NRF promotes and invests in the architectural heritage of the Newport community, the traditional building trades, and Doris Duke’s fine and decorative arts collections, for the enjoyment, education and inspiration of all.
As a leader in the preservation of early American architecture, NRF supports research and education in areas directly related to its collections and issues of critical concern to the field of historic preservation.
Visit Doris Duke’s art-filled mansion and enjoy panoramic ocean views from the extensive grounds. Open late March to November.
The Vernon House is a site for expansive story-telling, contemporary dialogue, and preservation trades skill-building. Opening July 1, 2023: NRF and Art&Newport are excited to present a group artists exhibition on cards and card playing: Games, Gamblers & Cartomancers: The New Cardsharps
Newport Restoration Foundation holds one of the largest collections of period architecture owned by a single organization anywhere in the United States.
Celebrate excellence in historic preservation efforts within the City of Newport, Rhode Island.
Live amidst history by renting one of our many historic properties.
Newport, Rhode Island is home to more 18th-century buildings than any other city in America, and the preservation of many of these historic properties is due to the visionary contribution of Doris Duke. The Newport Restoration Foundation was created in 1968, based on the urgent need to save the city’s rapidly disappearing 18th-century architecture. The scale of the preservation work undertaken by Duke and NRF was extraordinary, saving more than 80 buildings in a targeted approach that resulted in seeding the restoration of two Newport neighborhoods, The Point and Historic Hill. After 50 years as an organization, NRF continues to own over 70 restored houses, meticulously maintained as rental properties representing a remarkable collection of early Rhode Island architecture.
18 Dennison Street
51 Bridge Street
2558 West Main Road
6 Bridge Street
53 Bridge Street
3 Cozzens Court
28 Church Street
32 Church Street
32 Clarke Street
46 Clarke Street
6 Cross Street
12 Dennison Street
20 Division Street
16 Dennison Street
3 Division Street
42 Division Street
4 Elm Street
6 Elm Street
56 Farewell Street
21 Green Street
27-29 Green Street
35 Green Street
38 Green Street
47 John Street
2 Marlborough Street
29 Mary Street
15 Mill Street
22 Mill Street
35-39 Mill Street
41 Mill Street
181 Spring Street
49 Mill Street
34 Pelham Street
44 Pelham Street
47 Poplar Street
40 School Street
51 Second Street
72 Spring Street
74 Spring Street
95 Spring Street
109 Spring Street
175 Spring Street
18 Thames Street
34 Thames Street
53 - 55 Thames Street
57 Thames Street
58 Thames Street
67 Thames Street
413 Thames Street
415 Thames Street
416 Thames Street
422 Thames Street
428 Thames Street
11 Third Street
29 Touro Street
51 Touro Street
25 Walnut Street
30 Walnut Street
31 Walnut Street
33 Washington Street
35 Washington Street
39 Washington Street
2009 West Main Road
2013 West Main Road
2554 West Main Road
2556 West Main Road
2562 West Main Road
66 William Street
68 William Street
