LANDMARKS National Historic Landmarks in the Northeast

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Best Interior Image: Redwood Library (and Athenaeum) Harrison room, looking toward the Reading Room 50 Bell Avenue, Newport, Rhode Island Photographer: Jennifer K. Caswell Redwood Library Completed in 1750, this is one of the oldest library buildings in continuous use in the country. It was the first bulding designed by Peter Harrison (1716-1775), a noted architect in Colonial America. The Library is the nation's earliest example of Palladian architecture.

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