Newport Through Its Architecture: A History of Styles from Postmedieval to ... - James L. Yarnall - Google Books

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A remarkable coincidence of unplanned historical events has preserved Newport, Rhode Island’s architectural heritage in a way that is rare among American cities. Newport has the largest number of pre-Revolutionary War buildings in North America, with some…