Historic RI Homes For Sale

Few American towns offer a wider variety of historic homes and antique buildings for sale than Newport, RI. Established in 1639, Newport is known for quaint Colonial streets lined with 17th, 18th and 19th century homes that have been preserved with care throughout the many years that these properties have stood within this community.

Historic home in Rhode Island

Real Estate Statistics

Average Price $1.5M
Lowest Price $225K
Highest Price $10M
Total Listings 98
Avg. Days On Market 47
Avg. Price/SQFT $597

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RI HISTORIC HOMES FOR SALE

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2424 Tower Hill Rd, North Kingstown

$10,000,000

2424 Tower Hill Rd, North Kingstown

6 Beds 4 Baths 1 Half Bath 3,500 SqFt Residential MLS® # 1360097

Mott & Chace Sotheby's Intl.

Active
43 Old Beach Rd, Newport

$8,900,000

43 Old Beach Rd, Newport

15 Beds 13 Baths 1 Half Bath 9,115 SqFt Residential MLS® # 1372675

Smith and Oak Real Estate Co.

  • Furnished: Furnished
Active
50 Ocean View Hwy, Westerly

$8,900,000

50 Ocean View Hwy, Westerly

4 Beds 6 Baths 2 Half Baths 6,025 SqFt Residential MLS® # 1371518

Olga B. Goff Real Estate

Active
958 Puncateest Neck Rd, Tiverton

$5,450,000

↓ $500,000

958 Puncateest Neck Rd, Tiverton

8 Beds 4 Baths 1 Half Bath 4,536 SqFt Residential MLS® # 1364102

Mott & Chace Sotheby's Intl.

Active
36 Church St, Newport

$4,500,000

36 Church St, Newport

3 Beds 4 Baths 1 Half Bath 2,990 SqFt Residential MLS® # 1370079

Vanderbilt International Prop.

Pending
14 Knowles Ave, Westerly

$3,500,000

14 Knowles Ave, Westerly

3 Beds 4 Baths 2 Half Baths 1,896 SqFt Residential MLS® # 1372780

Lila Delman Compass

Active
108 Prospect Hill St, Newport

$3,350,000

108 Prospect Hill St, Newport

4 Beds 4 Baths 2,665 SqFt Residential MLS® # 1375418

Gustave White Sotheby's Realty

Active
50 School St # 8, Newport

$3,200,000

50 School St # 8, Newport

4 Beds 5 Baths 1 Half Bath 2,883 SqFt Residential MLS® # 1364307

Edge Realty RI

  • Pets Allowed: Yes
Active
430 Ocean Rd, Narragansett

$2,850,000

430 Ocean Rd, Narragansett

3 Beds 3 Baths 1 Half Bath 3,409 SqFt Residential MLS® # 1375162

Coastal Properties Group

New Active
120 Miantonomi Ave, Middletown

$2,800,000

120 Miantonomi Ave, Middletown

10 Beds 12 Baths 2 Half Baths 9,735 SqFt Residential MLS® # 1377921

Edge Realty RI

Active
70 Church St, Newport

$2,750,000

70 Church St, Newport

7 Beds 5 Baths 3,664 SqFt Residential MLS® # 1376935

Edge Realty RI

Active
70 Church St, Newport

$2,750,000

70 Church St, Newport

8 Beds 5 Baths 3,664 SqFt Residential Income MLS® # 1376934

Edge Realty RI

New Pending
8 Beacon Hill Rd, Newport

$2,750,000

8 Beacon Hill Rd, Newport

5 Beds 4 Baths 5,922 SqFt Residential Income MLS® # 1376696

Mott & Chace Sotheby's Intl.

Pending
41 Third St, Newport

$2,600,000

41 Third St, Newport

5 Beds 5 Baths 1 Half Bath 2,662 SqFt Residential MLS® # 1368009

Mott & Chace Sotheby's Intl.

Pending
298 Rumstick Rd, Barrington

$2,599,000

298 Rumstick Rd, Barrington

5 Beds 4 Baths 1 Half Bath 4,113 SqFt Residential MLS® # 1376698

Mott & Chace Sotheby's Intl.

Active
1660 Main Rd, Tiverton

$2,499,000

1660 Main Rd, Tiverton

5 Beds 5 Baths 5,033 SqFt Residential MLS® # 1376342

Compass / Lila Delman Compass

Active
68 Kay St, Newport

$2,299,000

68 Kay St, Newport

6 Beds 5 Baths 1 Half Bath 3,300 SqFt Residential MLS® # 1371010

William Raveis Inspire

Active
130 Spring St, Newport

$2,200,000

130 Spring St, Newport

9 Beds 5 Baths 6,330 SqFt Residential Income MLS® # 1366507

Teri Degnan RE & Consulting

  • Furnished: Furnished
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Historic Rhode Island Homes For Sale

Newport's historic district contains many beautiful examples of pre-Revolutionary architecture that’s still intact thanks to thoughtful owners and contemporary champions of historic architecture — including heiress, philanthropist and preservationist Doris Duke. Ms. Duke founded the Newport Restoration Foundation in 1968 to protect Newport's historic properties. Since then, the non-profit has saved and restored 83 antique buildings. 

71 are lovely Colonial homes now rented back to Newport residents keeping them viable for future generations. Duke not only bought these homes but often moved them before painstakingly restoring them to near original condition adding a few modern conveniences like heat and hot water. 

It is said that the craftsmen who put these old buildings back together mined parts from other old buildings salvaging hand forged hardware, iron hinges, door latches, bullseye glass and other antique materials from abandoned period homes. Everything about these homes is authentic.

Some wonderful examples of 17th and 18th century Colonial architecture are open to the public, but most are still in private hands. Many homes in Historic Hill and The Point are historic homes. These neighborhoods are centrally located in Newport close to all the amenities you need including the many shops and restaurants lining Thames Street.

The Newport Restoration Foundation offers guided historic tours and you can learn about everything from Colonial Newport right up to the Gilded age, when the famous Newport mansions were constructed.

Rhode Island History

These incredible homes are palatial in scope and have history packed into every corner, so when you buy historic homes in Rhode Island, you’re continuing on a piece of this great state's extravagant past. 

But what made Rhode Island such an attractive place for so many wealthy folks to settle down? 

There’s lots of answers to this question, but simply put, the three main factors were:

  • Ease of access for trade routes with the ocean so near

  • Already booming natural industries such as oil and coal attracted wealthy tycoons to live nearby

  • The natural beauty of the Narragansett and Chesapeake Bays attracted the eye of many of these Gilded Age industrialists to build summer homes on places such as the now infamous Cliff Walk, affording them uninterrupted views of the ocean.

These famous summer homes have since become the stuff of legend, with the tradition of the wealthy and elite of America making these manors their summer homes and year round abodes into the 1920s and beyond.

Now many of these historic Rhode Island homes are up for sale, and available for you to make your own history in!


If you are looking for a REALTOR® to help buy or sell a Newport historic home, contact Hogan Associates today.

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