Hammersmith Farm, Newport

Name: Hammersmith Farm
Address: Newport, United States

#85 among attractions in Newport

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Hammersmith Farm is a Victorian mansion and estate located at 225 Harrison Avenue in Newport, Rhode Island, United States. It was the childhood home of First Lady Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy, and the site of the reception for her wedding to U.S. Senator John F. Kennedy in September, 1953. ()

Coordinates: 41°28'9"N, 71°20'46"W

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Ocean DriveNewport United States

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

Nearby attractions include: Newport Country Club, Fort Wetherill, Fort Adams, Castle Hill Light.

0.6 miS
Golf
Newport Country Club, Newport
17 min walk • Newport Country Club, is a historic private golf club in the northeastern United States, located in Newport, Rhode Island. Founded 129 years ago in 1893, it hosted both the first U.S. Amateur Championship and the first U.S. Open in 1895.
0.9 miNW
Forts and castles
Fort Wetherill, Jamestown
23 min walk • Fort Wetherill is a former coast artillery fort that occupies the southern portion of the eastern tip of Conanicut Island in Jamestown, Rhode Island. It sits atop high granite cliffs, overlooking the entrance to Narragansett Bay.
0.5 miNE
Forts and castles
Fort Adams, Newport
13 min walk • Fort Adams is a former United States Army post in Newport, Rhode Island that was established on July 4, 1799 as a First System coastal fortification, named for President John Adams who was in office at the time.
1 miSW
Vernacular architecture, Lighthouse, Romanesque architecture
Castle Hill Light, Newport
26 min walk • Castle Hill Lighthouse is located on Narragansett Bay in Newport, Rhode Island at the end of the historic Ocean Drive. It is an active navigation aid for vessels entering the East Passage, between Conanicut Island and Aquidneck Island.
1.1 miNW
Park, State park, Regional park
Fort Wetherill State Park, Jamestown
29 min walk • Fort Wetherill State Park is a public recreation area occupying 61.5 acres at the southeastern tip of Conanicut Island in the town of Jamestown, Rhode Island. The state park sits on the East Passage of Narragansett Bay opposite Fort Adams State Park.
1.2 miNE
Vernacular architecture, Lighthouse
Ida Lewis Rock Light, Newport
31 min walk • Ida Lewis Lighthouse, which was formerly the Lime Rock Lighthouse, is in the Newport harbor in Rhode Island. It is named after Ida Lewis, who lived and worked at the lighthouse from 1857 and was the official lighthouse keeper from 1879 until her death in 1911.
0.9 miNE
Museum, Maritime museum
American Sailboat Hall of Fame, Newport
23 min walk • The American Sailboat Hall of Fame is a defunct hall of fame honoring 26 production sailboats built-in the United States. The hall of fame was established in 1994 by Sail America, a trade association for the U.S. sailing industry, to recognize ingenuity in designs by American boat builders. The last year of induction was 2004.
1.5 miNE
Island
Goat Island, Newport
38 min walk • Goat Island is a small island in Narragansett Bay and is part of the city of Newport, Rhode Island, U.S. The island is connected to the Easton's Point neighborhood via a causeway bridge.
1.2 miNE
Island
Lime Rock Island, Newport
31 min walk • Lime Rock is an island located 600 feet offshore in Newport Harbor, in Narragansett Bay, in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. It was made famous by Ida Lewis, the lighthouse keeper of the tower built on it in 1854 which is now known as Ida Lewis Rock Light.
1.2 miSE
Neighbourhood
Ocean Drive Historic District, Newport
30 min walk • The Ocean Drive Historic District is a historic district that covers the long street of the same name along the southern shore of Newport, Rhode Island, United States.
1.2 miS
National park
Brenton Point State Park, Newport
31 min walk • Brenton Point State Park is a public recreation area occupying 89 acres at the southwestern tip of Aquidneck Island in the town of Newport, Rhode Island. The state park offers wide vistas of the Atlantic Ocean where it meets Narragansett Bay.

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Nearby attractions include Fort Adams, Newport (13 min walk), Fort Adams State Park, Newport (14 min walk), Fort Wetherill, Jamestown (23 min walk), American Sailboat Hall of Fame, Newport (23 min walk).