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BRICK MARKET FROM THE NORTH - Thames Street Area Survey, Thames Street, between Washington Square and Memorial Boulevard, Newport, Newport County, RI
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BRICK MARKET FROM THE NORTH - Thames Street Area Survey, Thames Street, between Washington Square and Memorial Boulevard, Newport, Newport County, RI
Depicted place Rhode Island; Newport County; Newport
Date Documentation compiled after 1933
Dimensions 4 x 5 in.
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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
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HABS RI,3-NEWP,72-1
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This file comes from the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS), Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) or Historic American Landscapes Survey (HALS). These are programs of the National Park Service established for the purpose of documenting historic places. Records consist of measured drawings, archival photographs, and written reports.

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  • Significance: The settlement of Newport began in 1639, and Thames Street developing south from Washington Square, in a straight line parallel to the shore, was one of the first streets. By the early years of the 18th century the compact part of town extended as far south as Cannon Street (now Memorial Boulevard). Since Thomas Street gave access to many of the important wharfs it became increasingly important as a commercial street during the 18th century. Merchants continued to live on Thames Street during this period, and a fair number of buildings survive from the 18th century which in spite of alterations, still suggest the scale and architectural character of the area. In the 19th century building served primarily commercial purposes. Many buildings from the mid-century and just after, often of wooden construction, three and four stories high, and usually with Italianate detail, survive from this period. They are only slightly larger in scale than the 18th century buildings and with them set the basic character of the streetscape. A few buildings, by their size or their architectural distinction, stand out from this general context, including the 18th century Brick Market at the north end of the street, the 20th century Post Office at the south, and a few larger masonry or cast iron buildings that are characteristic of the commercial architecture of the later 19th century. In the mid-20th century the street, which has preserved its historic appearance, is subject to forces of radical change.
  • Survey number: HABS RI-337
Source https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/ri0080.photos.144964p
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Object location41° 29′ 24″ N, 71° 18′ 47.98″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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