Annual Report - Newport Mansions · 2012. 10. 24. · Annual Report 2007-2008 3 L W hen The Preservation Society of Newport County was incorporated in 1945 with the original purpose

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Aerial view of Chateau-sur-Mer, showing croquet court (top), caretaker’s cottage (center), and the sod maze (bottom left) created for the 1974 city-wide outdoor sculpture exhibition, “Monumenta.” Photo by Roskelly Inc.

Annual Report 2007-2008 3

LWhen The Preservation Society of Newport Countywas incorporated in 1945 with the original purposeof saving the endangered Hunter House, the

Gilded Age houses, such an integral part of its collection today,were barely fifty years old and still in private hands. With thepassage of time, the Preservation Society has created its ownhistory, and it has been fascinating for me to look back upon how its mission has evolved over the years, from its roots in promoting historic preservation to its more recentachievement of accreditation from the AmericanAssociation of Museums. I would like to take thisopportunity to share with you that evolutionand to examine its role today in both arenas.

The Preservation Society began as a small group of dedicated and civicminded individuals who were interestedin historic preservation in the city ofNewport. In the period immediatelyfollowing WWII when it was founded,Newport, along with many other citiesand towns, was in danger of losing muchof the architectural historic fabric whichmade it unique.

The original Articles of Association filed withthe State of Rhode Island state that The PreservationSociety of Newport County was being organized:

“for the purpose of preserving for posterity buildings, places,and objects of historical, artistic, architectural, and other interest,and for the purpose of the acquisition, collection, developmentand preservation of houses, places, and objects of historical,artistic, architectural and other interest”

Like many other similar groups, it started life with no assets and a great idea. I don’t think that the founders of thePreservation Society were concerned with economic developmentper se, but I do think that their desire to preserve thearchitectural heritage of Newport in the late 1940s, when thetown was struggling economically, did reflect a nascent view that historic preservation would do much to improve the quality of life of the community, which would ultimately

create an economic benefit.

Katherine Warren, a founding memberand President of the Preservation Society

until 1975, described their earlypreservation efforts in an interview

at her home in 1970:

“We tried to get zoning laws.We sat on zoning commissions.We tried to interest the city in helping us to protect them. We tried to give prizes for the

people who improved their frontdoors in the 18th Century part.

We gave a cash prize. We had threecontestants. We said, what, why weren’t

there more? Because their taxes would goup. And then when the urban renewal thing

started, we wanted to help with that, we just wantedto dig into every part of this town and make it more attractiveand make it nicer, wanted to save Ocean Drive, wanted to stopsigns. There wasn’t anything in the cause of the city that weweren’t ready to do and ready to help with.”

TheChairman’sReportBy Pierre duPont Irving

Delivered at the Preservation Society’s Annual Meeting, June 12, 2008

Great Houses

connect people to a

nation’s heritage and

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4 The Preservation Society of Newport County

In 1952 the Preservation Society commissioned and publishedThe Architectural Heritage of Newport Rhode Island by AntoinetteDowning and Vincent Scully. Two of its early headquarters werebought, restored and then sold back into private hands. ThePreservation Society holds easements on several houses whichwere granted many years ago. It bought The White HorseTavern, which it managed for a short time and then sold backinto private hands with easements. As is still the case today,volunteer efforts, special events, lectures and educationalactivities were all employed to promote the cause.

In looking back over the record, one element that stands outover time was that the primary means used by the PreservationSociety for saving significant endangered properties was by theiracquisition and collection. The majority of the funds raised bythe Preservation Society over the years have been to acquirehouses which it then opened to the public, to search out objectsoriginal to those houses, and to assure their upkeep andpreservation. The Preservation Society collected houses and theircontents. And they were extraordinarily successful. Today, morethan half a million people visit those houses every year.

Since those early years and in large measure due to the effortsof the Preservation Society and other like-minded organizationsand individuals, the environment of the city has changeddramatically. In 1965 an Historic District was created and laterexpanded. Municipal government has become more involved inhistoric preservation. City-owned buildings have been sold andrestored for adaptive reuse. An historic planner is on the citypayroll. The City of Newport now has more preserved Colonialand Gilded Age buildings than any other city of its size inAmerica. Colonial houses are now considered to be highlydesirable as homes and are being bought and lovingly restored byprivate citizens. A colonial building which is in danger of beinglost today is the exception rather than the rule, far different thanhad been the case in the 1940s.

