Whitehorne House Museum

	Whitehorne House Museum
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. Historic district; Contributing property
Location	Newport, Rhode Island, United States of America
Coordinates	41°28′55″N 71°18′53″W / 41.48194°N 71.31472°W
Built	1810
Architectural style	Federal Style
Part of	Southern Thames Historic District (ID08000314)
NRHP reference No.	71000028
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	May 6, 1971
Designated CP	June 26, 2008

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.

History

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]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
^ Newport Restoration Foundation

External links

Whitehorne 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

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.

[2] Newport Restoration Foundation

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