A residential example of architectural style of the early Newport settlement is Wanton-Lyman-Hazard House. Built in 1697.
![A residential example of architectural style of the early Newport settlement is Wanton-Lyman-Hazard House. Built in 1697.](https://a4arch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Picture2.jpg)
The residential Wanton-Lyman-Hazard House was an Early Settlement style residence that exemplified these characteristics:
- saltbox/New England colonial elements
- steep roof
- small windows & panes
- central chimney
- situated on a small plot of land in a dense urban fabric
Homes of this era were based on English precedents but tailored to materials available in America. They were also built to sustain the New England climate.
![Large fireplaces served as the center of family life, exemplifying the idea of "home and hearth" in the early buildings of the Newport settlement.](https://a4arch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Picture3.jpg)
Large fireplaces served as the center of family life, exemplifying the idea of “home and hearth” in the early buildings of the Newport settlement.
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The Quaker Meeting House in Newport, RI is an example of the early Newport settlement architecture in a religious building. Built in 1699.
In the early Newport settlement, the colonial, New England architectural style exemplified in the Quaker Meeting House featured these characteristics:
- steep roof
- diamond pane casement windows
- the exposed interior beam structure
- interior shutters, to be raised to open divided spaces
A basic square plan with a light cupola was the meeting house’s original 1699 design.
The current meeting house (pictured above) has been restored to its 1699 exterior.
In 1720, the meeting house expanded in a linear direction.
The 1880 model shows more linear expansion, as the meeting house was now referred to as the “Wreck / Rec Hall”.
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The Quaker Meeting House in Newport, RI is an example of the early Newport settlement architecture in a religious building. Built in 1699.
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