Newport Historic District (Rhode Island)

	Newport Historic District
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. National Historic Landmark District
	Colonial architecture at Spring and Church Streets, 2008
Location	Newport, RI
Coordinates	41°29′24″N 71°18′49″W / 41.49000°N 71.31361°W
Area	250 acres (100 ha)
Built	late 17th-late 19th century
Architectural style	Georgian, Colonial, mix of later styles
NRHP reference No.	68000001
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	November 24, 1968
Designated NHLD	November 24, 1968

The Newport Historic District is a historic district that covers 250 acres (100 ha) in the center of Newport in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. It was designated a National Historic Landmark (NHL) in 1968 due to its extensive and well-preserved assortment of intact colonial buildings dating from the early and mid-18th century. Six of those buildings are themselves NHLs in their own right, including the city's oldest house and the former meeting place of the colonial and state legislatures. Newer and modern buildings coexist with the historic structures.

It is a major tourist attraction due to its history, its setting on Newport's waterfront and the shops located within it along Thames Street. In 1997, it doubled for mid-19th-century New Haven, Connecticut during the production of Steven Spielberg's Amistad.^[3] "No comparable collection of colonial buildings exists today in the state or perhaps the nation", says Rhode Island historian William McLoughlin.^[4]

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007. Archived from the original on June 1, 2007.
^ "Newport Historic District". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved April 30, 2008.
^ Sabar, Arial (December 10, 1997). "'Amistad' debuts in R.I." Providence Journal. Archived from the original on October 11, 2008. Retrieved April 25, 2008.
^ McLoughlin, William G. (1986). Rhode Island, A History. New York: W.W. Norton. pp. xiii. ISBN 0-393-30271-7.

[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007. Archived from the original on June 1, 2007.

[nhlsum-2] "Newport Historic District". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved April 30, 2008.

[Amistad_filming-3] Sabar, Arial (December 10, 1997). "'Amistad' debuts in R.I." Providence Journal. Archived from the original on October 11, 2008. Retrieved April 25, 2008.

[McLoughlin-4] McLoughlin, William G. (1986). Rhode Island, A History. New York: W.W. Norton. pp. xiii. ISBN 0-393-30271-7.

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