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Wildacre, Ocean Drive, Newport, Newport County, RI

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Wildacre, Ocean Drive, Newport, Newport County, RI

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Summary

Significance: Designed for Frederic Law Olmsted's brother Albert, Wildacre was Irving Gill's first commission on the East Coast. The house, with its extensive use of glass and pocket windows, invited the outside in. Gill created a picturesque mass, with varying roof slopes, that was in keeping with the landscape designed by Olmsted firm.
Survey number: HABS RI-343
Building/structure dates: 1900 Initial Construction

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Date

1900 - 1980
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Contributors

Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Gill, Irving
Olmsted, Frederic Law
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Library of Congress
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No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html

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