Newport Casino, Historic social club in Newport, US
Description
Newport Casino is a historic social club in Newport, Rhode Island, designed in the Shingle style with timber facades, open-air porches, and landscaped courtyards. The grounds include multiple playing courts, including tennis lawns, and rooms for social events spread across several connected buildings.
History
James Gordon Bennett Jr. commissioned the architectural firm McKim, Mead & White in 1879 to design this social venue on the site of the Stone Villa estate. The complex quickly became the center of Newport social life during the Gilded Age.
Culture
The name refers to a place for social entertainment rather than gambling, as was common in the 19th century. The grass surfaces still serve as venues for tennis competitions and draw players from around the world.
Practical
The complex now houses the International Tennis Hall of Fame with guided tours, exhibition spaces, and opportunities to watch matches on the historic grass courts. Access to the courtyards and porches offers a view into the design of late 19th-century architecture.
Did you know?
The first official United States men's tennis championships took place on these courts in 1881 before later moving to New York. The timber shingles on the facades were arranged asymmetrically on purpose to give the building a natural and less formal appearance.
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