National Historic Landmark · Newport, Rhode Island

The Elms

Built 1899 by Horace Trumbauer. Added to the National Register in 1971, and a National Historic Landmark.

Elms, The
Photos via Wikimedia Commons

The record

Register nameElms, The
Property typeBuilding
AddressBellevue Ave., Newport, RI
CountyNewport County
ListedSep 10, 1971
Listed forLandscape architecture, Education, Architecture
Level of significanceNational
Also known asBerwind (Edward J.) House
Reference number71000021
Built1899 · more from the 1890s
ArchitectHorace Trumbauer
StyleNeoclassical architecture
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

AddressBellevue Ave., Newport, RI
Coordinates41.4778° N, 71.3090° W · Directions ↗
Also in Newport69 listed places in Newport → · walking tour →
Listing on the Register does not open the door. Unless a museum or park runs it, treat this as private property and see it from the sidewalk.

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Public land around it

Sachuest Point National Wildlife Refuge ↗National Wildlife Refuge, U.S. Fish and Wildlife ServiceAbout 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.

Local history books for Newport

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  • Scandalous Newport, Rhode Island
    Larry Stanford, 2013
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Rhode Island travel guides

  • Quiet water Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island
    Alex Wilson, 2014
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  • WPA Guide to Rhode Island
    Federal writers' project, 2013
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  • Explorer's Guide - Rhode Island
    Phyllis Meras and Katherine Imbrie, 2012
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Titles come from Open Library's catalog, matched by subject heading or by title.

Reference

Questions people ask

When was The Elms listed on the National Register?

Sep 10, 1971. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.

Source: National Park Service

When was The Elms built?

1899, designed by Horace Trumbauer, in the Neoclassical architecture style.

Source: Wikidata

Where is The Elms?

Bellevue Ave., Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island.

Source: National Park Service

Where is the nomination form for The Elms?

The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.

Source: National Archives

Sources

Name, location, type and dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet of listed properties, because the Park Service's spatial data does not carry this listing. The map point comes from Wikidata. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 71000021. 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.