Chepstow (1860) (Newport, Rhode Island)

USA / Rhode Island / Newport / Newport, Rhode Island / Narragansett Avenue, 120
 museum, house, place with historical importance, cottage, estate (manor / mansion land)
An Italianate-style villa, Chepstow was built in 1860 by resident Newport architect George Champlin Mason as the summer residence of Edmund Schermerhorn. Acquired by Mrs. Emily Morris Gallatin in 1911, the estate continued in the Morris family until bequeathed in 1986 to the Preservation Society with its collections intact and an endowment by Mrs. Alletta Morris McBean.

Italiante in style but with a mansard roof above two stories covered by clapboards; entrance in central porch; round and segmental-headed windows, bay window to left of entrance.

www.newportmansions.org/explore/chepstow
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chepstow_(mansion)
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Coordinates:   41°28'33"N   71°18'18"W

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  • An Italianate-style villa, Chepstow was built in 1860 by resident Newport architect George Champlin Mason as the summer residence of Edmund Schermerhorn. Acquired by Mrs. Emily Morris Gallatin in 1911, the estate continued in the Morris family until bequeathed in 1986 to the Preservation Society with its collections intact and an endowment by Mrs. Alletta Morris McBean.
  • In 1921, the Gallatins acquired the property to the west (corner of Clay & Ward) belonging to George Henry Warren. They demolished the house built in 1861 by Geo. Champlin Mason, and incorporated the land in to Chepstow.
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