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The Point or less commonly, "Easton's Point" is one of the oldest neighborhoods in Newport, Rhode Island and has one of the highest concentrations of colonial houses in the United States. Naval Torpedo Station. Nicholas Easton , a founder of Newport, first settled in the area in the 17th century. Easton's heirs divided the property into lots in and sold parcels to many of Newport's early tradesmen and merchants.

None of the streets were originally named after people because of a Quaker tradition, so 1st now Washington , 2nd, and 3rd Streets were intersected by streets with tree names Elm, Poplar, Willow, Walnut, Chestnut, Cherry, Pine, Sycamore, and Cypress. Marsh Street was formerly the site of a marsh, and Bridge Street was the site of a bridge traversing the north side of the marsh.

Long Wharf jutted across the south side of the marsh until it was filled in the 19th century. In , Gravelly Point off of Long Wharf was the site of the largest public mass execution in American history, when 26 pirates were executed. They were then buried on nearby Goat Island. The famous Goddard and Townsend furniture makers lived and worked in The Point, and their houses still remain. Newport has remained largely unindustrialized, so many of the historic colonial houses were not demolished, as was done in Boston and New York.

As a result, Newport allegedly has the highest concentration of colonial homes of any American city. In the s and 70s, Doris Duke 's Newport Restoration Foundation bought 27 historic houses in The Point, restored them, and currently rents the homes to tenants. In the s, the construction of the Newport Bridge divided the neighborhood in two. Tripp House stone-ender , , on Washington Street. Hunter House. A public access driftway on Washington Street in The Point. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

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