Newport, Rhode Island

E43991

city municipality

Newport, Rhode Island is a historic coastal city in New England known for its Gilded Age mansions, maritime heritage, and role as a summer resort for America’s wealthy elite.

Aliases (6)

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city → municipality →
areaCode	401 →
climate	humid continental →
coastalCity	true →
country	United States of America →
county	Newport County →
foundedBy	English settlers →
foundedIn	1639 →
hasGovernmentType	city council–city manager →
hasInstitution	Naval Undersea Warfare Center → Naval War College →
hasLandmark	Belcourt of Newport → Chateau-sur-Mer → Fort Adams State Park → International Tennis Hall of Fame → Marble House → Newport Cliff Walk → Newport Harbor → Ocean Drive → Rosecliff → Rough Point → The Breakers → The Elms → Touro Synagogue → Trinity Church →
historicDistrict	Newport Historic District →
knownFor	America’s Cup yachting races → Gilded Age mansions → Newport Folk Festival → Newport Jazz Festival → colonial history → historic architecture → maritime heritage → music festivals → sailing → summer resort for wealthy elite →
locatedIn	New England →
locatedOn	Aquidneck Island → Narragansett Bay →
namedFor	Newport, Shropshire →
populationApproximate	25000 →
postalCodePrefix	02840 →
region	southern Rhode Island →
religiousHistory	center of religious tolerance in colonial era →
servedAs	major colonial seaport →
state	Rhode Island →
summerDestination	true →
timeZone	Eastern Time Zone →
tourismIndustry	major →
UNESCOStatus	part of U.S. Tentative List (historic district) →

Referenced by (38)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt → Ava Lowle Willing ("Newport, Rhode Island, United States") → Carter Pewterschmidt → Catherine Littlefield Greene → Cornelius Vanderbilt II → Oliver Hazard Perry → Richard Morris Hunt → William Halsey Jr. ("Newport, Rhode Island, United States") →	residence
International Tennis Hall of Fame → Newport Art Association building → The Breakers (Newport) → The Marble House ballroom, Newport →	locatedIn
Chateau-sur-Mer alterations, Newport → Ochre Court → Sons of Liberty → The Breakers →	location
Newport Art Association building → The Breakers ("Newport") → The Marble House ballroom, Newport ("Newport") →	city
Horace Trumbauer ("Miramar, Newport, Rhode Island") → Stanford White ("Newport, Rhode Island mansions") →	notableWork
Ava Lowle Willing ("Newport, Rhode Island, United States") → Richard Morris Hunt →	placeOfDeath
Liberty Boys →	activeIn
Vanderbilt family →	associatedPlace
The Marble House ballroom, Newport ("Newport summer colony") →	associatedWith
Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations ("Newport") →	capital
Rhode Island ("Newport") →	hasMajorCity
Episcopal Diocese of Rhode Island →	hasParishesIn
Richard Morris Hunt →	hasWorkLocation
Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations ("Newport") →	includedSettlement
Edward Tyrrel Channing →	placeOfBirth
HMS Endeavour ("Newport Harbor, Rhode Island") →	scuttledAt
C. K. Dexter-Haven →	setting
High Society →	settingLocation
Liz Imbrie →	settingOfWork
Gilbert Stuart →	workedIn
John Frederick Kensett →	workLocation