Old Colony House
Washington Square, Newport, RI 02840, USA
Rhode Island, USA
MUSEUM
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STATE HOUSE
EST. 1741
EST. 1741
1776
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HISTORIC PRESERVATION at Old Colony House.
The Newport Historical Society and Rhode Island preserve the 1739 Old Colony House as a landmark civic building. Restored assembly rooms, council chambers, architectural fabric, furnishings, and Washington Square setting survive, with tours and programs interpreting colonial and Revolutionary government.
About Old Colony House
From the balcony of this colonial statehouse, Rhode Island's declaration of independence from Great Britain was read aloud on May 4, 1776, two months before the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence. It anchors the documented history to a location that can still be identified.
HISTORY HAPPENED HERE at Old Colony House
From the balcony of this colonial statehouse, Rhode Island's declaration of independence from Great Britain was read aloud on May 4, 1776, two months before the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence.
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