Newport Restoration Foundation Receives National Award
Saturday, October 30, 2010
Architectural Calamity Avoided
“Thanks to the vision of Doris Duke and the work of the Newport Restoration Foundation, the City by the Sea is today a world-class preservation showplace,” said Stephanie Meeks, president of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. “With the Newport Restoration Foundation’s careful stewardship, Ms. Duke’s legacy and the city’s heritage are both in excellent hands.” Edward F. Sanderson, executive director of the RI Historical Preservation & Heritage Commission, said the NRF's preservation effort, “balanced local preservation priorities between the large house museums along Bellevue Avenue and the more modest wooden architecture that defines Newport's old-city colonial character.” Once in great danger of losing its renowned architecture, Newport is home to one of the largest collections of 18th century buildings anywhere in the country.
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