Eisenhower's House

  The Eisenhower House, is an historic, late nineteenth-century home,originally serving as the residence, for the Commandant of Fort Adams.

 Newport architects, George C. Mason and Son, designed the house in 1873.

General Henry Jackson Hunt was the first in a long line of  officers to live there.

The most famous military persona to reside there, was President Dwight D. Eisenhower.

The house being so named.

President Eisenhower vacationed here during the late summer of 1958 and 1960.
At first, the president was quartered at the Naval War College on Coasters Harbor Island.
Golf was Ike’s passion however, and given Eisenhower House’s location near the Newport Country Club golf course, this became the president’s Summer White House.



The United States Navy transferred Fort Adams and Eisenhower House to the State of Rhode Island in 1964 for use as a state park.

The Art Museum from Afar

THE NEWPORT ART MUSEUM in THE GRISWOLD HOUSE,
                 on Bellevue Avenue...........

Home for the Museum since 1916, the Griswold House is a National Historic Landmark and an Official Project of Save America’s Treasures. Designed in 1862 by famed architect Richard Morris Hunt, it was completed in 1864 for John N.A. Griswold, a China Trade merchant and financier.

Griswold House was Hunt’s first major commission in Newport and is the premier example of American Stick Style architecture. Hunt went on to design many of the grand cottages of Newport’s Gilded Age, including The Breakers, Marble House, and Ochre Court.

The Griswold House currently houses restored rooms, galleries, a children’s art classroom, administrative offices, a lecture hall, and the Griffon Shop. The surrounding park and sculpture garden is used for many outdoor programs during the summer months.

Trinity Church...This Fall

who's pew ?

the Edward King House

The Beautiful,... Edward King House...

in a beautiful park-like setting

Designed by Richard Upjohn for Edward King

..Formerly The Newport Library..... in 1968 through a grassroots campaign by area elders... The King House, was restored and put to use as the area Senior Center.
 
..Lovingly regarded by its membership, The King House remains a beautiful example of Italianate architecture and is listed on The National Historic Register.

Edward King House

35 King Street
Newport, Rhode Island 02840

available for use

Phone: 401-846-7426

Web Site: http://www.edwardkinghouse.com/

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Many of the King Family are Buried in Newport too ......[the family plot]........

"....The Reef...."..Brenton Reef State Park

The Original Laundry and Housing for the Servants, of  "The Reef"...The remnants of the Mansion .....are Buried under that Mound to the Right

Looking West over Ocean Drive...the Tip of Jamestown and a gourgeous sunset..........There's a view in every direction..

Beautiful Kites are the order of the day now!....nearly year round too....with constant breezes being the norm...

A Drive ...a walk... a sit...even a swim...........it doesn't get much better !

"..The Reef..."

Like a Hollywood Set......a backdrop to a Thriller Movie.....A Murder Mystery Scene......A Ghostly Event Perhaps...

A Hidden Treasure ...Out in the Woods at Brenton Reef.....

....Yes...the original horse stable to "The Reef " Mansion.........I remember walking around  Inside !..in the late 1960's.......