RI, USA
Hunter House
Historic House
A 1748 Georgian merchant's house that served as headquarters for French Admiral de Ternay during Rochambeau's 1780 occupation of Newport. The house is one of the finest surviving examples of colonial Newport architecture and demonstrates the domestic scale and mercantile prosperity the British occupation disrupted. Managed by the Preservation Society of Newport County as one of the few colonial-era structures open to the public.
Visiting Today
Address
54 Washington St, Newport, RI 02840
Hours
May–Oct, daily 10am–5pm
Admission
Fee (combo ticket available)
Connected Events
Jul 1777
Capture of General Prescott
General Richard Prescott, William Barton
Aug 1778
Battle of Rhode Island
Comte d'Estaing
Oct 1779
Jul 1780
Rochambeau's French Army Arrives in Newport
Comte de Rochambeau
Jun 1781
Rochambeau's Army Departs Newport for Yorktown
Comte de Rochambeau
Jun 1781
French Army Marches from Newport Toward Yorktown
Comte de Rochambeau