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  2. Beechwood (Astor mansion) - Wikipedia

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    Beechwood is a Gilded Age mansion and estate located at 580 Bellevue Avenue in Newport, Rhode Island best known for having been owned by the Astor family. Part of the Bellevue Avenue Historic District , the first version of the residence was built between 1852 and 1853 and designed in the Italianate style by Andrew Jackson Downing and Calvert ...

  3. National Register of Historic Places listings in Cranston ...

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    April 24, 1973 (Bounded roughly by Bayside, S. Atlantic, and Ocean Aves., the Pawtuxet and Providence rivers, and Post Rd.: Cranston: 15: Potter-Remington House ...

  4. Newport Historic District (Rhode Island) - Wikipedia

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    The Newport Historic District is a historic district that covers 250 acres (100 ha) in the center of Newport in the U.S. state of Rhode Island.It was designated a National Historic Landmark (NHL) in 1968 due to its extensive and well-preserved assortment of intact colonial buildings dating from the early and mid-18th century.

  5. Furnace Hill Brook Historic and Archeological District

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    The Furnace Hill Brook Historic and Archeological District in a historic district in Cranston, Rhode Island. The site features archaeological industrial remains dating from the early 19th century, as well as a series of prehistoric Native American settlements, dating from the Late Archaic to the Early Woodland periods. [ 2 ]

  6. Rosecliff - Wikipedia

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    The commission was given to McKim, Mead, and White in 1898, and the New York branch of Jules Allard and Sons were engaged as interior decorators. Construction started in 1899, but the sharp winter slowed construction; Mrs. Oelrichs' sister had married William K. Vanderbilt II that winter season, and the house was required for parties in the following Newport season; the eager Mrs. Oelrichs ...

  7. Edgewood (Cranston) - Wikipedia

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    Edgewood is located in eastern Cranston, Rhode Island. It is three miles away from Providence. [1] Edgewood is a suburban neighborhood bordering Providence's Washington Park. The area of Edgewood has several National Historic districts. One of the grandest is the Norwood Avenue Historic District . The neighborhood features broad, tree-lined ...

  8. Newport Reading Room - Wikipedia

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    The Newport Reading Room (also known as The Reading Room), founded in 1854, is a gentlemen's club located on Bellevue Avenue in Newport, Rhode Island, USA. Its primary building features an actual book reading room .

  9. Cranston, Rhode Island - Wikipedia

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    Cranston ranked 36th on the list of "America's 50 Best Cities to Live" in a 2014 survey done by 247wallst.com. [7] The Town of Cranston was created in 1754 from a portion of Providence north of the Pawtuxet River. After losing much of its territory to neighboring towns and the city of Providence, Cranston itself became a city on March 10, 1910.