A legacy that stands out among its successful efforts topromote historic preservation has been the amassing of anextraordinary collection of architecturally iconic properties andtheir contents. As it has become the steward of more and moreassets, there has been of necessity an ongoing strategic discussionabout the role of the Preservation Society in regard to its role inhistoric preservation, vis-a-vis its vastly expanded role as a majornational cultural attraction and museum.

Over the course of more than 60 years, the PreservationSociety has evolved into an organization which has the followingattributes today:

It has become a collection of house museums. It has stewardshipover an enormous number of objects which it holds for the publictrust and about which it educates and informs the public.

It is in some respects like Williamsburg, Mystic Seaport, andthe Henry Ford Museum, but it is unique in that all of its houses,instead of being moved into one central location, have evolvedand remain as a part of the fabric of the community whichsurrounds them. It is a “museum” in situ whose collection is thehouses themselves and their contents.

It has some of the attributes of an art museum, but it is not anart museum. Items in the Preservation Society’s houses could be inmajor art museums and objects original to the houses are in theircollections. It faces many of the same challenges that art museumsface: conservation, curatorial oversight of its enormous collection,collections management issues, climate control challenges, etc.However, the Preservation Society does not have its collectionhoused in a central location, and the quality of its collections iseclectic. The Preservation Society collects its objects in the culturalcontext of the families and the homes in which they lived.

It uses the majority of its revenue and financial and staffresources to directly or indirectly support the maintenance of theproperties and their collections and to engage the visiting publicin the story of the houses, their families, and their place onAmerica’s cultural landscape.

Mrs. John G. Winslow with Governor Donald Carcieri at the Tall Ships Ball.

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The Preservation Society of Newport County is unique. It isamong the four most visited cultural institutions in NewEngland, which include the MFA in Boston, the Museum ofScience in Boston, and the Boston Aquarium. There is no otherorganization quite like it.

The museum role that the Preservation Society hasundertaken in the execution of its mission has provided apowerful platform to expand upon its message of historicpreservation. The Newport Mansions themselves serve asadvocates for that message. The houses tell a compelling storyabout America’s cultural heritage through the lives of thefamilies, craftsmen, and staff that built and maintained them.The story of their preservation and conservation engages andeducates the visitor. That the houses can be experienced in theirlocal neighborhoods as a part of the fabric of the communitypromotes the value of historic preservation in enhancingcommunity quality of life visually, contextually andeconomically. The Preservation Society and the NewportMansions have evolved over time into a museum and culturalattraction with a mission that harkens back to its early roots.

It is a message today which carries far beyond the localcommunity to the many visitors from all over the world whovisit the Newport Mansions every year. Through its lectures,symposia, educational programs, research, and outreach, thePreservation Society is able to engage and inform the public, andits message serves to act as a catalyst for preservation.

Looking back at its history, the Preservation Society wasunable to devote an enormous amount of financial and staffresources to politically champion the cause of historicpreservation, and yet it was ultimately quite successful. Much ofthe financial resources they were able to raise were required tomaintain the houses and collections, and they promoted the causeby example. That remains the case today. The PreservationSociety continues to encourage historic preservation locally,regionally, and nationally and to work collaboratively with other

organizations. Staff and volunteers of the Preservation Societyweigh in at the State House and at City Hall when mattersrelating to historic preservation are under consideration.

This past winter the trustees and staff looked closely at themission and history of the Preservation Society to craft a missionstatement which would articulate the most important elementsthat define our organization: what we do, why we do it, and forwhom. I would like to share it with you now:

Great Houses connect people to a nation’s heritage and openwindows to another age.

The Preservation Society of Newport County is a non-profitorganization whose mission is to protect, preserve, and present anexceptional collection of house museums and landscapes in one of the most historically intact cities in America.

We hold in public trust the Newport Mansions which are anintegral part of the living fabric of Newport, Rhode Island. These sites exemplify three centuries of the finest achievements inAmerican architecture, decorative arts, and landscape design spanning the Colonial era to the Gilded Age.

