Rose Island, Newport, Rhode Island. County/parish: Newport.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places October 22, 2001. NRIS 01001158.
Part of Lighthouses of Rhode Island TR (NRIS 64000750).
2 contributing buildings. 4 contributing sites. 5 contributing structures.Also known as:
The Fort Hamilton Historic District is a historic district including all of Rose Island in Newport, Rhode Island. The district includes Rose Island Light and an early U.S. military fortification designed in part by Major Louis de Tousard. The fort was named after Alexander Hamilton, and was part of the first system of US fortifications.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41374343