$3,490,000

About this home

Step into history! The Dennis House ca.1740 (also documented as the William Grafton House) is one of the important early houses on The Point and has not been offered for sale in more than a century. This substantial gambrel-roofed Colonial has undergone numerous renovations and architectural changes over the generations, its most significant alteration in 1876 when the young Charles Follen McKim (later founder of McKim, Mead & White and one of the defining American architects of his generation) was engaged to remodel some of the interior. St. John the Evangelist Church acquired the Dennis House in 1922 for use as its rectory and for over a century, the house has remained part of the larger St. John's campus where the church bells continue to mark the hours. This significant house features three stories with 4500 square feet of living space, beautiful water views, five-six bedrooms, six bathrooms, two half-bathrooms, six fireplaces, original wide-plank floors, and a private side yard. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to preserve an important Newport property, live within its history, and become the next steward of a house that has stood through nearly three hundred years of change. The property is subject to final zoning approval for a separate lot (taxes, lot numbers, assessment to be determined.)

Property facts

Property type

Single Family Residence

Style

Colonial

Year built

1740

Living area (sq ft)

5,500

Above-grade finished (sq ft)

4,500

Below-grade finished (sq ft)

1,000

Lot size (acres)

0.172

Total rooms

11

Stories

3

Garage spaces

0

Total parking

0

Annual taxes

$0

Tax year

2025

Neighborhood

The Point

County

Newport

Features

Heating

Natural Gas, Forced Water

Cooling

None

Basement

Full, Interior and Exterior, Unfinished

Appliances

Oven, Range, Gas Water Heater

Interior

Plumbing (Mixed)

Fireplace

Brick, Tile

Parking

No Garage

Construction

Clapboard

Utilities

Sewer Connected, Water Connected

Sewer

Public Sewer

Water

Municipal

Waterfront

Walk to Salt Water

Lot

Local Historic District, Corner Lot, Sidewalks

Location