Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #2 in Newport, United States

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Number of sights 11 sights
Distance 4.1 km
Ascend 0 m
Descend 0 m

Explore Newport 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.

Individual Sights in Newport

Sight 1: Ida Lewis Rock Light

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Ida Lewis Lighthouse, which was formerly the Lime Rock Lighthouse, is in the Newport harbor in Rhode Island. It is named after Ida Lewis, who lived and worked at the lighthouse from 1857 and was the official lighthouse keeper from 1879 until her death in 1911. She was celebrated for many acts of bravery in saving lives.

Wikipedia: Ida Lewis Rock Light (EN), Heritage Website

389 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 2: Rochambeau Statue and Monument

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Rochambeau Statue and Memorial is a monument to French nobleman and General Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau, who was a key commander of the French forces who assisted the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. The monument is located on the waterfront in King Park, along the southern edge of Newport Harbor, near Brenton Cove and Fort Adams state park and was erected in 1934. This is the 3rd replica of the Rochambeau Statue in Lafayette Park, Washington DC, which was created by renowned French sculptor Fernand Harmar. It was donated by A. Kingsley Macomber. The statue was restored in 2019 by the fundraising efforts of members of the Alliance Française of Newport.

Wikipedia: Rochambeau Monument (Newport, Rhode Island) (EN)

1116 meters / 13 minutes

Sight 3: Emmanuel Church

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Emmanuel Church is an historic Episcopal church at 42 Dearborn Street in Newport, Rhode Island. The church began as a mission of Newport's Trinity Church in 1841. In 1852, it was admitted into the diocese as Emmanuel Free Church in its own right.

Wikipedia: Emmanuel Church (Newport, Rhode Island) (EN), Website

892 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 4: Trinity Church

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Trinity Church, on Queen Anne Square in Newport, Rhode Island, is a historic parish church in the Episcopal Diocese of Rhode Island. Founded in 1698, it is the oldest Episcopal parish in the state. In the mid 18th century, the church was home to the largest Anglican congregation in New England.

Wikipedia: Trinity Church (Newport, Rhode Island) (EN)

216 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 5: Vernon House

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The Vernon House is a historic house in Newport, Rhode Island built in 1758 for Metcalf Bowler. The house is an architecturally distinguished colonial-era house with a construction history probably dating back to the late 17th century, with alterations made in the 18th century, possibly by architect Peter Harrison. During the American Revolutionary War this house served as the headquarters of the Comte de Rochambeau, commander of the French forces stationed in Newport 1780–1783. The house was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1968.

Wikipedia: Vernon House (EN)

305 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 6: Artillery Company of Newport Military Museum

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The Newport Artillery Company of Newport, Rhode Island was chartered in 1741 by the Rhode Island General Assembly during the reign of King George II of Great Britain. It is the oldest military unit in the United States operating under its original charter, and the company maintains a museum in its historic armory. The company has served in wars ranging from the French and Indian War to the First World War. Individual members of the Company have served in every war fought by the United States.

Wikipedia: Artillery Company of Newport (EN), Website

2 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 7: Central Baptist Church

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The Clarke Street Meeting House is a historic meeting house and Reformed Christian church building at 13–17 Clarke Street in Newport, Rhode Island, built in 1735. The structure is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Wikipedia: Clarke Street Meeting House (EN)

104 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 8: Oliver Perry Monument

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Oliver Perry Monument is a bronze statue, by William Greene Turner, dedicated to Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry. It is located in Eisenhower Park in Newport, RI, between Washington Square and Touro street. The statue faces west towards Newport Harbor.

Wikipedia: Oliver Perry Monument (EN)

355 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 9: Shiloh Church

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Shiloh Baptist Church is a historic former school building and former African American Baptist church in Newport, Rhode Island, United States.

Wikipedia: Shiloh Church (Newport, Rhode Island) (EN)

531 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 10: Matthew Perry Monument

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Matthew Perry Monument is a statue commemorating Commodore Matthew C. Perry. The statue is situated in Touro Park facing Bellevue Avenue in the heart of Newport, Rhode Island and was designed by John Quincy Adams Ward in 1869. The pedestal was designed by Richard Morris Hunt.

Wikipedia: Matthew Perry Monument (Newport, Rhode Island) (EN)

143 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 11: Newport Art Museum

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Newport Art Museum ajay_suresh / CC BY 2.0

The Newport Art Museum, founded in 1912 as the Art Association of Newport, is located at 76 Bellevue Avenue in Newport, Rhode Island. The museum operates a gallery in the John N. A. Griswold House, a National Historic Landmark that is one of the first American Stick Style buildings. It was designed by the noted American architect, Richard Morris Hunt in 1864 and one was one of his first commissions in Newport. The museum purchased the house in 1915.

Wikipedia: Newport Art Museum (EN), Website

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