Ezra Stiles House, Newport

Name: Ezra Stiles House
Address: Newport, United States

#108 among attractions in Newport

Greek Revival architecture

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The Ezra Stiles House is an historic house at 14 Clarke Street in Newport, Rhode Island. It is a large 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure, five bays wide, with a gambrel roof and two large interior brick chimneys, built in 1756. Originally built facing south, the house was rotated on its lot to face west in 1834, at which time its entry was given a Greek Revival surround. ()

Built: 1756 (268 years ago)Coordinates: 41°29'23"N, 71°18'50"W

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Downtown NewportNewport United States

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Ezra Stiles House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Newport Casino, Colony House, Cardines Field, Trinity Church.

0.5 miSE
Nightlife, Gambling, Casino
Newport Casino, Newport
14 min walk • The Newport Casino is an athletic complex and recreation center located at 180-200 Bellevue Avenue, Newport, Rhode Island in the Bellevue Avenue/Casino Historic District.
~310 ftNE
Museum, History museum, Georgian architecture
Colony House, Newport
2 min walk • The Old Colony House, also known as Old State House or Newport Colony House, is located at the east end of Washington Square in the city of Newport, Rhode Island, United States.
~940 ftNW
Arenas and stadiums, Sport venue, Sport
Cardines Field, Newport
5 min walk • Cardines Field is a baseball stadium located at 20 America’s Cup Avenue in Newport, Rhode Island. It is believed to be one of the oldest ballparks in the United States and has been called "a small urban gem of a ballpark".
~890 ftS
Georgian architecture, Church, Sacred and religious sites
Trinity Church, Newport
5 min walk • Trinity Church, on Queen Anne Square in Newport, Rhode Island, is a historic parish church in the Episcopal Diocese of Rhode Island. Founded in 1698, it is the oldest Episcopal parish in the state. In the mid 18th century, the church was home to the largest Anglican congregation in New England.
~560 ftE
Historic 1763 synagogue with tours
Touro Synagogue, Newport
3 min walk • The Touro Synagogue or Congregation Jeshuat Israel is a synagogue built in 1763 in Newport, Rhode Island. It is the oldest synagogue building still standing in the United States, the only surviving synagogue building in the U.S. dating to the colonial era, and the oldest surviving Jewish synagogue building in North America.
~550 ftW
Museum, History museum, Georgian architecture
Museum of Newport History, Newport
3 min walk • The Museum of Newport History is a history museum in the Old Brick Market building in the heart of Newport, Rhode Island, United States. It is owned and operated by the Newport Historical Society at 127 Thames Street on Washington Square.
~650 ftNE
Church
United Baptist Church, Newport
4 min walk • The United Baptist Church, John Clarke Memorial is a historic Baptist church in Newport, Rhode Island, USA that was founded in 1638–1644.
~840 ftN
Museum, History museum, Sacred and religious sites
Great Friends Meeting House, Newport
5 min walk • Great Friends Meeting House is a meeting house of the Religious Society of Friends built in 1699 in Newport, Rhode Island. The meeting house, which is part of the Newport Historic District, is currently open as a museum owned by the Newport Historical Society.
~140 ftE
Park, Square
Washington Square, Newport
1 min walk • Washington Square is the geographical and historical heart of Newport Rhode Island. More trapezoid than square, it exists at the intersection of several major streets and what was the colonial long wharf, projecting into the harbor off Aquidneck Island and into Narragansett Bay.
~1180 ftNE
Museum, History museum, Georgian architecture
Wanton-Lyman-Hazard House, Newport
6 min walk • The Wanton–Lyman–Hazard House is the oldest surviving house in Newport, Rhode Island, United States. Built c. 1697, it is also one of the oldest surviving houses in the state. It is located at the corner of Broadway and Stone Street, in the downtown section of the city in the Newport Historic District.
~1150 ftS
Church, Romanesque architecture
United Congregational Church, Newport
6 min walk • The United Congregational Church is a historic former church building in Newport, Rhode Island. The congregation was formerly affiliated with the United Church of Christ. Built in 1857, the church was designated a National Historic Landmark in 2012, in recognition for the unique interior decorations executed in 1880–81 by John La Farge.

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Which popular attractions are close to Ezra Stiles House?

Nearby attractions include Seaside Stage Society, Newport (1 min walk), Artillery Company of Newport, Newport (1 min walk), Newport Historic District, Newport (1 min walk), Oliver Perry Monument, Newport (1 min walk).

How to get to Ezra Stiles House by public transport?

The nearest stations to Ezra Stiles House:

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Newport Gateway Center Stop C • Lines: 60 (6 min walk)
Newport Gateway Center Stop D • Lines: 14 (7 min walk)