点评:Hunter House is the smallest, oldest and least spectacular of the Newport Preservation Society properties available to tour. Arguably, it is also the most historic. The original portion of Hunter House was built in 1748 for Colonial Deputy Governor Jonathan Nichols Jr. This large 2½-story house has a balustraded gambrel roof and heavy stud construction. In 1756, the property was sold to Colonel Joseph Wanton Jr., who was a deputy governor of the colony and a merchant. Wanton enlarged the house by adding a south wing and a second chimney, transforming the building into a formal Georgian mansion with a large central hall.
The house is only open for guided tours on Fridays and Saturdays it was closed for the season until June 1st. Thus, June 1st was the only day that we had available to see it and we were lucky to be able to book one of the 6 daily tours with a maximum of 8 people.
While quite different from the usual mansions run by the Preservation Society, this house is definitely worth visiting! They provide a great tour and the history of the place is fascination.
翻译:亨特之家是纽波特保护协会可供参观的最小、最古老、最不壮观的房产。可以说,它也是最有历史意义的。亨特之家的原始部分建于 1748 年,为殖民地副总督乔纳森·尼科尔斯二世而建。这座 2½ 层大房子有一个带栏杆的复式屋顶和厚重的立柱结构。1756 年,该房产被卖给了殖民地副总督兼商人约瑟夫·万顿二世上校。万顿通过增加南翼和第二个烟囱扩大了房子,将建筑改造成一座带有大型中央大厅的正式乔治亚风格豪宅。
房子只在周五和周六开放导游服务,直到 6 月 1 日才开放。因此,6 月 1 日是我们唯一可以参观它的日子,我们很幸运能够预订 6 次每日游览中的一次,最多可容纳 8 人。
虽然与保护协会经营的普通豪宅截然不同,但这座房子绝对值得参观!他们提供了很棒的游览,这个地方的历史令人着迷。