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The Oldest Baptist Meeting House in the United States is Restored
The grand reopening of the newly-restored Seventh Day Baptist Meeting House was celebrated the summer of 2009, in conjunction with a rare clothing exhibit, From Homespun to High Fashion. This...
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Breathing New Life into Rhode Island’s Oldest Surviving House of Worship
“In the late 17th century the idea of religious freedom was an alien idea not only around the world but here in the North American too. In Massachusetts they were hanging people for the high crime of...
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Storm Windows for the Great Friends Meeting House
The exterior of Rhode Island's oldest surviving house of worship is restored (Summer 2009). Project Budget: $15,000 Raised to Date: $0 Now that the necessary repairs to the exterior of the Great...
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Spring at the Great Friends
Through the generosity of Newport resident Ron Fleming, and the assitance of the Newport Garden Club and NHS volunteers, daffodils were planted on the small hill on the grounds of the Great Friends...
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Found! At Wanton-Lyman-Hazard House
Through a generous grant of funds and expertise from the Newport Restoration Foundation’s Preservation Grants Program, the Historical Society is preparing to install moisture mediating systems at the...
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In 1905, fifty years after the Newport Historical Society was founded, a new purpose-built masonry building was constructed at 82 Touro Street, a vibrant thoroughfare connecting Bellevue Avenue with...
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A Writer’s Dozen: an exhibit featuring desks from the NHS collections
The Cozzens Desk. Open through December 31, 2013 Monday – Friday, 10am-4pm Seventh Day Baptist Meeting House, 82 Touro Street, Newport $5 Suggested Donation, free for members The Newport Historical...
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