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The Newport Restoration Foundation
Board of Trustees
cordially invite you to the

Friday, September 8, 2023

6:00pm-8:30pm

Rough Point Museum
680 Bellevue Ave, Newport, RI 02840

 

The annual Doris Duke Preservation Awards, a joint program of the Newport Restoration Foundation and the City of Newport, encourages excellence in historic preservation by recognizing exemplary preservation, restoration, and rehabilitation projects as well as education and advocacy initiatives that have taken place throughout Newport County. The 2023 awards also seek to highlight innovative approaches to preservation, including new technologies, materials/products, excellence in practice, creative adaptive reuse, climate change adaptations, and similarly progressive concepts.

 

Hors d’oeuvres and small plates presented by Russ Morin
Complimentary valet parking onsite
Cocktail attire

 

Funds raised from the Doris Duke Historic Preservation Awards will support the work of the Newport Restoration Foundation’s preservation efforts.

This annual event is held in conjunction with the City of Newport.

 

Presenting Sponsor: $20,000

  • Six tickets to attend awards celebration reception and two additional tickets given to a nonprofit community partner (at NRF’s choosing)

  • Opportunity to schedule a private lunch in the Rough Point Pine Room for up to four people

  • Recognition as Presenting Sponsor at the event

  • Recognition in press releases and social media posts, sponsor logo/ name on NRF website

 

Platinum Sponsor: $10,000

  • Four tickets to attend awards celebration reception and two additional tickets given to a nonprofit community partner (at NRF’s choosing)

  • Opportunity to schedule a private Behind-the-Scenes Tour* with the President for up to six people

  • Recognition as a Platinum Sponsor at event

  • Recognition in press releases and social media posts, sponsor logo/ name on NRF website

 

Gold Sponsor: $5,000

  • Four tickets to attend awards celebration reception

  • Opportunity to schedule a private curated Closet Tour*, at Rough Point for up to six people

  • Recognition in press releases and social media posts, sponsor logo/name on NRF website

 

Silver Sponsor: $2,500

  • Two ticket to attend awards celebration reception

  • Opportunity to schedule a private tour* of Rough Point grounds and gardens for up to six people

  • Recognition in press releases and social media posts, sponsor logo/name on NRF website

 

Bronze Sponsor: $1,000

  • Two tickets to attend awards celebration reception

  • Six tickets to tour* Rough Point

  • Recognition in press releases and social media posts, sponsor logo/name on NRF website

 

*Private tours must be scheduled during our museum’s regular hours of operation.

 

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PURCHASE INDIVIDUAL TICKETS

 

Thank You to Our 2023 Sponsors

 

Leadership Sponsorship

Amy and Tim Berkowitz

Edith McBean

James and Alice Ross

 

Silver

Juliette “Judy” Clagett McLennan

Lisa Whisler

 

Bronze

Sister Therese Antone

Lilly Dick

Philip C. Marshall

Victoria Mele

Mr. Douglas L. Newhouse and Dr. Holly M. Bannister

Susan Petrovas

Supporting

Mikel Folcarelli and John Gwynne

Frankie Vagnone and Johnny Yeagley

2023 Awardees

Newport Historic Cemetery Advisory Commission
Newport, RI

Awarded to the Newport Historic Cemetery Advisory Commission (HCAC), a nine-member volunteer appointed commission to assist the city in efforts to preserve, protect and promote Newport’s historic burying grounds. The HCAC’s recent work has focused on improving site access, expanding funding, repairing headstones, and increasing educational content for the City’s eight burial grounds that serve as important historic public spaces.

The Captain William Finch House (c. 1770)
78 Washington Street, Newport, RI

Awarded to Dave and Jenay Evans for the exterior and interior restoration of their 18th-century home. The project fully restored the building from a state of structural disrepair and transformed it into a vibrant home. The project carefully retained the building’s original craftsmanship and detailing while updating the property to code.

Newport Tree Conservancy
Newport, RI

Awarded to the Newport Tree Conservancy for the Heritage Tree Center, a community resource to study, protect, and propagate Rhode Island’s most unique, historic, and at-risk heritage trees. The Center is preserving and propagating the genetic lines of historic trees statewide for public and private planting. It also engages Newport students to expand the community’s involvement in the horticultural process.

The Sailing Museum
365 Thames Street, Newport, RI

Awarded to the Sailing Museum for the adaptive use of the historic Newport Armory (1894). The project, undertaken in collaboration with the City of Newport and contractor Kirby Perkins, transformed the Armory into a multi-use public and private space in the heart of Thames Street. The project included timely exterior repairs to preserve the building while updating the interior to be a welcoming public space.

Photo credit Annabel Hendersøn

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