Through our historic properties, educational programs, and related activities we engage the public in the story of America’svibrant cultural heritage.

We seek to inspire and promote an appreciation of the value of preservation to enrich the lives of people everywhere.

On behalf of the Board and staff of the Preservation Society, I want to thank you all for your support of this wonderfulorganization. I want to thank the Board of Trustees for theirguidance and governance, our many volunteers who have givenof their time and talent over the past year, and I especially wantto thank Trudy Coxe and the extraordinary professional staffand employees of the Preservation Society for making it all work so well.

Newport Flower Show Chair Bettie Pardee with Bartlett Tree Experts President Greg Daniels (left) and Chairman Robert Bartlett, Jr.

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Jeff Moore, our conservator, would tell me that the collapse of theceiling at Chateau-sur-Mer was the memorable event of the yearfor him. But you know when I got his e-mail response, I calledhim and said: “Are you sure this is your answer? I don’tunderstand.” The thing that was most memorable in his mind,was working on the Mission Statement. And when I called himand asked, “Are you sure that’s your answer?” he told me : “Ohyeah. I’m used to calamity. I mean this is what I do all the time. Itwas a joy to work with words. That was fun. That wasmemorable.”

So, administrative victories. We grew our admissions by 2%,plus we grew our membership by 30% - we’re now one of thelargest membership organizations in Rhode Island, which I think isincredible: 20,000 people. We grew our corporate sponsorshipprogram, we surpassed our Annual Fund, we created a newretirement program for our employees. These may not seem to bethe most exciting accomplishments, but they’re very important, andwe had fun doing them.

Most important in my mind was that we changed our healthcare plan radically. Anyone who is in business knows that healthcare is the hot-button issue. A few years ago we were told that ourhealth care costs would increase by about 20% a year, and that bythe year 2008 we’d be spending about a million dollars a year onhealth care, up from the $500,000 that we were spending severalyears ago. That’s a lot of money. And it’s money that is taken awayfrom caring for the buildings and the collections. So we went in anew direction; we created a new high-deductible health savingsaccount program, and brought our health care plan cost down to$557,000—and this year there was no increase. Whenever I hearSenators Obama and McCain talking about how to get health careprices under control I shout at the TV: “Come to the PreservationSociety! We’ve done it! We have solved the problem!”

We had a fantastic year of fundraising events. The FlowerShow was a great success last year. One week later, we celebratedthe Tall Ships Ball. It brought people from around the world…people who care about the maritime history of this country and the maritime history of Newport. It’s one of the reasons AdmiralWeschler is receiving a Laurel Award tonight, because he is soadamant about making sure that Tall Ships is a part of theNewport community.

Ifeel blessed because I have the opportunity every day of theweek to witness the thoughtfulness you have just heardfrom Pierre Irving. He cares very much about this

organization. I know that his hand is steady at the helm. And I amvery proud to have him as the leader of our organization.

Like Pierre, I want to thank the entire Board of Trustees. OurBoard is very committed and supportive and they help in many,many ways. I also share with Pierre the view that our employeesare probably the best anywhere in the country. They are thehardest working people, some of the nicest people that anyonecould ever know. And our volunteers and members – you justmake this organization work. People who weed the gardens atRosecliff, organize the balls and give us your financial support—wecould not do all the things we’ve done and we would not have hada great year if it were not for the support of all of you.

My job tonight is to give you the year in review. I had a questionI sent out to the staff in getting ready for tonight. I asked every oneof our senior staff members what was their best memory of theyear, what did they think was the most memorable event, what wasthe one decision made, what was the one action taken, that reallystood out in their minds. I have to tell you I got some unbelievableanswers, ones that I did not expect. For example, I expected that

CEO & Executive Director’s ReportBy Trudy Coxe

Delivered as a slide show at the Preservation Society'sAnnual Meeting, June 12, 2008

Wine expert Kevin Zraly orchestrated a lively and successful auction at the Newport Mansions Wine & Food Festival. Photo by Andrea Carneiro

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Thanks to the work of people like Peter Kiernan and Drew Reilly,who is joining our Board this year, the Concours d’Elegance broughtthousands of people to Newport who care about antique cars. Wealso had some of the world's best race car drivers, including SirStirling Moss, the greatest living race car driver, and Dan Gurney –one of the greatest drivers in America. And then my favorite – and Ithink Alva Vanderbilt would agree – Janet Guthrie, who was thefirst woman to ever drive the Indianapolis 500.

