It was built for Samuel Whitehorne Jr. in 1811 and the exterior feature elegant brick constructionm a hipped roof, decorative entry portico, and a formal garden, which are typical of the Federal Style. It is notable as one of the rare houses to be built in Newport in the Federal Style as the period after the Revolutionary War was a period of slow economic recovery for the city. Interior highlights include a grand central hallway, hand carved details, and a significant collection of early American furniture provided by Doris Duke. It includes examples of the artisans Goddard and Townsend, Benjamin Baker and Holmes Weaver. It is currently owned by the Newport Restoration Foundation[2]
whitehorne, house, museum, whitehorne, house, example, united, states, federal, style, mansions, thames, street, newport, rhode, island, open, public, historic, house, museum, national, register, historic, placesu, historic, districtcontributing, propertyshow,. The Whitehorne House is an example of a United States Federal style mansions at 416 Thames Street in Newport Rhode Island and is open to the public as a historic house museum Whitehorne House MuseumU S National Register of Historic PlacesU S Historic districtContributing propertyShow map of Rhode IslandShow map of the United StatesLocationNewport Rhode Island United States of AmericaCoordinates41 28 55 N 71 18 53 W 41 48194 N 71 31472 W 41 48194 71 31472Built1810Architectural styleFederal StylePart ofSouthern Thames Historic District ID08000314 NRHP reference No 71000028 1 Significant datesAdded to NRHPMay 6 1971Designated CPJune 26 2008 Contents 1 History 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksHistory edit nbsp Samuel Whitehorse House in Newport RIIt was built for Samuel Whitehorne Jr in 1811 and the exterior feature elegant brick constructionm a hipped roof decorative entry portico and a formal garden which are typical of the Federal Style It is notable as one of the rare houses to be built in Newport in the Federal Style as the period after the Revolutionary War was a period of slow economic recovery for the city Interior highlights include a grand central hallway hand carved details and a significant collection of early American furniture provided by Doris Duke It includes examples of the artisans Goddard and Townsend Benjamin Baker and Holmes Weaver It is currently owned by the Newport Restoration Foundation 2 The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971 1 See also edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Samuel Whitehorne House National Register of Historic Places listings in Newport County Rhode IslandReferences edit a b National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service January 23 2007 Newport Restoration FoundationExternal links editWhitehorne House Newport Restoration Foundation Historic American Buildings Survey HABS No RI 323 Whitehorne House Museum 414 Thames Street Newport Newport County RI 9 photos 12 measured drawings 20 data pages This article about a Registered Historic Place in Newport County Rhode Island is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This Rhode Island museum related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Whitehorne House Museum amp oldid 1169595518, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
