by Ross Cann | Apr 13, 2021 | All Projects, Architectural History, Articles, Historical
As the Archi-TEXT column has pointed out many times, Newport is an extraordinary treasure trove of historic architecture, spanning from the early days of the Colonial settlement of New England and continuing right up until the present day. Newport is fortunate to be a...
by Ross Cann | Apr 6, 2021 | Architectural History, Articles, Historical, Institutional, Residential
The Shingle Style, which was described in a previous Archi-TEXT, was an architectural form that developed in the late 19th century in Newport, RI and other New England seaside resort communities. It is often associated with the preeminent firm of the era, McKim Mead...
by Ross Cann | Apr 6, 2021 | Architectural History, Articles, Historical, Institutional
A4 Architecture is in the midst of helping fix McAuley Hall, which was originally designed by the noted Boston architectural firm of Peabody & Stearns in 1882 for Catherine Lorillard Wolfe as “The Vinland Estate.” This is one of the “Crown...
by Ross Cann | Mar 22, 2021 | Architectural History, Articles, Historical
The Shingle Style, as it has come to be known, was originally a relatively short-lived offshoot of the Victorian Queen Anne Revival style during the late 19th century in the United States. This style has, over the last century, come to epitomize the leisure and...
by Ross Cann | Feb 1, 2021 | Historical
Nowhere is the adage “Think Globally, Act Locally” more pertinent than in the area of global climate change. Since the recent election of Joseph Biden as President on January 20th, there have been a series of events in Newport that have reinforced this. On January...
by Ross Cann | Jan 27, 2021 | Architectural History, Historical
Until the late nineteenth century, the process of becoming an architect was through apprenticeships and practice, and nearly exclusively for men. Like most crafts, one began as an “Apprentice,” graduated to “Journeyman,” and then late in life, if one worked hard and...
