Image: Second Congregational Church NRHP 71000020 (cropped)

Description: Title: Second Congregational Church, 13-17 Clarke Street, Newport, Newport County, RI Note: the original spire was demolished in the 1938 hurricane, so this photo must be from after that date. Creator(s): Historic American Buildings Survey, creator Related Names: Palmer, Cotton Central Baptist Society Stiles, Ezra Date Created/Published: Documentation compiled after 1933 Medium: Photo(s): 5 Data Page(s): 5 Photo Caption Page(s): 1 Reproduction Number: --- Rights Advisory: No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. (https://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html) Call Number: HABS RI,3-NEWP,71- Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print Notes: Significance: The building was completed September 15, 1735. It served as barracks for British troops 1776-1779 during their occupation and as a hospital for the French while they were in Newport. The building was called "Dr. Stiles Meeting House" for the Rev. Ezra Stiles, D.D. 1727-1795. He was associated with the church from 1755-1786 and in 1787 was elected president of Yale University. Survey number: HABS RI-325 Building/structure dates: 1735 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1785 Subsequent Work Building/structure dates: 1847 Subsequent Work Building/structure dates: 1874-1875 Subsequent Work Building/structure dates: 1946 Subsequent Work National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 71000020 Subjects: Congregational churches Baptist churches condominiums bell towers spires Greek Revival architectural elements wood structural frames clapboard siding gable roofs Place: Newport—Newport County—Rhode Island Latitude/Longitude: 41.49 ,-71.31333 Collections: Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record/Historic American Landscapes Survey Part of: Historic American Buildings Survey (Library of Congress) Bookmark This Record: https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/ri0076/
Title: Second Congregational Church NRHP 71000020 (cropped)
Credit: LOC http://lcweb2.loc.gov/pnp/habshaer/ri/ri0000/ri0076/photos/144959pv.jpg
Author: HABS RI,3-NEWP,71--1
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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