Joseph Rogers House (Newport, Rhode Island)

Joseph Rogers House

Joseph Rogers House
Location Newport, Rhode Island
Coordinates 41°29′23″N 71°18′51″W / 41.48972°N 71.31417°W / 41.48972; -71.31417Coordinates: 41°29′23″N 71°18′51″W / 41.48972°N 71.31417°W / 41.48972; -71.31417
Built 1790
Architect Unknown
Architectural style No Style Listed
Part of Newport Historic District (#68000001)
NRHP Reference # 72000031 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP February 23, 1972
Designated NHLDCP November 24, 1968

The Joseph Rogers House (also known as "Robert Rogers House") is an historic house at 37 Touro Street, facing Washington Square in Newport, Rhode Island. It is a three story wood frame structure with a hip roof. Its main facade is five bays wide, with a center entry framed by pilasters and topped by a fanlight. The house was built c. 1790 by Joseph Rogers, a merchant. It remained in private hands until the 1890s, when it was adapted for use first as a convent, and then as a parochial school, by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence.[2] It was given to the Preservation Society of Newport County in 1961, and Dr. and Mrs. David Van Pelt restored the building for the Society, which used it as it headquarters. The Society moved its headquarters to 424 Bellevue Avenue in 1992.

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2007-01-23). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "NRHP nomination for Joseph Rogers House" (PDF). Rhode Island Preservation. Retrieved 2014-11-07.


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