National Register of Historic Places

Brick Market

Brick Market is a historic place in Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island, listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1966, and designated a National Historic Landmark. Its National Register reference number is 66000019.

Newport, Newport County, Rhode IslandListed October 15, 1966NRIS #66000019★ National Historic Landmark
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About this place

What is Brick Market?

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. The building, designed by noted 18th-century American architect Peter Harrison and built in the 1760s, is a National Historic Landmark.

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Listing details

Name
Brick Market
City
Newport
County
Newport County
Listed on the National Register
October 15, 1966
NRIS reference number
66000019
Resource type
building
National Historic Landmark
Yes
Coordinates
41.48991, -71.31540
When was Brick Market listed on the National Register?

Brick Market was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1966.

Where is Brick Market located?

Brick Market is located in Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island at approximately 41.48991, -71.31540. See the map above.

Is Brick Market a National Historic Landmark?

Yes. Brick Market is designated a National Historic Landmark, the highest federal recognition for a historic place.