Self-Guided Walking Tour Brochures
We are excited to announce the availability of new self-guided walking tour brochures, new in the Spring of 2022.
Three tours have been developed, each covering a different neighborhood of “Irish Newport,” and each can be walked in approximately an hour to an hour and a half.
- Tour #1 covers 14 places of Irish interest in the “Fifth Ward.” The tour starts and ends at our Interpretive Center at 648 Thames Street. To access the content of the brochure on your device, click HERE (not printable).
- Tour #2 starts at 465 Spring Street, “Old Stone House,” now O’Neill-Hayes Funeral Home, and proceeds north on Spring Street, ending at the Barney Street Cemetery. To access the content of the brochure on your device, click HERE (not printable).
- Tour #3 starts at “Hilltop,” now a B&B, at 2 Kay Street, at the intersection of Bellevue Ave. and Touro St. This tour proceeds south along Bellevue Avenue, ending at “Inchiquin” at 719 Bellevue, with 12 points of interest along the way. To access the content of the the brochure on your device, click HERE (not printable).
How to Order
Copies of the guides, each of which includes a map, may be picked up during public hours at the Museum’s Interpretive Center (see schedule on Home page).
A donation of $2 per brochure is requested to offset our development and printing costs.
Payment may be made in person at the Center by cash or check to “MNIH.”
The walking tour brochures can also be mailed to you.
To order and pay online, please use the “Donate” page on this website, using the “Direct my Donation” field to place your order.
If you prefer to pay by check, please make payable to “MNIH” and mail to: Museum of Newport Irish History, PO Box 1378, Newport, RI 02840
Please include a note detailing your order and be sure to include your return address and a phone number.
QUESTIONS? newportirishhistory@gmail.com