Architecture of Ochre Point - 3:30 p.m. TOUR

The Ochre Point neighborhood became Salve Regina’s home when the Sisters of Mercy received the 45,000 square foot Ochre Court building as a gift in 1947. It is among the most storied areas of this city and rich in architectural treasures. Although some pre-Gilded Age structures like Chateau Sur Mer existed prior to the construction of Bellevue Avenue, it was only after the extension of this famed roadway southward to Spouting Rock Beach that the neighborhood truly became the epicenter of construction during Newport’s most famous and prolific period of growth.

This class will be taking a close look at the history and importance of twenty or so structures in this relatively compact neighborhood, many of which have now become part of the Salve Regina campus. There will be three class sessions: two lectures and a single 1.5-mile walking tour to see and discuss these same important structures firsthand. Because the walking tour group must necessarily be limited to a group that can walk together safely and still hear the commentary, enrollment will be strictly limited. This class should serve as an excellent introduction to anyone interested in looking at, thoughtfully considering, or talking about Architecture, not just in the Ochre Point neighborhood but more widely in Newport and even around the world.

Ross Cann, RA, AIA, LEEP AP, is an architect, author, teacher and architectural historian who earned degrees in Architecture and Architectural History from Yale, Cambridge, and Columbia Universities. He studied with Vincent Scully and Maya Lin at Yale, served as teaching assistant to noted architectural historians Kenneth Frampton and Robert A.M. Stern (among others) at Columbia, and has taught in the Circle of Scholars program at Salve for more than a decade. He has been a licensed architect for over 30 years, completing hundreds of projects around the country and is the Founding Principal at A4 Architecture, headquartered in Newport, Rhode Island.