Tag: Preservation Society of Newport County
Rehabilitation project aims to return Breakers to Gilded Age appearance
Phase by phase, the landscape surrounding The Breakers in Newport is moving closer to its late 19th-century roots.
Designed by landscape architect Ernest W. Bowditch...
A breakout of signature dishes
Chefs and restaurants are known for their style and approach to the cuisine, often featuring signature creations on a menu driven by the ethnic...
$500K federal grant to help cover Marble House roof repair
NEWPORT – A $500,000 federal grant will go toward a roof rehabilitation at Marble House in Newport, U.S. Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., announced Friday.
The...
First phase of Breakers’ landscape restoration complete
NEWPORT – The $1 million initial phase of a multimillion dollar grounds restoration project at The Breakers has been completed.
The project, part of The...
Tearing down ‘Superman’ building is wrongheaded thinking
To the Editor:
In Providence Business News’ June 7 article, “It will take investment to save ‘Superman’ tower,” Rep. Blake Filippi, R-New Shoreham, suggested the...
$50K grant will help preserve headstones at African burial ground in...
NEWPORT – The Preservation Society of Newport County has received a $50,000 grant from the National Trust of Historic Preservation to help preserve vulnerable...
Newport mansions again surpass 1 million visits in 2018
NEWPORT – For the third consecutive year, the Preservation Society of Newport County welcomed more than 1 million visitors to the Newport Mansions. The...
Newport Mansions again surpass 1 million visitors in 2018
NEWPORT – More than one million vists to the Newport Mansions were made over 2018, the third consecutive year such a feat has been...
Marketing and sailing rewards, but departures too in 2018
R.I. Commerce Corp. last year unveiled a much-anticipated statewide tourism marketing campaign that included an updated website and digital ad initiative.
Both centered on what...
Horse-drawn carriages return to Newport for Weekend of Coaching
NEWPORT – Authentic 19th-century horse-drawn carriages will be on parade for view to the public for free throughout Newport in the Preservation Society of...
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