Newport Historical Society's Museum and Shop
at the Brick Market

127 Thames Street Newport, RI 02840 401-841-8770 www.NewportHistorical.org (circa 1762) Suggested donation of $4 per adult $2 per child (over age 5) Open Through December: Mon - Saturday, 10-6, Sunday 10-5

The perfect place to begin your visit to Newport’s Old Quarter. This award-winning museum provides an engaging introduction to the area’s rich history and to the beauty of its architecture. Located in the 1762 Brick Market (designed by Peter Harrison) our award-winning Museum is the perfect place to begin a visit to Newport. The Museum provides the whole family with an engaging introduction to the area's rich history and the beauty of its architecture. Glimpse the lives of the people--past and present--who have made Newport one of America's most historic cities. Open daily, the Brick Market Museum and Shop is an information center and departure point for guided walking tours. Newport History Starts Here The Brick Market Museum & Shop brings Newport's unique and exciting story to life. Located on Washington Square, the Museum provides the whole family with an engaging introduction to the area's rich history, architecture, and the stories of the people who have made Newport one of America's most important historic cities. In Newport, 17th century English settlers started a community based on religious toleration, which lead to a thriving, cosmopolitan city. Colonial Newport, the de facto capitol of Rhode Island, was rich with ideas as well as commerce, and busy with creative and scientific exploration. It attracted craftsmen and artists, and citizens with the wherewithal to patronize them.  Distinctly American originals, such as Newport's Goddard-Townsend craftsmen, the finest furniture makers in America, flourished in Newport. In the 19th and 20th centuries, wealthy Americans, along with gifted artists, writers, and architects, made Newport their summer resort during the Gilded Age. Begin your visit to Newport here. Board a reproduction 1890s omnibus to watch a video tour of historic Bellevue Avenue. View James Franklin's printing press, correspondence from George Washington, photographs, furniture, colonial silver, paintings, objects of daily life and more, all from the collections of the Newport Historical Society.