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Completed in 1864 the John N A Griswold House at 76 Bellevue Avenue is a seminal work by the noted American architect Richard Morris Hunt and is considered by architectural historians to be the first example of the mature Stick Style of architecture drawing from the vernacular styles of rural France Hunt s first major commission in Newport it was designed for John Noble Alsop Griswold a China Trade merchant and financier Hunt was the first American to study architecture at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris where he met John N A Griswold and his wife Jane Emmet Griswold in 1846 The Griswold s decision to build a summer house in Newport designed by a major architect established a trend that continued throughout the 20th century A 2 1 2 story wood frame building is magnificently offset with asymmetrical elevations and sheltered by a steep complex slate roof comprised of a central mansard with multiple intersecting gables and corners An asymmetrically placed porte cochere projecting polygonal and rectangular bays and a deep veranda on the west with an offset rear ell all contribute to the pictuersque silhouette It is also nationally significant as the home since 1916 of the Art Association of Newport now called the Newport Art Association America s oldest known surviving art association established in 1912 Its founding took place during a transitional period in the history of American art developing out of the art colony movement and the rise of American Impressionism at the turn of the century and at the same time introducing innovative New York shows to a New England audience The museum collects preserves exhibits and interprets historic and contemporary visual arts of the highest quality with an emphasis on the rich artistic heritage of Newport the state of Rhode Island and southeastern New England Today the museum is housed on a two acre campus also including the <a href= http www flickr com photos wallyg 1201721493 >Cushing Memorial Gallery< a> and the Gil

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