Newport: The Artful City

The first book to focus on the urban development of Newport, Rhode Island, this is an extensively illustrated, multi-layered view of the city as both an urban entity and a cultural site of national significance.

List of contents

Foreword; Acknowledgments; Dedication; Preface; Introduction: The Artful City

1 THE OLD QUARTER 
Washington Square, Thames Street, and Historic Hill
Case Study #1: Native Americans on the Land in Rhode Island and the Arrival of the English
Case Study #2: African American and Immigrant Populations in Early Newport

 
2 THE POINT 
The Intersection of Romance and Reality


3 A CITY BOTH PICTURESQUE AND GILDED 
Bellevue Avenue, Ochre Point, and Ocean Drive


4 VICTORIAN EXPANSION AND MODERN REINVENTION 
Broadway and Points North
Case Study #3: George H. Norman and Newport's Urban Infrastructure


5 ROMANTIC VIEWS 
Artists, Writers, and Mythic Visions of Newport


6 MODERNISM MEETS HISTORIC PRESERVATION

 
Conclusion: The Landmark City

 
Endnotes; Bibliography; Index

About the author

John R. Tschirch is the Newport Historical Society's architectural historian and visiting curator of Urban History, He is the author of Gods and Girls: Tales of Art, Seduction and Obsession (2019) and A Walking History of Bellevue Avenue, Newport, Rhode Island (Walking History of America) (2013). John is presently an instructor in design history for Rhode Island School of Design CE, which presented him with the 2010 Excellence in Teaching Award, and he is adjunct faculty in art history at Bristol Community College, where his students provide endless inspiration and amusement. He is also the creator and author of a monthly design history blog called John Stories: Confessions of the Globetrekking Architectural Historian, John Tschirch, featuring his photographs and commentary on historic places.

Summary

The first book to focus on the urban development of Newport, Rhode Island, this is an extensively illustrated, multi-layered view of the city as both an urban entity and a cultural site of national significance.

Product details

• Authors: John R Tschirch, John R Tschirch, John R. Tschirch
• Publisher: Pan macmillan Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2020
• EAN: 9781911282693
• ISBN: 978-1-911282-69-3
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Architektur, Amerikanische Geschichte, USA Nordosten, Neuengland Staaten, Rhode Island, HISTORY / Historical Geography, History - U.S., ARCHITECTURE / Urban & Land Use Planning, ARCHITECTURE / Historic Preservation / General, HISTORY / United States / State & Local / New England (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT), City & town planning - architectural aspects, History of the Americas, Northeastern & North Atlantic States, Historical Geography, City and town planning: architectural aspects