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Beechwood
One of the highlights of visiting New York Harbor was taking the ferry to Governors Island. Although millions of people admire the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, far fewer make the short boat ride to this remarkable island. As the skyline of Manhattan faded behind us, it became easy to appreciate why Governors Island […]
The Elms
Over the years, we have visited all the historic homes in Newport, Rhode Island. Newport itself has layers of history, from its colonial seaport beginnings to its role in early American trade, but it is the extraordinary collection of Gilded Age mansions that draws so many people to explore the town today. Walking through Newport feels like stepping into another […]
Kingscote
Kingscote in Newport, Rhode Island, is one of the earliest and most distinctive summer cottages built during Newport’s transformation into America’s premier Gilded Age resort community. Constructed in 1839 for southern planter and merchant George Noble Jones, the house introduced the romantic Gothic Revival style to Newport and helped set the stage for the grand architectural […]
Marble House
Newport, Rhode Island was one of the towns we would head to during our homeschooling day trips. There are so many houses to visit, and we would arrive with the intention to tour two. Here we are at the Marble House. From the moment we approach it, the scale and intention are unmistakable. Built between […]
Gilbert Stuart Birthplace
Gilbert Stuart went on to fame as the portrait artist of Geroge Washington, the very image that appears on every dollar bill. Our first visit to this site was during my homeschooling days. Visiting historic houses was a part of our homeschooling adventures, and I would purposely seek out places like this, homes where history felt real […]
Hammersmith
In the 1990s, Hammersmith Farm in Newport opened for tours, and we made the trip to see it. The estate is best known as the childhood summer home of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and as the site of the wedding reception following her marriage to John F. Kennedy in 1953. After the ceremony of St. Mary’s […]
John Brown House
Perched on College Hill in Providence, Rhode Island, the John Brown House stands as one of the finest surviving examples of 18th-century American architecture. It also is a powerful reminder of wealth, ambition and the moral complexity of early American life. John Brown was one of Providence’s most prominent citizens in the late 1700s. Brown […]
