Common Burying Ground and Island Cemetery
Newport, Rhode Island • Newport County
Newport, Rhode Island • Newport County
The Common Burying Ground and Island Cemetery in Newport, Rhode Island, are historic cemeteries featuring a rich tapestry of funerary art, elaborate gravestones, and notable military figures interred within their grounds. The landscape itself is a significant example of early American cemetery design.
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Military; Architecture; Social History
50 Washington Sq., Newport, Rhode Island
Architecture
Bellevue Ave., Opposite Perry St., Newport, Rhode Island
Architecture
70 Perry St., Newport, Rhode Island
Architecture
70 Perry St., Newport, Rhode Island
Landscape Architecture; Commerce; Architecture; Social History
Roughly Bounded Atlantic Ocean, Easton Bay, Coggeshall Ave.,Spring St., And Memorial Blvd., Newport, Rhode Island
Commerce; Entertainment/Recreation; Architecture; Social History
170-230 Bellvue Avenue, Newport, Rhode Island
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Landscape Architecture
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