1939 Rhode Island Architecture Exhibition
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Creation Date
1838
Photographer
Nicholas Romano
Location
Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Worktype
mansions
Style/Period
Gothic Revival
Image Type
photographic prints
Image Measurements
8 inches x 10 inches
Inscription
[typed:], DATE: 1838. / DESCRIPTION: "KINGSCOTE", Bowery, Newport. 1838. By Richard Up- / john, 1802-1878. An early example of the Gothic house, asymmetrical / in composition at least from the entrance side, and with Tudor detail. / Much enlarged at the rear. (Rhode Island Architecture, Hitchcock.)
Description
verso of photograph; 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); mansions; historic houses