The Whitehorne House
Features some of the best examples of Newport and Rhode Island furniture from the late 18th century.

The Great Friends Meeting House
(circa 1699)
Guided tours
This oldest surviving house of worship in Newport was built by the Quakers, whose “plain style” of living greatly influenced 18th-century life, as seen in the area’s architecture, decorative arts, and early landscape.

White Horse Tavern (circa 1673)
Open for lunch and dinner
One of America’s oldest taverns still in operation.

The Wanton-Lyman-Hazard House
(circa 1697)
Guided tours
The site of Newport’s 1765 Stamp Act riot, this house is the best example of early Colonial vernacular architecture in New England. Furnished with Colonial antiques, it also contains fine Colonial decorative arts.

The Seventh Day Baptist Meeting House
(circa 1730)
Guided tours
The oldest surviving Baptist church in America; its restored interior includes an intricately carved pulpit and stair.

The Newport Historical Society
(chartered 1854)
Devoted to preserving books, collections, manuscripts,
and objects pertaining to Newport's history.

Colonial Jewish Burying Ground
(circa 1677)
Served as the cemetery for New England’s Jews
throughout the 17th and 18th centuries.

The Newport Reading Room
(circa 1845)
Private members club

The Old Stone Mill, Touro Park
(around 1660)
For decades the mill was attributed to Viking explorers, although it was actually built for the first governor of Rhode Island, Benedict Arnold (great-grandfather of the patriot/ traitor), who once had lived near a similar windmill in England.

Trinity Church (circa 1726)
The various shapes and sizes of its box pews reflect the individuality of the congregation’s original members.

The Armory (chartered 1741)
Free
The Artillery Company, a ceremonial unit of the Rhode Island Militia, was chartered in 1741 by Britain’s King George II. The company in 1845 built the Armory, which is now a museum.

Newport Restoration Foundation Hedquarters
(circa 1801)
Private
Located in the Wilbour-Ellery House, which Joshua Wilbour built around 1801 and quickly sold to William Ellery Jr., son of one of Rhode Island's two signers of the Declaration of Independence.

Private Colonial homes of the NRF
(circa 1628-1899)
Private
This remarkable collection of Colonial houses, all owned and meticulously maintained by the Newport Restoration Foundation, represent early Rhode Island architecture and are privately rented. Learn more about these buildings’ heritage on a guided walking tour. For more information go to to www.Newporthistorytours.org
Tel 401-841-8770