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by the society). The new building provided office space for the society, a fireproof vault for historic documents, and a library. In 1915, the meeting house was detached from the library and moved to the rear of the lot. A three-story brick building was constructed between the library and the meeting
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The society features changing exhibits and has extensive holdings of colonial, silver, china, portraits, ship models, and over two hundred thousand historic photographs. Research facilities include archives with manuscript materials including the earliest town records, merchant account books, church
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house. Brick veneer, a slate roof, and steel shutters were added to the exterior of the meeting house to make its exterior covering consistent with the adjoining structures, and to provide added protection from the weather and the threat of fire.
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Ground was broken in 1902 for a brick library building at 82 Touro Street, which would be attached to the Sabbatarian Meeting House (previously acquired from
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Although the society was chartered in 1854, its collections originated thirty years earlier as the "Southern Cabinet" of the
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records, etc. The library contains the second largest genealogical collection in Rhode Island. Walking tours leave from the
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that was chartered in 1854 to collect and preserve books, manuscripts, and objects pertaining to Newport's history.
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The major categories of library special collections at the Newport Historical Society are:
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The Old Brick Market building currently houses the society's
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front Newport Historical Society library building today
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Newport
Newport, Rhode Island
newporthistory.org
historical society
Newport, Rhode Island

Naval battle off Tatamagouche
Daniel Fones

Richard Munday


Museum of Newport History
Rhode Island Historical Society
William Shepard Wetmore
Seventh Day Baptists
Museum of Newport History


Brick Market
Georgian
Peter Harrison

Wanton–Lyman–Hazard House
Colonial
Georgian

Great Friends Meeting House

Old Colony House

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