by Ross Cann AIA RA | Jun 27, 2023 | Articles, Historical, Newport Architect Spotlight
Fairbourne House, previously known as “Quatrel” Over its long history, from its founding in 1639 to the present day, Newport has been a destination for some of the most noteworthy architects in America. Some like Richard Morris Hunt and McKim,...
by Ross Cann AIA RA | Oct 27, 2021 | Historical
What qualities make architecture successful? This is a debate that has no doubt been going on since mankind first moved out of caves and started creating rudimentary structures in which to live. Interestingly, even in a world of skyscrapers and modern technology one...
by Ross Cann AIA RA | Sep 13, 2021 | Historical
Newport is famous for many things and for many “firsts” as it was the fifth largest city in colonial America and a major and prosperous settlement before the Revolutionary War. Among the things that Newport takes great pride in for is being a place of tremendous...
by Ross Cann AIA RA | Sep 8, 2021 | Historical
Newport has long had the reputation of being the pre-eminent “Summer Resort” in the North Eastern United States. It is famous in books and movies as being “the place to be” in the summer from the 1870’s through the present day. But how did Newport come to be known as...
by Ross Cann AIA RA | Jul 7, 2021 | Articles, Historical
When the Newport Casino was first built in 1880, the game of lawn tennis was a new but quickly growing sport. The game had been derived from the more complicated and architecturally involved game now known as Real Tennis, which had been invented in the 13th century in...
by Ross Cann AIA RA | Jun 28, 2021 | Articles, Historical, Newport Spotlight
Reading of the Declaration of Independence on the Fourth of July Newport is a place of authentic architectural monuments and living history. The houses of the Point and Historic Hill neighborhoods have been in many cases occupied for as long as 250-300 years. That...
