- Artillery Company of Newport
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Newport Artillery Company Armory
Location: Newport, Rhode Island Coordinates: 41°29′22″N 71°18′51″W / 41.48944°N 71.31417°WCoordinates: 41°29′22″N 71°18′51″W / 41.48944°N 71.31417°W Built: 1835 Architect: MacGregor,Alexander; Duress & McWade Architectural style: Greek Revival Governing body: Private NRHP Reference#: 72000029
[1]Added to NRHP: June 30, 1972 The Newport Artillery Company in Newport, Rhode Island was chartered in 1741 by King George II of Britain. The Company served in wars from the French and Indian War to the Spanish American War.
Armory Building and Museum
The Company's current armory building was constructed in 1838 on 23 Clarke Street in a Greek Revival style. The stone armory building houses a museum with an extensive collection of military uniforms from prominent individuals such as Colin Powell, Dwight D. Eisenhower and Prince Phillip. The museum also contains various weapons including a bronze cannon cast for the state of Rhode Island by Paul Revere, a letter from George Washington to the Artillery company, and a Gilbert Stuart painting of Washington. The National Register of Historic Places listed the Armory Building Museum in 1972.
Notable members
References and external links
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
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- Buildings and structures in Newport, Rhode Island
- Museums in Newport, Rhode Island
- Military and war museums in Rhode Island
- Buildings and structures completed in 1838
- Military facilities on the National Register of Historic Places in Rhode Island
- Armories on the National Register of Historic Places in Rhode Island
- Newport County, Rhode Island
- Rhode Island Registered Historic Place stubs
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