by Ross Cann | Jan 16, 2025 | Articles, Guide, Historical, Newport Architect Spotlight, Newport Spotlight
The Ballroom at The Breakers in HBO’s The Gilded Age, Credit to Alison Cohen Rosa Sir Julian Fellowes became famous for his wildly successful television series Downton Abbey, about the Grantham Family and their ancestral home. To follow up on that...
by Ross Cann | Dec 27, 2024 | Articles, Guide, Historical, Newport Spotlight
Facade Made Of Plastic No one wants their longest impact on Earth to be the plastic trash they send to a landfill. Our planet faces dual challenges: the pervasive pollution by microplastics and the urgent need to reduce carbon emissions from the built environment....
by Ross Cann | Dec 18, 2024 | Articles, Guide, Historical, Newport Spotlight
Gates of The Breakers during the Holiday Season During this Holiday Season and for centuries before, people of every faith have given their loved ones something special at this time of year. However, the way that people shop and buy these gifts has changed...
by Ross Cann | Oct 23, 2024 | Articles, Historical, Newport Architect Spotlight, Newport Spotlight, Project Spotlight
2024 Preserve RI “Rhody” Awards at Rosecliff, Newport, RI, Newport RI On October 20, 2024, Preserve Rhode Island celebrated the 2024 Rhody Awards for Historic Preservation at Rosecliff in Newport. This ceremony recognized outstanding achievements in...
by Ross Cann | Oct 23, 2024 | Articles, Historical, Newport Architect Spotlight, Newport Spotlight
Chateau-sur-Mer, like so many grand houses in Newport, evolved over its long life showing the influences of multiple owners, multiple architects, and multiple eras in and throughout its walls. In 1851, William Shepard Wetmore, a prominent China trade...
by Ross Cann | Oct 9, 2024 | Articles, Historical, Newport Architect Spotlight, Newport Spotlight, Urban Planning
Buildings don’t just make history at the time of their construction. They often reflect the times when they were enlarged or chosen for restoration and reconstruction rather than demolition. They also become important again when the area around them is redeveloped....
