National Register of Historic Places

Bird's Nest, The

Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island
Listed
June 6, 1982
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
82000130

About this property

The Bird's Nest is a historic house at 526 Broadway at the One Mile Corner junction in Newport, Rhode Island, not far from the city line with Middletown. It is a 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure, three bays wide and two deep, with a gable roof and a large central chimney. A two-story ell extends from the rear of the house, and there are smaller additions which further enlarge the house by small amounts. An early 20th-century garage stands behind the house. The oldest portion of the house is estimated to have been built between 1725 and 1750, with most of the alterations coming in the 19th century, giving the house a vernacular mix of Federal, Greek Revival, and Gothic Revival elements. It was given its name by Dr. Rowland Hazard, who bought the property in the 1840s and used it as a summer retreat. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

Location

Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island
41.50604, -71.30191

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When was Bird's Nest, The listed on the National Register?

Bird's Nest, The was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 6, 1982.

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Bird's Nest, The is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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