The Wine and Food Festival continued to be a great success. Ihave to interject a little look into the future: we recently reached anagreement with the Italian Trade Commission, which is giving ahundred thousand dollars to underwrite this year’s Festival. They'llset up an Italian wine and food pavilion, so that’s going to be a greatevent. But we laid the groundwork last year, with people like KevinZraly, the former sommelier of Windows on the World, which wasthe restaurant at the top of the World Trade Center, and chef JacquesPepin – the most wonderful Frenchman I’ve ever met in my life.

At the Green Animals Children's Party, now in its 26th year,children and adults keep jumping for joy, thanks very much to Caroland Les Ballard.

I can’t mention all of our educational programs and lectures, butwe brought a whole array of tremendous speakers through theNewport Symposium, through the weekly and monthly lectures. Youshould all be proud of the work our education department does.

Now the administrative side and the special events side are allgeared up to help pay for and support the restoration of our houses,one of the centerpieces of our mission. We were certainly busy thisyear continuing to restore Chateau-sur-Mer. One of the examples ofrestoration work done last summer was the restoration of thecornices. They were in pretty bad shape. The cornices were taken off,the underpinnings completely replaced and the old cornices restored.We didn’t throw the old ones away, we used the old ones again. Thisis a beautiful restoration job, so I think Richard Morris Hunt wouldbe very pleased with us.

Mother Nature and Narragansett Bay continue to perplex us,eating away at the seawall at Hunter House and, in fact, taking someof the yard away from us. So this year we began to create a newseawall. This was a job done by our own staff, and you cannotimagine how hard it is to build a seawall because you have to do itbetween tides. So our men would leave for 4 hours and then come

back, and they created a beautiful piece of work. I commend themall because I know it was not a job that they enjoyed doing.

We also did some in-house work. The dining room chairs atMarble House, bought by Alva Vanderbilt in the late 1880s, havedeteriorated badly over the last hundred plus years, and are nowbeing conserved. We have a fantastic textile conservator on staff,Jessica Urick, who is literally sewing them by hand with goldthread. Her artisanship is unbelievable.

We were very fortunate to get a grant from the GettyFoundation to examine the Asian lacquer panels at The Elms,which are disintegrating. These are panels which were made from1680 to 1720 and are very unique in the U.S. They’re not in goodshape and it is very much a mission of ours to preserve them, sowith that Getty grant we’re examining what the problem is andwhat we can do to correct it.

We're also reviving our collections and I think that Paul Millerand the whole curatorial staff deserve a tremendous amount ofcredit for bringing things back to the houses--things that were oncepart of the Berwind family or the Vanderbilt family or any of thefamilies--so that the stories about these families can be better told.For example, the Boulle clock which was in The Breakers up untilthe auction in 1970 came back this year. It’s about 7 feet tall. Therewas another Boulle clock at The Breakers as well that is nowowned by the Getty so it’s unlikely that we’ll get two back but atleast we have one. That was a very major acquisition for us.

The dining room table at The Elms had been lost at auction in the early 1960s. It was found at Brown University, where it was being used in the faculty house. Thanks to Dayton Carr, who is a Brown alum, for using his great negotiating skills to talkPresident Simmons into working out a deal out with us, so now the table is back.

