Tag: The Breakers
Three local sites make AAA “Cool Day Trip” list
PROVIDENCE - The Breakers, New Bedford Whaling Museum and the Rhode Island School of Design Museum were deemed "Cool Day Trips from Boston" in...
The Breakers Welcome Center to break ground May 18
NEWPORT - Construction for the Breakers Welcome Center will begin at 9 a.m. on May 18, according to a press release from The Preservation Society...
Historic Pioneer road coach on display at The Breakers
NEWPORT – The Preservation Society of Newport County has acquired a road coach, called Pioneer, which will be on display at The Breakers Stable...
Energizing R.I.’s historic homes
Lawrence Air Systems Inc., specializes in modernizing the heating and cooling capabilities of Rhode Island’s many historic homes and properties, says co-owner Brian Lawrence.
“I...
Behan Bros. to construct Breakers Welcome Center in Newport
NEWPORT – Behan Bros. has been selected as the prime contractor to construct the $5.4 million Breakers Welcome Center expected to open next year.
According...
Behan Bros. chosen to construct Breakers Welcome Center
NEWPORT – Behan Bros. has been selected as the prime contractor to construct the $5.4 million Breakers Welcome Center expected to open next year.
According...
Breakers visitor center opponents offer $200K for alternate plan
NEWPORT – A founding member of a Newport-based community group that opposes plans for a visitor center at The Breakers has offered a $200,000...
Breakers’ welcome center opponents petition for alternatives
NEWPORT – If you think the fight over The Breakers welcome center was called with the recent state Supreme Court decision to not consider...
Breakers’ welcome center moves forward
NEWPORT – The R.I. Supreme Court has ruled that the Newport Zoning Board’s approval of a welcome center at The Breakers mansion does not...