Queen Anne Square (Newport, Rhode Island)

USA / Rhode Island / Newport / Newport, Rhode Island / Thames Street
Queen Anne Square, a 1.2-acre plot of land that extends from Thames Street to Trinity Church, was transformed from a block of mainly commercial buildings into a city park in the late 1970s through the funding and vision of the late Doris Duke, heiress to a tobacco and electric energy fortune.(photos are before and after Doris Duke's involvement)

Now about to undergo a major and very controversial "restoration" with Maya Lin designs of faux foundations, additional seating, wifi access, etc...
pdf of detailed plan - goo.gl/JCe2U

updates - www.ddmf.org/

www.nytimes.com/2011/11/29/arts/design/doris-duke-memor...

artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/12/15/maya-lin-project-...

www.newportri.com/features/queen-size-controversy/artic...

newport.patch.com/articles/queen-anne-square-plans-appr...
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Coordinates:   41°29'13"N   71°18'51"W

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  • due to contaminated soil problems "Maya Lin Project" put off until 2013...
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