by Ross Cann | Jan 22, 2024 | Articles, Historical, Newport Spotlight
Rhode Island is called the “Ocean State,” and is no stranger to the ebb and flow of the waters. But as climate change intensifies, coastal communities are having to confront a difficult choice: fight or retreat. The concept of “strategic...
by Ross Cann | Oct 23, 2023 | Articles, Historical, Newport Architect Spotlight
52 Thames Street Exterior Before & After Newport, Rhode Island, is a city with a rich history dating back to its founding in 1639. It is home to some of the finest examples of Colonial Era architecture in the United States. However, many of historic houses have...
by Ross Cann | Sep 28, 2023 | Articles, Historical, Newport Architect Spotlight
JNA Griswold Design Sketch (Above) and the completed house (Below), 1864 Richard Morris Hunt (1827-1895) was the first American citizen to be admitted to study at the École des Beaux Arts, the preeminent school of art and architecture in the world during the 19th...
by Ross Cann | Sep 19, 2023 | Articles, Historical, Newport Spotlight
Aerial view of the Ida Lewis Yacht Club (Photo Credits: PJ Dougherty) When a city is as old as Newport, Rhode Island, which was founded in 1639, many of the buildings and structures of the city have had to function for many different purposes over time. This blog has...
by Ross Cann | Sep 13, 2023 | Articles, Historical, Newport Spotlight
New York Yacht Club – Newport, RI (Photo by Ross Cann A4 Architecture) Following the death of John Nicholas Brown I (1860-1906), his young widow Natalie (Dresser) Brown (1869-1950) commissioned Ralph Adams Cram of the Boston firm Cram, Goodhue and...
by Ross Cann | Aug 24, 2023 | Articles, Historical, Newport Spotlight
White Horse Tavern As any regular reader of the A4 Architecture blog well knows, Newport, Rhode Island is a city with a rich history dating back to its founding in 1639. At the date of the Declaration of Independence, it was the fifth-most populace city in the...
