Greenvale Farm, Portsmouth

#6 among attractions in Portsmouth

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Greenvale Farm is an historic farm and 19th-century summer estate at 582 Wapping Road in Portsmouth, Rhode Island. Historically used for farmland, a portion of this 53-acre was transformed into an expansive country estate in the 1860s by John Barstow, a Boston merchant. It is located at the end of a narrow dirt lane, and is set overlooking the Sakonnet River. The main house, designed by John Hubbard Sturgis and built in 1864–65, is an exuberant implementation of the Stick style with Gothic features. It has asymmetric form, with a variety of projections, dormers, gables, and cross-gables, with a variety of exterior finishes. The estate continues to be owned by Barstow descendants. ()

Built: 1864 (160 years ago)Coordinates: 41°32'3"N, 71°14'14"W

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South PortsmouthPortsmouth United States

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Greenvale Farm – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Newport Casino, Cardines Field, Norman Bird Sanctuary, Newport National Golf Club.

5.1 miSW
Nightlife, Gambling, Casino
Newport Casino, Newport
131 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.
5.1 miSW
Arenas and stadiums, Sport venue, Sport
Cardines Field, Newport
130 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".
2.5 miS
Nature and wildlife, Museum, Park
Norman Bird Sanctuary, Middletown
64 min walk • Norman Bird Sanctuary is a 325-acre bird sanctuary, nature preserve, environmental education center, and museum at 583 Third Beach Road in Middletown, Rhode Island overlooking the Atlantic Ocean.
1.1 miW
41°31'53"N • 71°15'31"W
Newport National Golf Club, Middletown
29 min walk • Outdoor activities, Golf
1.9 miS
Historical place, Cemetery, Church
St. Columba's Chapel, Middletown
49 min walk • St. Columba's Chapel in Middletown, Rhode Island, is a parish church of the Episcopal Diocese of Rhode Island of the Episcopal Church. The church is located at 55 Vaucluse Avenue, Middletown, Rhode Island. The chapel is named for the Irish-born missionary St.
1.9 miNW
History museum, Museum
Union Church, Portsmouth
50 min walk • The Union Church is an historic church and local history museum owned by the Portsmouth Historical Society at 870 East Main Road at Union Street in Portsmouth, Rhode Island.
3 miNW
Historical place, Museum, History museum
Prescott Farm, Middletown
78 min walk • Prescott Farm is a historic preservation of a colonial farm in Middletown, Rhode Island. It spans 40 acres, and was in danger of demolition before Doris Duke, through the Newport Restoration Foundation bought it in 1973 and began restoration of the historical site.
2.9 miSW
Windmill
Boyd's Windmill, Middletown
73 min walk • Boyd's Windmill, also known as Boyd's Wind Grist Mill, is a historic smock mill at Paradise Valley Park on Prospect Avenue in Middletown, Rhode Island.
5.7 miSW
Hiking, Hiking trail
Newport Cliff Walk, Newport
146 min walk • The Newport Cliff Walk is considered one of the top attractions in Newport, Rhode Island, in the United States. It is a 3.5-mile public access walkway that borders the shore line.
2.3 miSW
Historical place, Museum, History museum
Whitehall Museum House, Middletown
58 min walk • The Whitehall Museum House is the farmhouse modified by Dean George Berkeley, when he lived in the northern section of Newport, Rhode Island that comprises present-day Middletown in 1729–1731, while working to open his planned St Paul's College on Bermuda.
2.8 miSW
Museum, History museum
Paradise School, Middletown
71 min walk • The Paradise School is an historic school building at Paradise Avenue and Prospect Street in Middletown, Rhode Island. It is situated on farm land which historically belonged to the Whitman family for generations, and was donated by the family to the town of Middletown.