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John of Berry or John the Magnificent ( French: Jean de Berry, Latin: Johannes de Bituria; 30 November 1340 – 15 June 1416) was Duke of Berry and Auvergne and Count of Poitiers and Montpensier. His brothers were King Charles V of France, Duke Louis I of Anjou and Duke Philip the Bold of Burgundy. He was Regent of France from 1380 to 1388 ...
A visit to the John N.A. Griswold House, designed by Richard Morris Hun t and completed in 1864. A private tour or the Redwood Library and Athenaeum (c. 1747, architect Peter Harrison), with the Library's curator.
Newport has supplanted Saratoga Springs, N.Y., as a resort for the wealthy. Scene in Newport: Amy Forsyth as Carrie Astor, Ashlie Atkinson as Mamie Fish and Harry Richardson as Larry Russell. Photograph by Alison Cohen Rosa/HBO. ☞ Beechwood, Mrs. Astor’s house in Newport, was originally built by Calvert Vaux and Andrew Jackson Downing ...
Jul 23, 2021 · NEWPORT — The 15th annual Doris Duke Historic Preservation Awards will recognize two recent projects for their contributions to preserving Newport’s architectural heritage and historic character. The awards will be presented at a celebration, held both virtually and in-person, on Friday, Sept. 10.
May 31, 2019 · This large, elegant Georgian-style home was built in the early 1750s, and was built as the home of John Banister (1707-1767), a prosperous colonial merchant. Banister was originally from Boston, but subsequently came to Newport, where he married Hermione Pelham in 1737.
May 31, 2017 · May 31, 2017. We are celebrating a family reunion of sorts at Rough Point this season. For the seventeen years that the mansion has been open as a museum, full-length portraits of Nanaline Duke and Doris Duke have hung at the top of the grand staircase leading to our second floor galleries and Doris Duke’s bedroom.
This watercolor depicts renowned cabinetmaker John Goddard’s house in the Point neighborhood of Newport, RI. The composition includes two houses and dock scene with beach . Written in pencil script, bottom right corner: Old Newport houses, 1865.
