by Ross Cann | Apr 19, 2013 | Historical
If there is one thing that the great houses of Newport were really built for, it is to throw a party. Sometimes it seems like the great “cottages” are really just ballrooms with (comparatively) small five and six-bedroom houses attached. Belcourt Castle (until the...
by Ross Cann | Apr 12, 2013 | Historical
The firm of McKim Mead & White was certainly the most influential and prolific American architectural partnership of the late 19th century and early 20th century. Newport is the proud home of their very first project as the firm McKim Mead & White: the Newport...
by Ross Cann | Apr 11, 2013 | Historical, Professional
Maintaining and restoring historic buildings is challenging, but it is often these structures that give character and form to beautiful communities like Newport. Thus, there is a strong societal and economic advantage for the government to help assure that these old...
by Ross Cann | Feb 28, 2013 | Historical, Professional
While Newport has been dealing with winter blizzards, behind the scenes, forward progress has been occurring on various planning efforts which will hopefully have impacts on the physical design of Newport in this (and future) summers. After a long absence in the post...
by Ross Cann | Feb 7, 2013 | Historical, Professional
The new year is always a time when the real estate industry takes a step back to evaluate the progress it has made in the year past, anticipate the prospects for the year ahead, and open the opportunity for Newport future planning. It is no surprise that the main...
by Ross Cann | Jan 12, 2012 | Historical
As most Newporters are well aware, the great mansions along Bellevue Avenue were primarily built during the Gilded Age. This was the period from about 1887 until the First World War, when some of the wealthiest and most powerful people in America were drawn to the...
