by Ross Cann | Aug 14, 2017 | Historical
A residential example of Mid-Georgian architecture in Newport, RI is Hunter House, built in 1748. The Hunter House is a pristine example of Mid-Georgian architecture in Newport. Some iconic Mid-Georgian features of this residence include: The pineapple detail above...
by Ross Cann | Jul 31, 2017 | Historical
For the majority of the great houses designed and built along Bellevue Avenue, the carriage house and stables were usually located a distance from the main house. Even at the Elms, with its high-style carriage house design, in the same style as the main house, the...
by Ross Cann | Aug 11, 2014 | Historical
Newport is the repository of many treasures of American architectural history, including the JNA Griswold House. It is noted for the many surviving colonial-era buildings but the true building boom began around 1850 as Newport became a summer escape for southern...
by Ross Cann | May 24, 2013 | Professional, Project Spotlight
Newport is blessed with many beautiful and important structures which were built between the mid-seventeenth and beginning of the twentieth centuries. There have even been some great additions to the architectural fabric of Newport in the last few decades but during...
by Ross Cann | May 9, 2013 | Historical, Project Spotlight
The fourth annual Newport Architectural Symposium, which was held here last Saturday, focused on the creative interaction between the noted American author Edith Wharton and architect and designer Ogden Codman. These two artistic giants began their careers in Newport,...
