Casino Theatre, Newport Casino
Added to the National Register in 1970, and a National Historic Landmark.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | 194 Bellevue Ave., Newport, RI |
| County | Newport County |
| Listed | Dec 2, 1970 |
| Listed for | Landscape architecture, Art, Entertainment and recreation, Architecture |
| Level of significance | National |
| Also known as | Newport Casino National Historic Landmark |
| Reference number | 70000083 |
| Architect | McKim, Mead & White |
| Type of place | casino, leisure center |
| Style | Shingle style architecture |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic Places contributing property |
| Contributing resources | 1 building, 1 site |
| Standing | Yes |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | 194 Bellevue Ave., Newport, RI |
| Coordinates | 41.4826° N, 71.3062° W · Directions ↗ |
| Also in Newport | 69 listed places in Newport → · walking tour → |
| Nearest national park unit | Touro Synagogue National Historic Site · 1 mile · on Park Atlas |
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Nearby in Newport County
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Public land around it
| Sachuest Point National Wildlife Refuge ↗National Wildlife Refuge, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | About 3 miles away245 acres |
Wilderness Atlas publishes a centroid and an acreage for each unit, not a boundary line. Distance here is measured to a circle of the same area drawn around that centroid, so treat it as roughly right rather than surveyed.
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Rhode Island travel guides
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Questions people ask
When was Casino Theatre, Newport Casino listed on the National Register?
Dec 2, 1970. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.
Source: National Park Service
Who designed Casino Theatre, Newport Casino?
McKim, Mead & White, working in the Shingle style architecture style.
Source: Wikidata
Where is Casino Theatre, Newport Casino?
194 Bellevue Ave., Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island. The nearest national park unit is Touro Synagogue National Historic Site, 1 mile away.
What does the Casino Theatre, Newport Casino listing include?
The listing counts 2 contributing resources. Those are 1 building and 1 site. A contributing resource is a part of the listed property that carries its historic significance.
Source: National Park Service
Where is the nomination form for Casino Theatre, Newport Casino?
The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.
Source: National Archives
Is there cell service at Casino Theatre, Newport Casino?
FCC coverage maps show Verizon 5G, AT&T 5G, and T-Mobile 5G at the listed point. Coverage indoors and behind old masonry is another matter.
Source: FCC Broadband Map
Sources
Location, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Listing dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet where it carries the listing. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 70000083. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place.