National Register of Historic Places
Casino Theatre, Newport Casino
Casino Theatre, Newport Casino is a historic place in Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island, listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places on December 2, 1970, and designated a National Historic Landmark. Its National Register reference number is 70000083.
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Casino Theatre, Newport Casino
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About this place
What is Casino Theatre, Newport Casino?
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. Built in 1879–1881 by New York Herald publisher James Gordon Bennett, Jr., it was designed in the Shingle style by the newly formed firm of McKim, Mead & White. The Newport Casino was the firm's first major commission and helped to establish the firm's national reputation. Built as a social club, it included courts for both lawn tennis and court tennis, facilities for other games, such as squash and lawn bowling, club rooms for reading, socializing, card-playing, and billiards, shops, and a convertible theater and ballroom. It became a center of Newport's social life during the Gilded Age through the 1920s.
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Listing details
- Name
- Casino Theatre, Newport Casino
- City
- Newport
- County
- Newport County
- State
- Rhode Island
- Listed on the National Register
- December 2, 1970
- NRIS reference number
- 70000083
- Resource type
- building
- National Historic Landmark
- Yes
- Coordinates
- 41.48263, -71.30621
When was Casino Theatre, Newport Casino listed on the National Register?
Casino Theatre, Newport Casino was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 2, 1970.
Where is Casino Theatre, Newport Casino located?
Casino Theatre, Newport Casino is located in Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island at approximately 41.48263, -71.30621. See the map above.
Is Casino Theatre, Newport Casino a National Historic Landmark?
Yes. Casino Theatre, Newport Casino is designated a National Historic Landmark, the highest federal recognition for a historic place.
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