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Hunter House is a historic house in
Newport, Rhode Island. It is located at 54 Washington Street in the
Easton's Point neighborhood, near the northern end of the
Newport Historic District.
The architecture of Hunter House is
Georgian Colonial. This large 2-1/2 story house has a balustraded
gambrel roof and heavy stud construction. The original portion of Hunter House was built in 1748 for Colonial Deputy Jonathon Nichols, Jr. In 1756, the property was sold to Colonel
Joseph Wanton, Jr., who was a deputy governor of the colony and a merchant. Wanton enlarged the house by adding a south wing and a second chimney, transforming the building into a formal Georgian mansion with a large central hall. During the
American Revolution, Wanton remained a
loyalist, and General
William West ordered Wanton imprisoned in Providence and tried by the legislature. Eventually, Wanton fled Newport when the British left the city. After Wanton fled, the house was used as the headquarters of Admiral de Ternay, commander of the French fleet, when French forces occupied Newport in 1780. After the war,
William Hunter, a U. S. Senator and ambassador, bought Wanton's house and transformed it into a formal Georgian mansion with a large central hall.
The house was purchased in 1945 to prevent its demolition, leading to the formation of The
Preservation Society of Newport County. Hunter House was designated a
National Historic Landmark on November 24, 1968. It is currently open for limited public tours, and displays period furnishings by
Townsend and Goddard; paintings, including one by
Gilbert Stuart; and a restored 18th century garden.
It is also known for its woodwork, including a carved pineapple over the doorway, a symbol of welcome throughout Colonial America. During the restoration, Newport-made cabinetry from as far away as
Scotland was brought back and installed in the house. "Today the visitor to Hunter House comes under the spell of a spectacular interior," says Ralph Carpenter, who supervised the furniture restoration,"with floor-to-ceiling paneling framed with bolection
moldings, intricately twisted
balusters on the stairs, eighteenth-century
Delft tiles around many of the fireplaces,
pilasters with
Corinthian capitals, and marbleizing and grain painting throughout.".
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