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Hunter House (1748) is a historic house in Newport, Rhode Island. It is located at 54 Washington Street in the Easton's Point neighborhood, near the northern end of the Newport Historic District . History. The original portion of Hunter House was built in 1748 for Colonial Deputy Governor Jonathan Nichols Jr.
- Georgian
- November 24, 1968
- 1748
- Newport, RI
Today it’s a house museum filled with local arts and crafts as well as luxuries imported during Newport’s golden age. Hunter House. People sometimes call it the Nichols-Wanton-Hunter House after the key people who lived in it. Jonathan Nicholls, Jr., deputy royal governor, built the house in 1748 on the working waterfront.
Hunter House (c. 1748) is one of the finest examples of Colonial architecture in Newport. The house was owned by wealthy merchants who furnished it with decorative arts produced by expert craftsmen. Such a luxurious lifestyle depended on the labor of enslaved people of African descent.
Jun 14, 2018 · Newport, Rhode Island Grave of Ida Lewis The final resting place of the famous Rhode Island lighthouse keeper who heroically saved dozens of people from drowning.
Oct 12, 2023 · EVENTS > VIRTUAL PROGRAMS. Virtual Tour. Recorded Summer 2022. A rare surviving waterfront home from Newport’s colonial era, Hunter House was the first property rescued by The Preservation Society of Newport County in 1945.
In 1945, The Preservation Society of Newport County was founded by a group of residents to save Hunter House, a 200-year-old Georgian Colonial on the harbor waterfront.
In August, The Preservation Society of Newport County reopened its landmark colonial property Hunter House (figure 1) with a new guide-led tour that highlights the experiences of the home’s many occupants, including generations of prosperous merchants and enslaved and free people of African descent.
