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Total Museums Found In Rhode Island: 50America's Cup Hall of Fame 1 Burnside Street Bristol, RI Type: Sports Located at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Arnold House 487 Great Road Lincoln, RI Type: Historic House "Arnold House is a rare surviving example of a stone-ender, a once-common building type featuring a massive chimney end wall. Built by Eleazer Arnold in 1693..." Audubon Environmental Education Center 1401 Hope Street (Route 114) Bristol, RI Type: Science "The Audubon Environmental Education Center is a state-of-the-art natural history museum and aquarium offering many natural wonders to explore." "Situated on the 28-acre McIntosh Wildlife Refuge, the Environmental Education Center has walking trails with a ¼ mile boardwalk" "The Center offers guided tours, nature walks, special family programs and much more throughout the year. The facility and trails are handicapped accessible." Babcock-Smith House Museum 124 Granite Street Westerly, RI Type: Historic House Status: Seasonal Former home of Dr. Joshua Babcock, a famous Rhode Islander and aquaintance of Benjamin Franklin and George Washington; It was later owned by the Smith family; The house is now a museum furnished with Colonial and Victorian era antiques. Belcourt of Newport 657 Bellevue Avenue Newport, RI Type: Historic House A mansion known to be haunted. Featured regular tours and candlelight ghost tours during the summer season. It was the only mansion open for tours that had a private owner still living there. Belcourt Castle was sold to a new owner in late 2012 and is now called Belcourt of Newport; It is no longer open for tours, but it may re-open in the future. Bell School House 5 Richmond Townhouse Road Richmond, RI Type: Historic House One room schoolhouse circa 1898 Charlestown Historical Society 4417 Old Post Road Charlestown, RI Type: Historic House A one-room schoolhouse is the current home of the Charlestown Historical Society Chateau-sur-Mer 474 Bellevue Avenue Newport, RI Type: Historic House Status: Seasonal One of the Newport Mansions; completed in 1852 for China trade merchant William Shepard Wetmore; features Victorian/Italianate architecture; The mansion is now owned by the Preservation Society of Newport County and is open for self-guided audio tours; Parking lot on-site Chepstow 120 Narragansett Avenue Newport, RI Type: Historic House Status: Seasonal One of the Newport Mansions; built in 1860 as a summer home for Edmund Schermerhorn; designed as an Italianate-style villa; The mansion is now owned by the Preservation Society of Newport County and is open for hourly guided tours; Parking lot on-site Clemence-Irons House 38 George Waterman Road Johnston, RI Type: Historic House One of the oldest houses in Rhode Island and one of few surviving "stone-enders" (houses with a massive chimney and stone wall on the end) Colony House Washington Square Newport, RI Type: Historic House The 4th oldest state house existing in the U.S.; It is a brick Georgian style building built in 1739; Still owned by the state but managed as a museum by the Newport Historical Society; Open for tours during the summer Frosty Drew Nature Center & Observatory 61 Park Lane (Ninigret Park) Charlestown, RI Type: Science Educational nature center, astronomical observatory, and theatre/planetarium; Observatory is free to the public on Friday nights and special occasions; Located inside Ninigret Park General Nathanael Greene Homestead 50 Taft Street Coventry, RI Type: Historic House A National Historic Landmark that was built in 1770 and was the home of Revolutionary War General Nathanael Greene Gilbert Stuart Birthplace & Museum 815 Gilbert Stuart Road North Kingstown, RI Type: Historic House Status: Seasonal Restored 1750 home of one of America's best-known portrait artists, set on 23 acres; Also features a working 250 year old Hammond Gristmill, the first snuff [tobacco] mill in America, gardens, and woodland trails. Admission fee allows entry to gallery, grounds, and a guided tour. Herreshoff Marine Museum 1 Burnside Street Bristol, RI Type: History Includes the America's Cup Hall of Fame; on the site of the former Herreshoff Manufacturing Company (yacht builder); collection includes 60 original Herreshoff boats, steam engines, artifacts, and photographs from "The Golden Age of Yachting" Hunter House 54 Washington Street Newport, RI Type: Historic House Status: Seasonal One of the Newport Mansions; Georgian Colonial architecture; original part of house built between 1748 and 1754; The mansion is now owned by the Preservation Society of Newport County and is open for hourly guided tours; No on-site parking International Tennis Hall of Fame 194 Bellevue Avenue Newport, RI Type: Sports Located at the Newport Casino (built in 1880); site of the