Hypotenuse, 33 Catherine Street, Newport, Newport County, RI

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Hypotenuse, 33 Catherine Street, Newport, Newport County, RI

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Summary

Significance: The "Hypotenuse" is particularly interesting as a house owned by the architect Richard Morris Hunt, 1870-1881. The house is a rich and varied composition of ornamental detail from several periods probably put together by Hunt. There is also a large room added later which is attributed to McKim, Mead, and White.
Survey number: HABS RI-315
Building/structure dates: 1870
Building/structure dates: ca. 1900 Subsequent Work

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Date

1933 - 1970
person

Contributors

Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Hunt, Richard Morris
McKim,Mead, & White (?)
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Location

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Source

Library of Congress
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