (1901 - August 6, 1978) was an American socialite and philanthropist. She was one of the first women to compete in the America's Cup alongside her husband, Harold Stirling Vanderbilt, in 1934 and 1937.
Early life
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, Harold Stirling Vanderbilt's widow, bequeathed $1.25 million to the society upon her death in 1978.
Properties open to the public
Former properties
, , Bequeathed to the PSNC in 1978, later sold as a private residence; not open to the public , - , , , 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
*Antoinette Downing
Antoinette Forrester Downing (July 14, 1904 – May 9, 2001) was an architectural historian and preservationist who wrote the standard reference work on historical houses in Rhode Island. She is credited with spearheading a movement that saved ma ...
* Katherine Urquhart Warren
References
External links
The Preservation Society of Newport County
Official Web Site.
The Preservation Society of Newport County: an introduction
from Magazine Antiques, April 1995. {{Authority control Historical societies in Rhode Island Landmarks in Rhode Island Newport County, Rhode Island Non-profit organizations based in Rhode Island Organizations established in 1945 Preservation (library and archival science) Historic preservation organizations in the United States