first U.S. National Championships in 1881; "the Museum's galleries chronicle the rich history of tennis"; "hosts the last remaining professional tennis events played on grass in North America" Isaac Bell House 70 Perry Street Newport, RI Type: Historic House Status: Seasonal One of the Newport Mansions; Designed in 1883 for cotton broker and investor Isaac Bell; It is a shingle style house combining Old English, European, and colonial American architecture; The mansion is now owned by the Preservation Society of Newport County and is open for hourly guided tours; Parking lot on-site James Boone House 422 Thames Street Newport, RI Type: Historic House Owned by the Newport Restoration Foundation since 1969; Restored in 1973-74; One of 83 structures restored around Newport Jamestown Museum 92 Narragansett Avenue Jamestown, RI Type: History Status: Seasonal Exhibit space for the Jamestown Historical Society; Building was built in 1886 as a one room schoolhouse Kentish Guards Armory Peirce Street East Greenwich, RI Type: Military A Greek revival style armory built in 1843 for the Kentish Guards (Rhode Island Militia); The Kentish Guards Militia Company and Fife & Drum Corps are still operating to this day; Open by appointment. Free admission Kettle Pond Visitor Center 28 Deer Run (or 50 Bend Road, off Route 1) Charlestown, RI Type: Science Features exhibits, classrooms, and trails; Located at the Ninigret National Wildlife refuge; Free admission; Open year-round Kingscote 253 Bellevue Avenue Newport, RI Type: Historic House Status: Seasonal One of the Newport Mansions; A summer "cottage" for southern planter George Noble Jones; Designed in 1839; The mansion is now owned by the Preservation Society of Newport County and is open for tours; Parking lot on-site Marble House 596 Bellevue Avenue Newport, RI Type: Historic House One of the Newport Mansions; Built between 1888 and 1892 for Mr. and Mrs. William K. Vanderbilt; Contains 500,000 cubic feet of marble; The mansion is now owned by the Preservation Society of Newport County and is open year-round for self-guided audio tours Museum of Newport History 127 Thames Street (Washington Square) Newport, RI Type: History "The Museum provides the whole family with an engaging introduction to the area's rich history, architecture, and the stories of the people [of Newport]" - from website; Located in the 1762 Brick Market Building; Also has a gift shop Museum of Newport Irish History 648 Thames Street Newport, RI Type: History Small museum about Irish immigrants in Newport from the 1600s to present; Includes photographs, letters, documents, and artifacts Museum of Primitive Art & Culture 1058 Kingstown Road South Kingstown, RI Type: History Artifacts from North America and around the world including Native American tools, European Stone Age and Bronze Age objects, African masks, and a Babylonian cuneiform tablet; Open year-round Museum of Yachting 449 Thames Street Newport, RI Type: Technology Museum and library located in the 1831 Aquidneck Mill; Part of IYRS (International Yacht Restoration School) National Museum of American Illustration 492 Bellevue Avenue Newport, RI Type: Art A museum devoted to the Golden Age of American illustration art (magazines, books, and advertisments); The collection contains over 2,000 original works; Located in the Vernon Court mansion (built 1898–1900) Naval War College Museum 686 Cushing Road (U.S. Naval Station Gate 1) Newport, RI Type: Military The museum is open to the public and free; "Reservations and photo identification are necessary for entry onto the base. Visitors must stop at the Pass Office before proceeding to Gate 1. Please call (401) 841-4052/2101 at least one working day in advance to make a reservation." New England Wireless & Steam Museum 1300 Frenchtown Road East Greenwich, RI Type: History, Technology Staff are all volunteers who are usually there on the second Saturday morning of each month and on Thursdays from 9am to 4:30pm Newport Art Museum 76 Bellevue Avenue Newport, RI Type: Art A museum with a collection of contemporary visual art from Newport and New England artists from the late 1800s to present featuring many paintings and drawings Newport Exploration Center 175 Memorial Boulevard Newport, RI Type: Science, Natural History Part of Save The Bay (an organization to study and protect the ecological health of Narragansett Bay); NOTE: The Aquarium has been closed to public since hurricane Sandy Old Washington County Jail 2636 Kingstown Road South Kingstown, RI Type: History Historic granite jail built in 1858; Restored in 2002; Now houses historical exhibits Paradise School Paradise Avenue (at corner of Prospect Avenue) Middletown, RI Type: History A restored one room schoolhouse and museum built in 1875 and operated from 1875 until 1955; It is now the headquarters of the