President's House, Naval War College
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President's House, Naval War College (also known as Quarters AA) is the home of the President of the Naval War College
in Newport, Rhode Island
. The house
is a wooden, three-story building in Colonial Revival
style
located on a hill on Coaster's Harbor Island, overlooking Coaster's Harbor, Dewey Field, and Narragansett Bay
. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places
.
The house was built in 1896 at the cost of $16,226. It was listed on the National Historic Register in 1989 as building #89001219.
Built originally as "Quarters B" for the commandant
of the Naval Training Station, Newport
, the first president of the Naval War College to occupy it in June 1903 was Rear Admiral
French Ensor Chadwick
.
Every War College president except for Charles Stillman Sperry
(1903–1906) and William Ledyard Rodgers
(1911–1913) has lived in the House since that time. Among the most famous residents of the house have been Admirals
William Sims
, Raymond A. Spruance
, Stansfield Turner
, and James Stockdale
.
From April 28, 1917 to April 11, 1919, the academic activities of the War College were discontinued due to United States participation in World War I
. During this period, the reserve force of the Second Naval District used the College buildings and a series of three acting maintained the administrative side of the College.
President of the Naval War College
The President of the Naval War College is a flag officer in the United States Navy. The President's House is his official residence.Since the Korean War, all presidents of the Naval War College have been vice admirals or rear admirals.-Presidents:...
in Newport, Rhode Island
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...
. The house
House
A house is a building or structure that has the ability to be occupied for dwelling by human beings or other creatures. The term house includes many kinds of different dwellings ranging from rudimentary huts of nomadic tribes to free standing individual structures...
is a wooden, three-story building in Colonial Revival
Colonial Revival architecture
The Colonial Revival was a nationalistic architectural style, garden design, and interior design movement in the United States which sought to revive elements of Georgian architecture, part of a broader Colonial Revival Movement in the arts. In the early 1890s Americans began to value their own...
style
Architectural style
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located on a hill on Coaster's Harbor Island, overlooking Coaster's Harbor, Dewey Field, and Narragansett Bay
Narragansett Bay
Narragansett Bay is a bay and estuary on the north side of Rhode Island Sound. Covering 147 mi2 , the Bay forms New England's largest estuary, which functions as an expansive natural harbor, and includes a small archipelago...
. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
.
The house was built in 1896 at the cost of $16,226. It was listed on the National Historic Register in 1989 as building #89001219.
Built originally as "Quarters B" for the commandant
Commandant
Commandant is a senior title often given to the officer in charge of a large training establishment or academy. This usage is common in anglophone nations...
of the Naval Training Station, Newport
Naval Station Newport
The Naval Station Newport is a United States Navy base located in the towns of Newport and Middletown, Rhode Island. Naval Station Newport is home to the Naval War College and the Naval Justice School...
, the first president of the Naval War College to occupy it in June 1903 was Rear Admiral
Rear admiral (United States)
Rear admiral is a naval commissioned officer rank above that of a commodore and captain, and below that of a vice admiral. The uniformed services of the United States are unique in having two grades of rear admirals.- Rear admiral :...
French Ensor Chadwick
French Ensor Chadwick
Rear Admiral French Ensor Chadwick USN was a United States Navy officer who became prominent in the naval reform movement of the post-Civil War era...
.
Every War College president except for Charles Stillman Sperry
Charles Stillman Sperry
Rear Admiral Charles Stillman Sperry was an officer in the United States Navy.Born in Brooklyn, New York, Sperry graduated from the Naval Academy in 1866. In November 1898 he became commanding officer of Yorktown, and later served as senior officer of the Southern Squadron on the Asiatic Station...
(1903–1906) and William Ledyard Rodgers
William Ledyard Rodgers
William Ledyard Rodgers was a Vice Admiral of the United States Navy. His career included service in the Spanish-American War and World War I, and a tour as President of the Naval War College...
(1911–1913) has lived in the House since that time. Among the most famous residents of the house have been Admirals
Admiral (United States)
In the United States Navy, the United States Coast Guard and the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, admiral is a four-star flag officer rank, with the pay grade of O-10. Admiral ranks above vice admiral and below Fleet Admiral in the Navy; the Coast Guard and the Public Health...
William Sims
William Sims
William Sowden Sims was an admiral in the United States Navy who sought during the late 19th and early 20th centuries to modernize the Navy. During World War I he commanded all United States naval forces operating in Europe...
