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Chepstow, Newport, RI

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Chepstow

A Newport summer house built in 1860 that holds furnishings and American paintings tied to the Morris family.

120 Narragansett Ave, Newport, RI 02840 · Newport, RI

About Chepstow

Chepstow is one of the historic house museums run by the Preservation Society of Newport County. Built in 1860, it reflects the tastes and collections of a member of an early American family, set within a Newport summer home of that era. The house keeps original Morris-Gallatin furnishings along with 19th-century American paintings and documents from other former Morris family residences. Guide-led tours run on set times and require a timed ticket bought in advance. The house is not wheelchair-accessible, and a virtual tour is available online.

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