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Newport Tower (Rhode Island)

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Newport Tower Newport, RI (51488606239)
Newport Tower Newport, RI (51488606239)

The Newport Tower, also known as the Old Stone Mill, is a round stone tower located in Touro Park in Newport, Rhode Island, the remains of a windmill built in the mid-17th century. It has received attention due to speculation that it is actually several centuries older and would thus represent evidence of pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact. Carbon dating shows this belief to be incorrect. Other names given to the tower include Round Tower, Touro Tower, Viking Tower, and Newport Stone Tower.

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Newport Tower (Rhode Island)
Mill Street, Newport

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Newport Tower (Touro Tower)

Mill Street
02840 Newport
Rhode Island, United States
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Newport Tower Newport, RI (51488606239)
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Hotel Viking (Newport, Rhode Island)
Hotel Viking (Newport, Rhode Island)

The Hotel Viking, or The Hotel Viking, in Newport, Rhode Island, is a historic hotel. It was opened in 1926. Investors included local businessmen Harry Titus, James O’Connell, and others, plus summer vacationers in the area such as William H. Vanderbilt, who formed "The American Hotels Corporation" to issue public stock and supervise construction during. It was renovated in the mid-1900s (including to add an outdoor pool), in the mid-1990s (including to add a conference center facility), in 2007 (to restore its rooms to "Gilded Age splendor") and again in 2016.It is a member of the Historic Hotels of America.It is a five-story Colonial Revival building with, in 2020, 208 rooms or suites. The facility includes a fine-dining restaurant, a lounge, a seasonal bar & kitchen, and regular afternoon tea service in its Garden Room.North Shore magazine said in 2021 that the hotel has both historic and modern wings, and "looks great for its age".It is located on Bellevue Street, a large part of which is included in Bellevue Avenue Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Bellevue Avenue Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972 and was further designated a U.S. National Historic Landmark District in 1976. The district includes The Breakers, which is a Vanderbilt family mansion, and numerous other properties of the Gilded Age era, but not the Hotel Viking.