Edward King House
Historic house in Rhode Island. Added to the National Register in 1970, and a National Historic Landmark.
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What it is
The Edward King House, is a monumentally scaled residence at 35 King street in Newport, Rhode Island, United States. It was designed for Edward King in the "Italian Villa" style by Richard Upjohn and was built between 1845 and 1847, making it one of the earliest representations of the style. It was the largest and grandest house in Newport when it was built. Edward King was the largest landowner in town by 1860, having made his fortune through the China Trade.
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The record
| Register name | King, Edward, House |
| Property type | Building |
| Address | Aquidneck Park, Spring St., Newport, RI |
| County | Newport County |
| Listed | Oct 15, 1970 |
| Listed for | Architecture |
| Level of significance | National |
| Also known as | Senior Citizens Center |
| Reference number | 70000024 |
| Architect | Richard Upjohn |
| Type of place | residential building |
| Style | Renaissance Revival architecture |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 1 building |
| Standing | Yes |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | Aquidneck Park, Spring St., Newport, RI |
| Coordinates | 41.4821° N, 71.3109° 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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Questions people ask
When was Edward King House listed on the National Register?
Oct 15, 1970. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.
Source: National Park Service
Who designed Edward King House?
Richard Upjohn, working in the Renaissance Revival architecture style.
Source: Wikidata
Can I visit Edward King House?
No public access is recorded. A National Register listing recognizes a place; it does not open it to visitors.
Source: National Park Service
Where is Edward King House?
Aquidneck Park, Spring St., Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island. The nearest national park unit is Touro Synagogue National Historic Site, 1 mile away.
Where is the nomination form for Edward King House?
The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.
Source: National Archives
Is there cell service at Edward King House?
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 70000024. 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. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.