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Sanford-Covell House, 72 Washington Street, Newport, Newport County, RI

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Significance: An early work of the Boston architects, Fehmer and Emerson, this house is exceptional for its interior decoration in the Pompeian style. Irregular in shape, the house is excellently adapted for summer living along the shore. The surrounding open porches further establish the relationship to the sea.

Survey number: HABS RI-345

Building/structure dates: 1869-1870 Initial Construction

National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 72000027

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1933 - 1970
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Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Fehmer and Emerson, Architects
A.A. Low and Co., builders
Sanford, Milton H
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summer houses mansard roofs wood floors dormers woodwork gas fixtures frescoes brick foundations clapboard siding porches stairhalls dumbwaiters newport sanford covell house sanford covell house washington street newport county builders aa low and co architects fehmer and emerson historic american buildings survey milton h sanford photo ultra high resolution high resolution historic american landscapes survey historic american engineering record rhode island library of congress national register of historic places