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Clambake Club of Newport

Coordinates: 41°28′47″N 71°16′32″W / 41.47972°N 71.27556°W / 41.47972; -71.27556
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Clambake Club of Newport
Clambake Club of Newport is located in Rhode Island
Clambake Club of Newport
Clambake Club of Newport is located in the United States
Clambake Club of Newport
LocationMiddletown, Rhode Island
Coordinates41°28′47″N 71°16′32″W / 41.47972°N 71.27556°W / 41.47972; -71.27556
Area4.5 acres (1.8 ha)
Built1907
ArchitectHoppin, Col. Francis; Van Alen, William L.
Architectural styleLate 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements
NRHP reference No.95001267 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 7, 1995

The Clambake Club of Newport is a historic private club at 353 Tuckerman Avenue in Middletown, Rhode Island.

Building

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The club's main building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[1] It is located at the tip of Easton's Point, dividing Easton Bay and Sachuest Bay on the southern coast of Middletown, with fine views of Newport's mansions. The club, organized in 1895, first leased land at this site, then purchased it in 1903, building its first purpose-built clubhouse c. 1903–07. This building was significantly damaged by the New England Hurricane of 1938. The clubhouse was rebuilt in 1939; club records indicate a design for a substantially new building was prepared by William L. Van Alen.[2]

Notable Members

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Notable former members include:

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination for Clambake Club of Newport" (PDF). Rhode Island Preservation. Retrieved 2014-10-19.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u "A Clambake Club at Newport". The New York Times. June 20, 1895.