, Raymond A. Spruance
Raymond A. Spruance
Raymond Ames Spruance was a United States Navy admiral in World War II.Spruance commanded US naval forces during two of the most significant naval battles in the Pacific theater, the Battle of Midway and the Battle of the Philippine Sea...
, Stansfield Turner
Stansfield Turner
Stansfield M. Turner is a retired Admiral and former Director of Central Intelligence. He is currently a senior research scholar at the University of Maryland, College Park School of Public Policy....
, and James Stockdale
James Stockdale
Vice Admiral James Bond Stockdale was one of the most highly decorated officers in the history of the United States Navy.Stockdale led aerial attacks from the carrier during the 1964 Gulf of Tonkin Incident...
.
List of occupants
- Rear Adm. French Ensor ChadwickFrench Ensor ChadwickRear Admiral French Ensor Chadwick USN was a United States Navy officer who became prominent in the naval reform movement of the post-Civil War era...
June 1903 Nov 16, 1903 - Rear Adm. John Porter Merrell May 24, 1906 Oct 06, 1909
- Rear Adm. Raymond Perry Rodgers Oct 6, 1909 Nov 20, 1911
- Rear Adm. Austin Melvin Knight Dec 15, 1913 Feb 16, 1917
- Captain William S. Sims Feb 16, 1917 Apr 28, 1917
From April 28, 1917 to April 11, 1919, the academic activities of the War College were discontinued due to United States participation in World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
. During this period, the reserve force of the Second Naval District used the College buildings and a series of three acting maintained the administrative side of the College.
- Rear Adm. William S. Sims Apr 11, 1919 Oct 14, 1922
- Rear Adm. Clarence Stewart WilliamsClarence S. WilliamsClarence Stewart Williams was a four-star admiral in the United States Navy who served as commander in chief of the United States Asiatic Fleet from 1925 to 1927.-Early career:...
Nov 3, 1922 Sept 5, 1925 - Rear Adm. William Veazie PrattWilliam Veazie PrattWilliam Veazie Pratt was an admiral in the United States Navy. He served as the President of the Naval War College and as the Chief of Naval Operations.-Biography:...
Sept 5, 1925 Sept 17, 1927 - Rear Adm. Joel Roberts Poinsett Pringle Sept 19. 1927 May 30, 1930
- Rear Adm. Harris LaningHarris LaningHarris Laning, born October 18, 1873 in Petersburg, Illinois, graduated from the United States Naval Academy on June 7, 1895. He served in the Philippines during the Philippine insurrection, and served as captain of the U.S. rifle team which won the Gold Medal in Stockholm, Sweden, at the 1912...
June 16, 1930 May 13, 1933 - Rear Adm. Luke McNameeLuke McNameeLuke McNamee was a United States Navy Admiral, businessman, and the 10th and 12th Naval Governor of Guam. He served in the Navy for 42 years, during which time he held multiple commands. During the Spanish–American War, he earned the Navy Cross, and later the Legion of Honour...
Jun 3, 1933 May 29, 1934 - Rear Adm. Edward Clifford Kalbfus June 18, 1934 Dec 15, 1936
- Rear Adm. Charles Philip SnyderCharles P. Snyder (admiral)Charles Philip Snyder was a four-star admiral in the United States Navy who served as the U.S. Navy's first Naval Inspector General during World War II.-Early career:...
Jan 2, 1937 May 27, 1939 - Rear Adm. Edward Clifford Kalbfus June 30, 1939 June 16, 1942
- Admiral Edward Clifford Kalbfus (Ret.) June 16, 1942 November 2, 1942
- Rear Adm. William Satterlee Pye Nov 2, 1942 July 1, 1944
- Vice Adm. William Satterlee Pye (Ret.) July 1, 1944 Mar 1, 1946
- Admiral Raymond Ames Spruance Mar 1, 1946 July 1, 1948
- Vice Adm. Donald Bradford Beary Nov 1, 1948 May 28, 1950
- Vice Adm. Richard L. ConollyRichard L. ConollyRichard Lansing Conolly was a United States Navy Admiral, who served during World War I and World War II.-Biography:...