Another great acquisition for The Elms is an original DellaRobbia. Mr. Berwind was a great collector of Della Robbias.When the auction was held at The Elms in the early 1960s, all ofthe Della Robbias were bought by Doris Duke and put on exhibitat Rough Point. This year one came up for auction and eventhough we bid furiously and frantically, we lost. But severalmonths later Paul Miller got a call from the auction house saying

Chief Conservator Jeff Moore hangs a Della Robbia plaque, part of the original Berwind collection, in the library of The Elms. Photo by Andrea Carneiro

Pierre Irving, Sir Stirling Moss, Trudy Coxe and Dan Gurney enjoyed the festivities at theWilliam K. Vanderbilt, Jr. Concours d’Elegance. Photo by corbettphotography.net


Breakers. We are continuing to grow our membership base, andthat's important because the more members we have, the strongerour voice can be on historic preservation issues. We want tocontinue to preserve Chateau and Kingscote – our next project. Weare going to publish Lost Houses – the exhibit that many peoplehave loved and have wanted to see in book form. We are going toadvocate with many of our friends throughout the state that a state-wide preservation ethic is absolutely mandatory – we should allcare about old buildings. And we’re going to collect, collect, collect.

I think that historic preservation has an emotional side to it thattakes us back to our own pasts. I remember being piled into thefamily car on the first day of August every year to take the long tripfrom Pennsylvania to our summer house in Jamestown where wewould spend the most blissful month imaginable. We knew wewere almost there when we saw the masts of the Charles W.Morgan and the Joseph Conrad at Mystic Seaport. We knew wewere even closer when we drove through the beautiful farmlandalong 138. It was the custom to beep at the cows! When we arrivedat the top of the Jamestown Bridge – that most horrifying, spine-tingling, excruciatingly-frightening roller-coaster ride of a bridge –we knew we had arrived. I can still remember the rumble at thetop; I thought I was going to die.

We were Jamestowners but we came to Newport frequently.We’d take the ferry, unload at the end of Mill Street, and wind ourway up Mill, past the Corne House where Mr. Corne, the man whobrought the tomato to North America, lived. Bellevue Avenue wasthe destination: The Breakers, tennis at the casino, or a trip to theNewport Creamery to try to drink three Awful Awfuls in order toget one free. (Never made it!)

I tell these stories because I think everything in our lives isinfluenced by our memories - who we are and where we comefrom. I still feel the same anticipation and enthusiasm andexpectation approaching Newport today as I did fifty years ago. It’ssurprising how little has changed. So, to me, the PreservationSociety and Newport, as a community, represent continuity. Theyrepresent places to come back to that are, to a large degree, verymuch like they were. I for one value that very much. It adds to myown sense of place and security, and I suspect it’s the same for you.

That’s why I think preservation is important and why what wedo really counts. We are in the business of saving great houses andsaving great objects But our mission, I think, is also that of savingmemories. And if we don’t take the mission of saving memoriesseriously, I don’t know who will. It’s one of the reasons I supportthe Preservation Society and I believe that’s why you support us as well.

Your backing is very, very important to us, so thank you all forhelping make the last year such a great year. We cannot besuccessful without the marvelous support of all of our members,staff, and Board. And thank you for believing that it is the job ofthe Preservation Society to protect this place, so that people in thefuture can enjoy it just as much as we do right now. Thank you all!

that this Della Robbia had been damaged in transport to the newbuyer and the buyer did not want it any longer. Were weinterested? And what do you think he said? So, it is now beingconserved and it will go back on the wall just where it hungthrough the early1900s.

These Chinese blue and white jars were in Hunter House in theearly 1800s, part of Senator Hunter’s collection. They're now backat Hunter House, a tremendous addition to our collection. I couldgo on, but suffice it to say one of the things that we rely upon is youall, watching auction catalogues and seeing if there areopportunities for the Preservation Society to be involved in anacquisition. So if you ever see something that looks like it mightcome from one of the houses in Newport please get in touch withus. You often times are the best detectives.

And then finally fighting for preservation. As Pierre pointedout, we started out as a group fighting to save Hunter House andthen we fought to save The Elms and then we fought to save manyother houses. It is part of our tradition, so this year we havecontinued that. Two of the more important battles I’ll share withyou tonight.

First is to save the trolleys. I know these are not historic but theyare historic-looking and do add to the quality of Newport. Trolleysare a lot smaller than buses, they are a lot prettier than buses and –what’s most important – when these trolleys were introduced ontothe streets of Newport and Providence about ten years ago, thanksprimarily to the leadership of Frank Ray, ridership on publictransportation increased by about 25 to 30 percent. So they’reworking. They’re getting people out of cars and into publictransportation. We were very unhappy to learn that the life of thesetrolleys has come to an end and to replace them the state isproposing a bus that looks like a trolley. So we are fighting thisbattle and we have secured support of 85 leading tourism andhospitality advocates who have all joined and signed a petition.That’s part of the job of preservation.

