Category:Redwood Library and Athenaeum
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English: The Redwood Library and Athenaeum is a subscription library, museum, rare book repository and research center founded in 1747, and located at 50 Bellevue Avenue in Newport, Rhode Island. The building, designed by Peter Harrison and completed in March 1750, was the first purposely built library in the United States, and the oldest neo-Classical building in the country. It has been in continuous use since its opening. (Source: Interpretive sign on site)
The building is part of the Kay Street–Catherine Street–Old Beach Road Historic District, and was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1960.
This is a category about a place or building that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the United States of America. Its reference number is 66000015. |
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Media in category "Redwood Library and Athenaeum"
The following 48 files are in this category, out of 48 total.
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2021 Redwood Library and Athenaeum main facade, 50 Bellevue Avenue, Newport.jpg 4,670 × 3,426; 3.36 MB
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2021 Redwood Library and Athenaeum side entrance, Redwood Street, Newport.jpg 4,011 × 3,356; 2.98 MB
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2021 Redwood Library and Athenaeum, 50 Bellevue Avenue, Newport.jpg 4,628 × 3,232; 4.04 MB
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Charles Goodwin Ridgely.jpg 2,000 × 2,400; 364 KB
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Facility-map.jpg 654 × 418; 32 KB
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Georgian - Newport, RI - Redwood Library and Atheneum (1).jpg 2,001 × 1,500; 788 KB
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Georgian - Newport, RI - Redwood Library and Atheneum (2).jpg 1,478 × 1,971; 547 KB
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Georgian - Newport, RI - Redwood Library and Atheneum (3).jpg 2,016 × 1,512; 887 KB
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Georgian - Newport, RI - Redwood Library and Atheneum (4).jpg 1,971 × 1,478; 706 KB
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Georgian - Newport, RI - Redwood Library and Atheneum (5).jpg 1,512 × 2,016; 714 KB
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Georgian - Newport, RI - Redwood Library and Atheneum (6).jpg 1,474 × 1,965; 847 KB
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Henry Collins by John Smibert, c. 1736.jpg 951 × 1,200; 74 KB
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Illustration of Redwood Library and Athenaeum in 1768.jpg 4,566 × 2,701; 5.35 MB
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MMDA-Photos - 2020-11-05 - Summer House 1766.png 594 × 717; 1,008 KB
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Redwood Library (Newport, RI).jpg 6,000 × 4,000; 3.66 MB
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Redwood Library and Anthanaeum.jpg 2,048 × 1,360; 544 KB
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Redwood Library and Athenaeum - Newport, RI (51487895396).jpg 5,036 × 2,833; 11.05 MB
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Redwood Library Newport.JPG 2,304 × 1,728; 1,019 KB
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Redwood Library.JPG 1,615 × 1,005; 267 KB
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Redwood Library.jpg 5,090 × 3,466; 11.69 MB
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The Redwood Library and Athenaeum, Newport, Rhode Island (6592459067).jpg 4,928 × 3,264; 7.37 MB
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The Redwood Library and Athenaeum, Newport, Rhode Island(6592462573).jpg 4,928 × 3,264; 8.26 MB
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The Redwood Library and Athenaeum, Newport, Rhode Island-crop.png 1,000 × 720; 1.16 MB
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The Redwood Library.jpg 5,795 × 3,999; 4.69 MB
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William Redwood (1734-1794).jpg 2,004 × 2,400; 261 KB
Categories:
- Buildings in Newport, Rhode Island
- Museums in Rhode Island
- Built in Rhode Island in 1750
- Libraries on the National Register of Historic Places in Rhode Island
- National Register of Historic Places in Newport County, Rhode Island
- National Historic Landmarks in Rhode Island
- 1747 establishments in the United States
- Peter Harrison
- Neoclassical architecture in Rhode Island
- Kay Street-Catherine Street-Old Beach Road Historic District
- Visitor attractions in Newport, Rhode Island
- Bellevue Avenue (Newport, Rhode Island)
- Libraries in Rhode Island
- Columns in Rhode Island
- Organizations established in 1747