Museum of Newport History
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The Museum of Newport History is a museum in the Old Brick Market building in Newport
, Rhode Island
, United States
. It is owned and operated by the Newport Historical Society
at 127 Thames Street on Washington Square.
The Brick Market was built in 1762 by Peter Harrison
. As a traditional British style market house
(like Boston's Faneuil Hall
), the building's first level was an open-air arcade that served as a marketplace for various goods. Currently, the building houses a museum detailing Newport's history from pre-colonial times to the present. Norman Isham
, a prominent historical restorationist, restored the Market between 1926 and 1932.
Newport, Rhode Island
Newport is a city on Aquidneck Island in Newport County, Rhode Island, United States, about south of Providence. Known as a New England summer resort and for the famous Newport Mansions, it is the home of Salve Regina University and Naval Station Newport which houses the United States Naval War...
, Rhode Island
Rhode Island
The state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, more commonly referred to as Rhode Island , is a state in the New England region of the United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It is owned and operated by the Newport Historical Society
Newport Historical Society
The Newport Historical Society is a historical society in Newport, Rhode Island that was chartered in 1854 to collect and preserve books, manuscripts, and objects pertaining to Newport's history.-History of the Society:...
at 127 Thames Street on Washington Square.
Peter Harrison
Peter Harrison was a colonial American architect who was born in York, England and emigrated to Rhode Island in 1740. Peter Harrison and his brother, Joseph Harrison, came to the American colonies and established themselves as merchants and captains of their own "vessels." Peter Harrison returned...
. As a traditional British style market house
Market house
A market house or country market is a type of building traditionally used as a marketplace at street level and for public functions on the upper floor....
(like Boston's Faneuil Hall
Faneuil Hall
Faneuil Hall , located near the waterfront and today's Government Center, in Boston, Massachusetts, has been a marketplace and a meeting hall since 1742. It was the site of several speeches by Samuel Adams, James Otis, and others encouraging independence from Great Britain, and is now part of...
), the building's first level was an open-air arcade that served as a marketplace for various goods. Currently, the building houses a museum detailing Newport's history from pre-colonial times to the present. Norman Isham
Norman Isham
Norman Morrison Isham was a prominent architectural historian, restorationist, author, and professor at Brown University and RISD.-Biography:...
, a prominent historical restorationist, restored the Market between 1926 and 1932.