Resources
Window Restoration Alliance
December 8, 2008Learn more about old windows, including the "Top Ten Reasons to Restore or Repair Wood Windows," and find a window restoration specialist at the NEWRA website.
Read More »The Archeology Partnerhsip between NRF and Salve Regina University
October 27, 2008In the summer of 2007, The Newport Restoration Foundation (NRF) and Salve Regina University's Cultural and Historic Preservation Department (CHP) formed a partnership regarding archaeological investigations and historical research of NRF's historic properties.
Read More »Ask the Expert: Love Your Historic District Commission
September 4, 2008Articles by NRF professionals on common topics and questions in the areas of architectural history, restoration techniques, preservation practices, and early building methods.
Read More »Ask the Expert: Wood Shingles: A Centuries Old Solution
September 4, 2008Articles by NRF professionals on common topics and questions in the areas of architectural history, restoration techniques, preservation practices, and early building methods.
Read More »Ask the Expert: Windows: Do the Math and Save Some Real Money
September 4, 2008Articles by NRF professionals on common topics and questions in the areas of architectural history, restoration techniques, preservation practices, and early building methods.
Read More »Ask the Expert: Glass is Not a Liquid: Information about Early Windows and Glassmaking
September 4, 2008Articles by NRF professionals on common topics and questions in the areas of architectural history, restoration techniques, preservation practices, and early building methods.
Read More »Ask the Expert: Newport's Eighteenth Century Window Frames
September 4, 2008Articles by NRF professionals on common topics and questions in the areas of architectural history, restoration techniques, preservation practices, and early building methods.
Read More »Historic Paint Colors
September 4, 2008Swatches of the NRF's own historic colors (including sources for buying your own) and information about the history of house paint.
Read More »Preservation 101 Packet
September 4, 2008A comprehensive primer covering everything you wanted to know about preservation in Newport and Rhode Island.
Read More »History of Architectural Styles
September 4, 2008A helpful review of building styles between 1620 and 1840.
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