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Newport Architect Spotlight: Richard Morris Hunt (Early Career)

Newport Architect Spotlight: Richard Morris Hunt (Early Career)

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...
A4 Spotlight: Fairbourne and Thomas Alexander Tefft

A4 Spotlight: Fairbourne and Thomas Alexander Tefft

by Ross Cann | 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,...
Newport Architect Spotlight: Julian Abele

Newport Architect Spotlight: Julian Abele

by Ross Cann | Feb 23, 2022 | Newport Architect Spotlight

As part of the 94th Annual Newport Art Museum Winter Speaker Series and to help celebrate Black History Month, the Speaker Series Committee invited accomplished Washington, D.C. architect Peter Cook of HGA Architects to speak both live at the museum and simultaneously...
Newport Architect Spotlight: George Champlin Mason Sr.

Newport Architect Spotlight: George Champlin Mason Sr.

by Ross Cann | Jun 30, 2021 | Newport Architect Spotlight

Among the many great architects who have worked in Newport, RI over the years, George Champlin Mason Sr. is perhaps the greatest and most prolific “Home-Grown” talent. He was born in 1820 in Newport to a prominent family and was the great nephew of Oliver Hazard...
Architectural Firm Spotlight: Peabody and Stearns

Architectural Firm Spotlight: Peabody and Stearns

by Ross Cann | Apr 6, 2021 | Historical, Newport Architect Spotlight

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...
Newport Architect Spotlight: Peter Harrison

Newport Architect Spotlight: Peter Harrison

by Ross Cann | Jan 19, 2021 | Newport Architect Spotlight

Among the many great architects who have worked in Newport, RI over the years, Peter Harrison (1716-1775) is often considered the first “true architect,” not only in Newport, but in the American colonies. There were accomplished architect-builders (like Richard...
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