Dec 1, 1950 Nov 2, 1953 - Vice Adm. Lynde D. McCormickLynde D. McCormickAdmiral Lynde Dupuy McCormick was a four-star admiral in the United States Navy who served as vice chief of naval operations from 1950 to 1951 and as commander in chief of the United States Atlantic Fleet from 1951 to 1954, and was the first supreme allied commander of all NATO forces in the...
May 3, 1954 Aug 16, 1956 - Rear Adm. Thomas H. Robbins, Jr. Sept 5, 1956 Aug 1, 1957
- Vice Adm. Stuart H. Ingersoll Aug 13, 1957 June 30, 1960
- Vice Adm. Bernard L. Austin June 30, 1960 July 31, 1964
- Vice Adm. Charles L. Melson July 31, 1964 Jan 25, 1966
- Vice Adm. John T. HaywardJohn T. HaywardJohn Tucker "Chick" Hayward was a World War II naval aviator. He helped develop one of the two atomic bombs that was dropped on Japan in the closing days of the war. Later, he was a pioneer in the development of nuclear propulsion, nuclear weapons, guidance systems for ground- and air-launched...
Feb 15, 1966 Aug 30, 1968 - Vice Adm. Richard G. ColbertRichard G. ColbertRichard Gary Colbert was a four-star admiral in the United States Navy who served as President of the Naval War College from 1968 to 1971, and as commander in chief of all NATO forces in southern Europe from 1972 to 1973. He was nicknamed "Mr. International Navy" as one of the very few senior...
Aug 30, 1968 Aug 17, 1971 - Vice Adm. Benedict J. Semmes Aug 17, 1971 Jun 30, 1972
- Vice Adm. Stansfield TurnerStansfield TurnerStansfield M. Turner is a retired Admiral and former Director of Central Intelligence. He is currently a senior research scholar at the University of Maryland, College Park School of Public Policy....
June 30, 1972 August 9, 1974 - Vice Adm. Julian J. LeBourgeois Aug 9, 1974 April 1, 1977
- Rear Adm. Huntington Hardesty April 1, 1977 Oct 13, 1977
- Vice Adm. James B. Stockdale Oct 13, 1977 Aug 22, 1979
- Rear Adm. Edward F. Welch, Jr. Aug 22, 1979 Aug 17, 1982
- Rear Adm. James E. Service Oct 14, 1982 Jul 12, 1985
- Rear Adm. Ronald F. MarryottRonald F. MarryottRear Admiral Ronald F. Marryott was the Superintendent of the United States Naval Academy from 1986 to 1988. He served as president and CEO of the George C...
August 8, 1985 Aug 12, 1986 - Rear Adm. John A. Baldwin Sept 2, 1986 Aug 11, 1987
- Rear Adm. Ronald J. Kurth August 11, 1987 July 17, 1990
- Rear Adm. Joseph C. Strasser July 17, 1990 June 29, 1995
- Rear Adm. James R. Stark June 29, 1995 July 24, 1998
- Vice Adm. Arthur K. CebrowskiArthur K. CebrowskiVice Admiral Arthur K. Cebrowski was a retired United States Navy admiral who served from October 2001 to January 2005 as Director of the Office of Force Transformation in the U.S. Department of Defense...
July 24, 1998 Aug 22, 2001 - Rear Adm. Rodney P. RemptRodney P. RemptRodney Paul Rempt is a retired Vice Admiral of the United States Navy who served as the 58th Superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy from 2003 to 2007.-Biography:...
Aug 22, 2001 July 9, 2003 - Rear Adm. Ronald A. RouteRonald A. RouteRonald A. Route is a retired Vice Admiral and former Inspector General of the United States Navy.A native of Denver, Colorado, Route graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1971, and subsequently completed a series of command and leadership assignments both within the Navy and in the...
July 9, 2003 August 12, 2004 - Rear Adm. Jacob Shuford October 2004 Nov 6, 2008
- Rear Adm. James P. WisecupJames P. WisecupJames P. "Phil" Wisecup is a Vice Admiral and Naval Inspector General of the United States Navy.-Family and education:The son of James and Bettye Ruth Bach Wisecup, Phil Wisecup is a 1977 graduate of the United States Naval Academy...
July 6, 2010 March 30, 2011 - Rear Adm. John N. ChristensonJohn N. ChristensonJohn N. Christenson is a rear admiral in the United States Navy and currently the 53rd President of the United States Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island.-Education and Family:...
March 30, 2011