Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Newport City, United States

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Number of sights 6 sights
Distance 1.3 km
Ascend 61 m
Descend 31 m

Explore Newport City in United States with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Activities in Newport CityIndividual Sights in Newport City

Sight 1: Jerry E. Dickerman House

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The Jerry E. Dickerman House is a historic house at 36 Field Avenue in the city of Newport, Vermont. Built in 1875 for a prominent local lawyer and customs collector, it is a prominent regional example of residential Second Empire architecture. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.

Wikipedia: Jerry E. Dickerman House (EN), Heritage Website

98 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 2: Goodrich Memorial Library

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Goodrich Memorial Library

The Goodrich Memorial Library is a public library in Newport, Orleans County, Vermont. It is the largest and only one of two full-time libraries in the county. It is located at 202 Main Street in downtown Newport, in a Romanesque building constructed in 1899.

Wikipedia: Goodrich Memorial Library (EN), Website, Heritage Website

56 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 3: United States Courthouse, Post Office and Customs House

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The U.S. Courthouse, Post Office and Customs House, also just known as the Federal Building, is a historic federal government building at Main and 2nd Streets in downtown Newport, Vermont. Completed in 1904, it served historically as a courthouse, as a customhouse, and as a post office, and is the city's tallest building. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.

Wikipedia: United States Courthouse, Post Office and Customs House (Newport, Vermont) (EN), Heritage Website, Architect Wikidata

12 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 4: Orleans County Courthouse and Jail Complex

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The Orleans County Courthouse and Jail Complex is a historic government facility on Main Street in the city of Newport, Vermont, the shire town of Orleans County. The complex includes a fine Romanesque courthouse built in 1886, a wood-frame jailer's quarters built in 1886, and a 1903 brick jail. The complex was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.

Wikipedia: Orleans County Courthouse and Jail Complex (EN), Heritage Website

167 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 5: Ai J. White Duplex

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The Ai J. White Duplex is a historic two-unit residential building at 343 Main Street in the city of Newport, Vermont. Built about 1897, it is a well-preserved example of multi-unit Queen Anne architecture. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.

Wikipedia: Ai J. White Duplex (EN), Heritage Website

946 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 6: House at 68 Highland Avenue

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68 Highland Avenue is a historic apartment building in the city of Newport, Vermont. Built about 1919, it is a well-preserved example of typical Vermont multi-unit housing of the period, retaining a number of distinctive Colonial Revival features, including pressed-metal siding. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.

Wikipedia: House at 68 Highland Avenue (EN)

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