Moorland Farm (Newport, Rhode Island)

 house, place with historical importance, cottage, mansion / manor house / villa

 Upload a photo

Moorland Farm (ca 1920 et seq.):

A rambling 2½-story stuccoed house with large main block to the north and service wings extending to the south, octagonal turreted stair tower on the east elevation near the intersection of main block and service wing, irregular fenestration, prominent chimney on west elevation, and high slate hip roof. Immediately to the northeast is a small, 2-stall garage. To the southwest is a 2-story, 3-stall, hip-roof garage and residence with concrete-block 1st story and shingled 2nd story. To the south is a 2-story, hip-roof shingled guest house with irregular fenestration.

Vera Scott Cushman (1876-1946), who built this as an investment, was an heir to the Carson, Pirie & Scott department store in Chicago; active in social issues, especially the Young Women’s Christian Association, she was married to James Steward Cushman, and they lived at Avalon (destroyed by fire) on Ocean Avenue.