by Ross Cann | Oct 20, 2022 | Articles
Amongst the many historic structures that populate Newport’s rich architectural landscape, one name appears again and again: George Champlin Mason. From 1860 until the mid 1890s, George Champlin Mason Sr. and his son of the same name designed more than 150...
by Ross Cann | Oct 6, 2022 | Articles
Among the many firsts that Newport, Rhode Island is famous for and proud of is the Redwood Library, the oldest continuously operating purpose-built library in America. Through it’s construction and expansion over time, the building has been an icon of both the...
by Ross Cann | Sep 22, 2022 | Articles
In the Colonial Era, Newport’s waterfront served as the community’s front door and its lifeblood. There was no other way to reach Newport than by the Long Wharf that projected out into the Narragansett Bay, and which served as the entry point not just for arrivals to...
by Ross Cann | Sep 13, 2022 | Articles
Around the world, the signs of global warming are becoming unmistakable. An arctic glacier is hanging on by the barest of margins. One third of Pakistan was flooded in the recent monsoons, and one heat wave after another has created a record amount of wildfires in the...
by Ross Cann | Sep 8, 2022 | Articles
Newport is rich with history and historic charm visible through many beautifully designed buildings and homes. Preservation and maintenance of these buildings has fallen to the people who presently inhabit the area. Newport’s culture and history has gone through many...
