Kingscote (Newport, Rhode Island)

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Kingscote (Newport, Rhode Island) is a prominent 19th-century Gothic Revival summer cottage and National Historic Landmark in Newport, known as one of the earliest examples of the city’s famed Gilded Age mansions.

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Kingscote (Newport, Rhode Island) canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf National Historic Landmark
historic house
museum
summer cottage
addedToNRHP October 15, 1966
address 253 Bellevue Avenue, Newport, Rhode Island
architect Richard Upjohn
architecturalStyle Carpenter Gothic
Gothic Revival
builtFor George Noble Jones
category Gothic Revival architecture in Rhode Island
Houses in Newport, Rhode Island
Museums in Newport, Rhode Island
National Historic Landmarks in Rhode Island
city Newport
constructionStartYear 1839
country United States
era Gilded Age
function seasonal residence (historical)
hasFeature asymmetrical massing
bay windows
steeply pitched roofs
veranda
vergeboards
hasGarden yes
hasNumberOfStories 2
heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark of the United States
locatedOn Bellevue Avenue
location Newport, Rhode Island
material wood
notableFor Gothic Revival design by Richard Upjohn
association with the Gilded Age in Newport
early example of Newport summer cottage architecture
NRHPReferenceNumber 66000024
NRHPType National Historic Landmark
openToPublic yes
operatedBy The Preservation Society of Newport County
ownedBy The Preservation Society of Newport County
partOf Newport National Historic Landmark District
periodOfSignificance 19th century
region New England
state Rhode Island
touristAttraction yes
use house museum
yearCompleted 1839

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Richard Upjohn designed Kingscote (Newport, Rhode Island)
Seth C. Bradford notableWork Kingscote (Newport, Rhode Island)