Belcourt of Newport — in Bellevue Avenue Historic District, Newport [FACT-0424]; designed by Richard Morris Hunt [FACT-0425]; built in 1894 [FACT-0426].
Location: Bellevue Avenue Historic District, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Verified facts
- Located in Bellevue Avenue Historic District, Newport, Rhode Island
confidence 70/100 · 2 independent sources · SRC-0385, SRC-0386 - Designed by Richard Morris Hunt
confidence 70/100 · 2 independent sources · SRC-0385, SRC-0387 - Built in 1894
confidence 70/100 · 2 independent sources · SRC-0385, SRC-0388 - Historic designation: Listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a contributing property of the Bellevue Avenue Historic District (1972); National Historic Landmark District (Bellevue Avenue Historic District, 1976)
confidence 75/100 · 3 independent sources · SRC-0386, SRC-0390, SRC-0389
Evidence & sources
- SRC-0385 — Belcourt of Newport (official site) (Tier 1, owner_statement; retrieved June 2026)
- SRC-0386 — Bellevue Avenue Historic District NRHP Nomination, RI Historical Preservation Commission (Tier 1, official_archive; retrieved June 2026)
- SRC-0387 — Online Review of Rhode Island History (smallstatebighistory.com) (Tier 2, scholarship; retrieved June 2026)
- SRC-0388 — American Aristocracy (Tier 2, scholarship; retrieved June 2026)
- SRC-0389 — Bellevue Avenue Historic District (Wikipedia) (Tier 3, encyclopedia; retrieved June 2026)
- SRC-0390 — The Cultural Landscape Foundation (TCLF) (Tier 2, scholarship; retrieved June 2026)
How we verify
Every fact above is independently corroborated by at least two reputable sources and
confidence-scored before publication. Claims that cannot clear that bar are withheld. We publish
location only at neighborhood/city granularity — exact street addresses and personal information
are structurally barred from publication. Last reviewed June 2026.