Rhode Island
Newport County
City of Newport

William Watts Sherman House

The William Watts Sherman House is a notable house designed by American architect H. H. Richardson, with later interiors by Stanford White. It is a National Historic Landmark, generally acknowledged as one of Richardson's masterpieces and the prototype for what became known as the Shingle Style in American architecture.
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  • Type: Building
  • Description: historic house in Rhode Island, United States
  • Also known as: “William Watts-Sherman House”
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Museum of American Illustration and Chateau-sur-Mer.

Museum
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The , founded in 1998, is the first national museum to be devoted exclusively to American illustration artwork. is situated 590 feet west of William Watts Sherman House.

Museum
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is one of the first grand mansions of the Gilded Age in . Located at 474 Bellevue Avenue, it is now owned by the Preservation Society of Newport County and is open to the public as a museum. is situated 520 feet northwest of William Watts Sherman House.

Museum
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was a Queen Anne style cottage designed by Peabody and Stearns for Pierre Lorillard IV and located along the Cliff Walk on Ochre Point Avenue, . is situated 1,600 feet east of William Watts Sherman House.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Newport and Jamestown.

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is a beautiful seaside city in that is famous for its genteel mansions and a rich history of yachting, golf, and tennis. With a population of only 25,000, this scenic resort town punches well above its weight and was known as the "Summer White House" throughout the 1950s and 60s.

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is village on Conanicut Island, a small parcel of land that connects mainland Rhode Island to Aquidneck Island in Bay. is 25 miles south of and offers plenty of shopping, dining and recreation.

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lies south of Portsmouth and north of Newport, Rhode Island. This geographical location is what gave this town its name. was founded in 1743 when unjust taxation and a growing population caused freeholders in Newport to petition for independence.

William Watts Sherman House

Latitude
41.47016° or 41° 28′ 13″ north
Longitude
-71.30407° or 71° 18′ 15″ west
Open location code
87HCFMCW+39
Open­Street­Map ID
way 547705436
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q8020102
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From French to Turkish—“William Watts Sherman House” goes by many names.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Reynolds Field and Seaview Terrace.

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