Middletown Historical Society and contains a doll collection, American Revolution cannonballs, Native American stones, and old photographs; Open to the public on Sunday 2pm to 4pm July through September; Located across the street from Paradise Valley Park Portsmouth Historical Society Museum 870 East Main Road (Route 138) Portsmouth, RI Type: History Quonset Air Museum 488 Eccleston Avenue North Kingstown, RI Type: Technology Status: Closed MUSEUM CLOSED PERMANENTLY IN MARCH 2015 DUE TO A ROOF COLLAPSE -- A museum and restoration facility for historical aircraft; There are 28 aircraft currently on display or under restoration. Rhode Island Railroad Museum 1 Railroad Avenue South Kingstown, RI Type: Technology, History "Specializing in the history, geography, and economics of railroads in Rhode Island, its star display is an operating model railroad depicting Kingston in 1948."; The museum is in the South Room of the Kingston Train Station, which is an active Amtrak station Rosecliff 548 Bellevue Avenue Newport, RI Type: Historic House Status: Seasonal One of the Newport Mansions; built from 1899 to 1902 by by Nevada silver heiress Theresa Fair Oelrichs; The mansion is now owned by the Preservation Society of Newport County and is open for self-guided audio tours; Parking lot on-site Seabee Museum & Memorial Park 21 IaFrate Way North Kingstown, RI Type: Military A museum dedicated to the history of the US Navy Seabees; Founded and run by former and current Seabees; Located at the original site of the US Navy Seabee base Smith's Castle 55 Richard Smith Drive North Kingstown, RI Type: Historic House Not actually a castle but a house built circa 1678 that was a home and trading post; The original house was built in 1637 and burned in 1676; Now operated as a museum by the Cocumscussoc Association; The grounds are free to visit, but admission is charged to enter and tour the house ($8 for adults and $4 for children as of 2015) South County Museum 115 Strathmore Street Narragansett, RI Type: History Located on Canonchet Farm (a 174-acre public park); Several exhibit buildings: Metz Exhibit Hall, animal barn, print shop, carpentry shop, blacksmith shop, one-room schoolhouse, carriage barn, & gift shop; Also a "Living History Farm" The Breakers 44 Ochre Point Avenue Newport, RI Type: Historic House The grandest most opulant of the Newport mansions; built in the 1890s by Cornelius Vanderbilt II as a summer home; The mansion is now owned by the Preservation Society of Newport County and is open year-round for self-guided audio tours The Elms 367 Bellevue Avenue Newport, RI Type: Historic House One of the most popular Newport Mansions from the Gilded Age; It is a Neoclassical French chateau built from 1898 to 1901; The mansion is now owned by the Preservation Society of Newport County and is open year-round for self-guided audio tours; Guided Tours & Servant Life Tours also offered at times (reservations required); Parking lot on-site Tomaquag Museum 390 Summit Road (Arcadia Village) Exeter, RI Type: History A museum of the history of Native American's with a focus on indigenous peoples from Rhode Island; Collections include over 20,000 cultural objects; Offers programs, workshops, lectures, and events; Open year-round Varnum House Museum 57 Peirce Street East Greenwich, RI Type: Historic House A Georgian style mansion built by General James Mitchell Varnum around 1773; Exhibits include early American furniture, household items, musical instruments, children's toys, documents, and paintings Varnum Memorial Armory 6 Main Street (at Division Street) East Greenwich, RI Type: History Status: Limited Openings A medieval-style armory built around 1914 for the Varnum Continentals; The Varnum Continentals, founded in 1907, are a historic and patriotic organization based on Rhode Island militias of the American Revolution; The museum now houses military artifacts and weapons from colonial America, the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, and World Wars I and II Westerly Armory Museum 41 Railroad Avenue (8 Dixon Street) Westerly, RI Type: Military, History Historic National Guard armory built in 1901; It was restored in 1996 and currently is a museum for the community of Westerly and the home to The Westerly Band (America's oldest active civic band); No admission fee for tours Whitehorne House 416 Thames Street Newport, RI Type: Historic House Status: Seasonal A Federal-style mansion filled with late 18th century furniture from the famous Townsend and Goddard workshops; Guided tours available Witherbee School Valley Road (corner of Green End Avenue) Middletown, RI Type: History A restored one room schoolhouse built in 1907 and operated until the early 1940s; It is the 3rd or 4th school built on this site; Open to the public on Sunday 2pm to 4pm July through September |
