Timing coincidental, but Breakers ruling is the right one for R.I.

THE PROPOSED WELCOME CENTER on the grounds of The Breakers in Newport is designed to recall conservatories of the Gilded Age. / COURTESY PRESERVATION SOCIETY OF NEWPORT COUNTY AND EPSTEIN JOSLIN ARCHITECTS
THE PROPOSED WELCOME CENTER on the grounds of The Breakers in Newport is designed to recall conservatories of the Gilded Age. / COURTESY PRESERVATION SOCIETY OF NEWPORT COUNTY AND EPSTEIN JOSLIN ARCHITECTS

One day after the R.I. Supreme Court ruled on Jan. 9 that the Newport Zoning Board was the correct body to determine if the proposed Breakers Welcome Center was appropriate for the Gilded Age mansion, The Preservation Society of Newport County announced that for the first time, it welcomed more than 1 million annual visitors

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