Redwood Library and Athenaeum

Redwood Library and Athenaeum is a Rhode Island historical marker in Newport County, dedicated 1936.

Newport County · dedicated 1936 · Newport · location approximate

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Redwood Library and Athenaeum. Founded by Abraham Redwood. Incorporated 1747. The original portion of building erected 1750. Peter Harrison, architect.

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Marker data: Rhode Island Tercentenary Commission, Rhode Island Tercentenary 1636-1936: A Report (1937)

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