1939 Rhode Island Architecture Exhibition
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Creation Date
1665
Photographer
Harvey Weber
Location
site: Touro Park, Newport, Rhode Island
Worktype
industrial buildings ; mills (buildings)
Style/Period
American Colonial
Image Type
photographic prints
Image Measurements
8 inches x 10 inches
Inscription
[verso, typed:] DATE: 1665 / DESCRIPTION: OLD STONE MILL, Touro Park, Newport. c. 1665. Built by Governor Benedict Arnold and possibly modeled on an observatory by Inigo Jones. (Rhode Island Architecture, Hitchcock.)
Description
Exterior; Photograph exhibited in Rhode Island Architecture Exhibition, 1939, RISD Museum. Curated by RISD Museum Director Alexander Dorner (tenure 1938-1941) and architectural historian Henry-Russell Hitchcock.
Keywords
architecture (discipline)