Redwood Library and Athenaeum

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athenaeum cultural institution historic building library in the United States subscription library

The Redwood Library and Athenaeum is a historic independent subscription library and cultural institution in Newport, Rhode Island, renowned as one of the oldest lending libraries in the United States.

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Label Occurrences
Redwood Library and Athenaeum canonical 3
Redwood Library Company (as architect) 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf athenaeum ⓘ
cultural institution ⓘ
historic building ⓘ
library in the United States ⓘ
subscription library ⓘ
architect Peter Harrison NERFINISHED ⓘ
architecturalStyle Georgian architecture ⓘ
Palladian architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ
collectionSize tens of thousands of volumes ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
designationDate 1966 ⓘ
foundedBy Abraham Redwood NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasActivity preservation of historic collections ⓘ
scholarly research support ⓘ
hasCollection classical literature ⓘ
early American literature ⓘ
fine art ⓘ
historic prints ⓘ
manuscripts ⓘ
rare books ⓘ
hasFunction cultural center ⓘ
lending library ⓘ
museum-like exhibition space ⓘ
research library ⓘ
hasPart original Harrison Room NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasReadingRoom main reading room ⓘ
hasStatus nonprofit organization ⓘ
hasWebsite https://www.redwoodlibrary.org ⓘ
heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark ⓘ
listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ
inception 1747 ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
locatedIn Newport Historic District NERFINISHED ⓘ
Newport, Rhode Island NERFINISHED ⓘ
Rhode Island ⓘ
locatedOnStreet Bellevue Avenue NERFINISHED ⓘ
namedAfter Abraham Redwood NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor Palladian architectural design by Peter Harrison ⓘ
being one of the earliest purpose-built library buildings in America ⓘ
being one of the oldest lending libraries in the United States ⓘ
offers exhibitions ⓘ
lectures ⓘ
public programs ⓘ
opened 1750 ⓘ
operatedAs independent subscription library ⓘ
restoration 19th century restoration campaigns ⓘ
significantEvent many original books removed during British occupation ⓘ
occupied by British forces during the American Revolutionary War ⓘ

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Newport Historic District → contains → Redwood Library and Athenaeum ⓘ
Bellevue Avenue → hasPart → Redwood Library and Athenaeum ⓘ
Peter Harrison (architect) → notableWork → Redwood Library and Athenaeum ⓘ
subject surface form: Peter Harrison
Peter Harrison (architect) → employer → Redwood Library and Athenaeum ⓘ
subject surface form: Peter Harrison
this entity surface form: Redwood Library Company (as architect)