Questions about Rough Point
What design work is credited to Peabody & Stearns at Rough Point?
Peabody & Stearns designed Rough Point.
More documented details
Rough Point is in Bellevue Avenue Historic District, Newport.
Sources: SRC-1549 · SRC-1550 · SRC-7640
The recorded construction date for Rough Point is 1892.
Sources: SRC-1549 · SRC-1552 · SRC-8871
The recorded style of Rough Point is English Manorial.
Rough Point is an English Manorial landmark in Newport, Rhode Island. Built in 1892, it was designed by Peabody & Stearns, and is a National Historic Landmark. It is owned by Newport Restoration Foundation.
Location: 680 Bellevue Avenue, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Verified facts
- Located in Bellevue Avenue Historic District, Newport
confidence 95/100 · 5 recorded source groups · SRC-1549, SRC-1550, SRC-7640, SRC-7641, SRC-7642 - Designed by Peabody & Stearns
confidence 95/100 · 6 recorded source groups · SRC-1549, SRC-1551, SRC-1552, SRC-7641, SRC-7640, SRC-8870 - Built in 1892
confidence 80/100 · 4 recorded source groups · SRC-1549, SRC-1552, SRC-8871, SRC-10010 - Architectural style: English Manorial
confidence 80/100 · 5 recorded source groups · SRC-1549, SRC-1552, SRC-7640, SRC-7641, SRC-8871 - Historic designation: National Historic Landmark
confidence 75/100 · 3 recorded source groups · SRC-1551, SRC-0389, SRC-0386 - Owned by Newport Restoration Foundation
confidence 90/100 · 4 recorded source groups · SRC-1549, SRC-1550, SRC-7642, SRC-7641
Evidence & sources
- SRC-0386 — Bellevue Avenue Historic District NRHP Nomination, RI Historical Preservation Commission (Tier 1, official_archive; retrieved June 2026)
- SRC-0389 — Bellevue Avenue Historic District (Wikipedia) (Tier 3, encyclopedia; retrieved June 2026)
- SRC-10010 — Rough Point: Not Your Ordinary Newport Mansion — New England Historical Society (Tier 2, history_organization; retrieved June 2026)
- SRC-14064 — Rhode Island Historical Society – Rough Point directory (Tier 2, reference; retrieved July 2026)
- SRC-1549 — Rough Point — Wikipedia (Tier 3, encyclopedia; retrieved June 2026)
- SRC-1550 — Rough Point — National Trust for Historic Preservation (Tier 2, institutional_page; retrieved June 2026)
- SRC-1551 — Rough Point — The Cultural Landscape Foundation (Tier 2, institutional_page; retrieved June 2026)
- SRC-1552 — Newport Architecture Spotlight: Rough Point — A4 Architecture (Tier 3, professional_firm_page; retrieved June 2026)
- SRC-5579 — Visit Rhode Island — Rough Point listing (Tier 3, official state tourism listing; retrieved June 2026)
- SRC-5966 — Newport This Week (Tier 2, news; retrieved June 2026)
- SRC-7640 — GPSmyCity — Rough Point Mansion and Museum, Newport (Tier 3, article; retrieved June 2026)
- SRC-7641 — Visit Newport RI — Rough Point (Tier 2, article; retrieved June 2026)
- SRC-7642 — National Park Service — Rough Point (Olmsted Archives) (Tier 1, official; retrieved June 2026)
- SRC-8870 — Bellevue Avenue Historic District — National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form (National Park Service) (Tier 1, official_archive; retrieved June 2026)
- SRC-8871 — Library of Congress — Carol M. Highsmith Archive: Aerial view of Newport, Rough Point mansion (Tier 1, official_archive; retrieved June 2026)
How we verify
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