Newport in Rhode Island
Sunday, 21 December 2014 - 07:23 am (CET/MEZ) Berlin | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika Category/Kategorie: General
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Newport is a city on
Aquidneck Island in
Newport County . It is located 23 miles (37 km) south of
Providence , and 61 miles (98 km) south of
Boston . Known as a New England summer resort and for the famous
Newport Mansions , it is the home of
Salve Regina University and
Naval Station Newport which houses the United States
Naval War College , the
Naval Undersea Warfare Center , and a major
United States Navy training center. A major 18th century port city, Newport now contains among the highest number of surviving colonial buildings of any city in the United States. The city is the county seat of Newport County (a county that no longer has any governmental functions other than court administrative and sheriff corrections boundaries). Newport was known for being the city of some of the
Summer White Houses during the administrations of Presidents
Dwight D. Eisenhower and
John F. Kennedy .
Newport has one of the highest concentrations of colonial homes in the nation, in the downtown Newport Historic District , one of three National Historic Landmark Districts in the city. Many of these homes were restored in the late 20th century through grants made by Newport resident Doris Duke , as well as other local efforts such as Operation Clapboard . As a result, Newport’s colonial heritage is well preserved and documented at the Newport Historical Society . In addition to the colonial architecture, the city is known for its Gilded Age mansions, which have also received extensive restoration from both private owners and non-profits such as the Preservation Society of Newport County .
Newport Country Club © George Bekris/cc-by-sa-3.0
Another National Historic Landmark District,
Bellevue Avenue , is the home of the
International Tennis Hall of Fame , where important tennis players are commemorated, as well as a number of mansions dating back to the Gilded Age, including
The Breakers ,
Belcourt Castle ,
Chateau-sur-Mer ,
The Elms ,
Marble House ,
Rosecliff ,
Rough Point , and the
William Watts Sherman House . Some of these are open for guided tours.
With coastlines on the west, south and east, Newport is a maritime city. Its harbors teem with commercial fishing boats, power and sail pleasure craft. It is known as the sailing capital of the United States. Many defenses by the
New York Yacht Club of the
America’s Cup yachting prize took place here.
Newport Country Club was one of the five founding clubs of the
United States Golf Association ; it hosted the first
U.S. Open and the first
U.S. Amateur , both held in 1895. Newport plays host to a number of festivals during the summer months, including the
Newport Jazz Festival , the
Newport Folk Festival (where Bob Dylan
infamously “went electric” in 1965 ), the
Newport International Film Festival , and the
Newport International Boat Show .
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DiscoverNewport and
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