Newport RI - Day 5

Day 5 in Newport was very rainy. We had one more of The Preservation Society of Newport County properties to tour: Hunter House. Since the house was not open quite yet for tours we took pictures of the boats near the Newport Harbor Lighthouse from the dock near the house and

Then around the garden using the umbrella to shield the camera from the rain. We continued under arbor with the umbrellas still unfurled to catch the large drops coming from the leafy ‘ceiling.’

This was the house to learn about furniture. The Newport Chairs (wingbacks with arms the curve outward) look comfortable! I also liked the symmetry of the house. The house was more than doubled in size as the family became more prosperous; the addition included a central hall and a mirror image of the original house on the other side of that hall.

The best part of the house is the pineapple over the front door!