Operating Schedule
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Visitor Info
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Tours, Groups, Exclusive Experiences
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Accessibility
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History of Newport and the Mansions
Founded in 1639, Newport was an important port city, a center of the slave trade, a fashionable resort and the summer home of the Gilded Age rich.
What was the Gilded Age?
The Gilded Age was a period of unprecedented change in America. Fortunes were spent on luxuries such as the lavish "summer cottages" of Newport.
Deep Dive into the Show
Learn about the people, places and events depicted in Julian Fellowes' popular historical drama series.
“Inside the Newport Mansions” Gilded Age Conversations
Noted historians and authors share their insights into all aspects of Gilded Age America in this monthly series of interviews with the Preservation Society.
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Premium Memberships
We invite you to join these exclusive levels of membership for patrons interested in enhanced access and benefits at the Preservation Society.
Current Members
As a member, you can enjoy unlimited general admission to our properties and do not need tickets. Simply bring your membership card for admission.
Membership FAQs
Membership gives you free, unlimited access to regular guided and audio tours at all Newport Mansions properties.
About Us
Our mission is to protect, preserve, and present the best of Newport County's architectural heritage. Learn more about us and our work.
Wind Farm Federal Appeal: FAQs
The Preservation Society of Newport County is appealing federal agency approval of two massive wind farms off the Rhode Island coast.
Personal Photography on the Grounds
Rent our museums for commercial photography & videography, TV production, and wedding photography.
Commercial Filming or Photography
Museum Rentals & Weddings
Host your wedding, rehearsal dinner, corporate event, or other celebration at our historic museums.
Built c. 1860
Home to more than 80 topiary animals and other figures for more than a century, Green Animals also blazes with colorful flowers from May until October. The 7-acre property overlooks Narragansett Bay.
Visit Brayton House from the comfort of your own home
Discover the oldest and most northern topiary garden in the United States, dating to the early 20th century.
Original Builder
Thomas E. Brayton
Gardener
Joseph Carreiro, superintendent of the property from 1905 to 1945, George Mendonca, superintendent until 1985
Ownership transferred to the Preservation Society
1972
Special rates available for groups of 20 or more adults and 10 or more students.
Visitors must bring their own smart device with earbuds/headsets and download the free Newport Mansions tour app before your visit. Printed scripts are available at most mansions and staff appreciate your questions.
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Newport County residents and employees of the hospitality industry are invited to visit the Newport Mansions as our guests, along with many other attractions in Newport and Bristol Counties.
Learn about the important role of bees in the garden and take home your own BEE-utiful craft.
Go green and learn all about composting! In this session, we will visit Green Animals' incredible compost pile, learn what to compost, how to use it, and make a take-home micro composter!
Move and groove in the garden! Join us for an hour of movement and dance with an instructor from Newport Contemporary Ballet.
Come experience music for the whole family! Five wind instruments of Historic Music of Newport’s Gilded Age Orchestra will be introduced to the children and the sounds of ducks, cats and wolves will reverberate through the garden as a narrator tells Sergei Prokofiev’s story of "Peter and the Wolf."
Tree education for kids! Learn about the different trees at Green Animals, how they grow and why they are important.
Kids practice becoming birders and learn about our local feathered friends, from cardinals to hummingbirds and sparrows to hawks.
Have you seen our unicorn topiary? Well, the unicorn's fairy friends need your help! We will create fairy homes and experience the garden with a sense of wonder.
Parking is free onsite at all properties except for Hunter House and The Breakers Stable & Carriage House, where street parking is available.
Answers to some of our most frequently asked questions.
Explore the 11 properties under the stewardship of the Preservation Society and open as historic house museums.
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