Italianate Newport

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Edward King's summer cottage is a monumentally scaled residence in Newport.

The cottage was designed for Edward King in the "Italian Villa"

style by Richard Upjohn and was built between 1845 and 1847, making it one of the earliest representations of the style -- outside Italy, of course.

King's cottage was the largest and grandest house in Newport when it was built.

Edward King was the largest landowner in town by 1860.

Engraving of Upjohn's design from Andrew J. Downing's The Architecture of County Houses.

The cottage is

-- built in brick,

-- has asymmetrical massing,

-- arched window heads, and

-- a prominent three story TOWER.

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It was Upjohn's first
use of the
"Italian Villa" style.
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These elements would later come to be considered typical features of Italianate design.[2]

The house was featured in Andrew Jackson Downing's The Architecture of Country Houses in 1850, including an engraving of the house and architectural plans.

Downing described the house as

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"one of the most successful specimens

of the Italian style in the United States."
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He went on to note the great variety of window sizes and types and noted the harmony of the design.[6]

The cottage was donated to the city of Newport in 1912 by King's son and subsequently housed the Newport Public Library.

Today, it is a senior citizens' center, and visitors are allowed.

It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on 15 October 1970[2] and designated as a National Historic Landmark on 30 December 1970[3]

It has a notable Southern counterpart in Kenworthy Hall, designed by Upjohn a decade later.

That house is also a National Historic Landmark.[7]

[edit] References Rhode Island portal

1.^ a b "Rhode Island: Newport County". "Nationalhistoricalregister.com". http://www.nationalhistoricalregister.com/ri/Newport/state2.html. Retrieved 2008-02-04.
2.^ a b c d "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-02-04. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
3.^ a b "Edward King House". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=885&ResourceType=Building. Retrieved 2008-02-04.
4.^ "History". Edward King House official website. http://www.edwardkinghouse.com/history.html. Retrieved 2008-02-04. [dead link]
5.^ Whiffen, Marcus; Koeper, Frederick (1984). American Architecture 1607-1860. Cambridge, Massachusetts : MIT Press. ISBN 0262730693.
6.^ Downing, Andrew Jackson; Anderson, Alexander (1850). The Architecture of Country Houses Including Designs for Cottages, Farm Houses, and Villas, with Remarks on Interiors, Furniture, and the Best Modes of Warming and Ventilating.. New York: D. Appleton & Co. ISBN 0486220036.
7.^ "Kenworthy Hall". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=-164795011&ResourceType=Building. Retrieved 2008-02-04.
[edit] External linksEdward King House official website
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