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Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1748/00/00 Jonathan Nichols Jr Home The north half of Hunter House is built between 1748 and 1754 of heavy stud construction, presumably for Deputy Royal Governor Jonathan Nichols, Jr.
1756/00/00 Nichols property is sold to Col Joseph Wanton Jr. He changes the home into a Georgian mansion with a central hall and adds a south wing. Wanton orders the graining, or spreckling, of the pine paneling in several rooms to resemble walnut and rosewood.
1779/10/25 After the Americans recapture Newport, loyalist Joseph Wanton flees to New York and his property is confiscated.
1780/07/11 Charles-Henri-Louis d'Arsac de Ternay French Commander The French Expedition Particuliere arrive in Newport, Rhode Island, under the command of Comte de Rochambeau. Admiral de Ternay, commander of the French fleet, uses the Wanton house as his headquarters.

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Particulars for Hunter House:
Area of Significance Architecture
Criteria Architecture-Engineering
Sight Category Building
Architectural Style Georgian Architecture
Level of Significance National
Owner Private
Historic Use Single dwelling



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration: 24th November 1968

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name: Hunter House
Registry Address: 54 Washington St.
Registry Number: 68000003
Resource Type: Building
Owner: Private
Architect: unknown
Architectural Style: Georgian
Area in Acres: 2
Contributing Buildings: 1
Other Certification: Designated National Landmark
Certification: Listed in the National Register
Nominator Name: National Historic Landmark
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: National
Area of Significance: Architecture
Applicable Criteria: Architecture-Engineering
Period of Significance: 1700-1749, 1750-1799
Significant Year: 1748, 1764, 1767
Historic Function: Domestic
Historic Sub-Function: Single dwelling
Current Function: Recreation and Culture
Current Sub-Function: Museum

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