We have a winter house rental in the Historic Hill section of town. Our house is from 1850 and comprises two sitting rooms (one with a fireplace), a dining room (with fireplace), private office, two bedrooms and two baths... plus a nice patio and yard.
Best of all it is walkable to the wharves and restaurants - in fact, one of Birch's earliest walking adventures was to go down to Aquidneck Lobster Seafood Market at the end of Bannister's Wharf and walk home with live lobsters.
We look forward to many adventures ahead as we split time between northwestern Connecticut and Newport!
Tel. 401-924-2219 Address: 15 Mt. Vernon Street, Newport RI 02840 (Mt. Vernon is off Touro Street, and the house is between Barney Street and Sherman Street)
Newport is one of three towns on Aquidneck Island.
The RED dot marks our spot.
Middle Sitting Room with fireplace
Front Sitting Room.
The Newport HQ office of ForwardMiller and Sir John Soane's Museum Foundation.
Looking down to the front door.
Stair landing.
Master Bath which is shared by the Guest Bedroom.
Master Bedroom.
Master Closet.
Guest Room.
The other full bath, this on the main level.
A boxwood weath adorns the door. Cheers to the 2010 holiday's ahead!
Birch pointing over to the New York Yacht Club. August 2010.
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2011 Moments: dramatic winter sunsets... and hopefully spring soon
2010 Moments: starting with our most recent and back to this summer...
2009 - June: special cruise on the historic launch, the Fawan, built for John Jacob Astor IV and originally used on the Hudson River to ferry people from their yachts to shore.
