Bell, Isaac, House
Historic house in Rhode Island, United States in Newport, Rhode Island. Added to the National Register in 1972, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
The Isaac Bell House is a historic house at 70 Perry Street, at the corner with Bellevue Avenue, in Newport, Rhode Island, United States. Designed by McKim, Mead, and White, it is one of the country's outstanding examples of Shingle Style architecture. The house was built during the Gilded Age, when Newport was the summer resort of choice for some of America's wealthiest families, and is designated as a National Historic Landmark.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | 70 Perry St., Newport, RI |
| County | Newport County |
| Listed | Jan 13, 1972 |
| Reference number | 72000022 |
| Architect | McKim, Mead & White |
| Type of place | house, historic house museum, single-family detached home |
| Style | Shingle style architecture |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 1 buildings |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | 70 Perry St., Newport, RI |
| Coordinates | 41.47950, -71.30923 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Touro Synagogue National Historic Site · 1 mi · on Park Atlas |
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Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 72000022. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.