Finally, many organizations in Rhode Island helped six or sevenyears ago to get a state historic tax credit in place. It was one of themost outstanding laws for preservation ever created. More historicpreservation has taken place in the last five years than in theprevious 25. Two hundred seventy seven mills, abandonedproperties, down-trodden buildings have been saved–25 inNewport alone. This law has generated jobs, it’s generatedeconomic growth, it’s generated revenue and it has saved importantparts of our history. So, we spent a lot of time on it, trying toconvince the legislature not to abandon it. We had many allies,from Grow Smart Rhode Island to the State Preservation Office.We were not successful, but a group of us are planning to go backand make the case to the state that this indeed was one of the bestbills ever passed, particularly important for historic preservation.

I want to conclude by laying out a few of the ideas for the yearahead. We are laying the foundation for a capital campaign. Weare growing our educational outreach, redoing the audio tours atThe Elms and Marble House and creating a new one for The


This Birdcage Maserati, which Sir Stirling Moss and Dan Gurney raced to victory together as teammates in 1960, was one of the highlights of a collection of legendary race cars displayed at The Breakers during the William K. Vanderbilt, Jr. Concoursd’Elegance in July 2007.

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IIam delighted to report that this past fiscal year, our totalvisits were actually up 2.3% over the prior year and ouradmission revenue exceeded budget expectations by almost

4%—quite a change from prior years. Further, our total revenue ofabout $17 million beat our budgeted figure by 2%. On a cash basis,the Preservation Society generated a small surplus of $118,000, netof capital expenditures, slightly better than planned.

One of our major financial strategies is to enhance our revenuefrom non-admissions areas. As a result of strong leadership byCaroline Considine, head of the Development Department, theefforts in this area are showing good results. For the year, weexceeded our goals with regard to new members, and membershiprevenue contributed $774,000, up 21% over last year. In addition,including the Annual Fund which raised almost $600,000, totalgifts contributed $1.4 million to the revenue line, which wasslightly better than last year. I want to offer a special thank you toall of those generous and loyal donors who over the years havehelped make the Preservation Society the organization it is andhelped us keep on track with our maintenance goals.

The Special Events Department continues to excel. Their grossrevenues were $1.7 million, up 15% from last year. A special thanksto Phil Pelletier, Ivan Colon and their teams.

Also, as a result of strong leadership by Cynthia O’Malley,efforts in our Educational Sales Department (our Museum Stores)are also beginning to pay off. Importantly, our store revenue wasup 5% over last year. If you haven’t seen the changes at the storedown at Bannister’s Wharf, I urge you to stop in.


Treasurer’s ReportBy Donald O. Ross

Delivered at the Preservation Society’s Annual Meeting, June 12, 2008

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On the expense front, we were only off budget by less than 1%,principally as a result of additional expenses related to our museumstore efforts. As we look at the longer term expense picture, andbecause of the legislative changes related to defined benefitretirement plans, we, like a number of corporations around thecountry and other not-for-profit institutions, reached a decision tochange our structure to a defined contribution plan. In the long runwe feel the plan makes sense for everyone involved; it will initiallymean a significant additional contribution being made to employeeretirement accounts by the Preservation Society at the time ofconversion, which we expect in this fiscal year.

Two and a half years ago we went through major angst withregard to insurance coverage. Since then we have built a wonderfulrelationship with Fireman’s Fund, breathed a little easier, andcontinue to get the coverage that we need.

Capital expenditures last year amounted to slightly over$500,000, about 60% of which was for the Chateau-sur-Mer roofrestoration. This was about 40% more than last year, but in linewith prior years’ spending. Generally speaking, our capitalexpenditures have to be funded by external sources, as operatingcash flow is insufficient.

Looking at our balance sheet, we were able to reduce our totalborrowings by almost $1.2 million as a result of the slightly betterthan expected net cash flow and the sale of the Smith propertyearlier this year. This reduction gives us a bit more financialflexibility for unforeseen events.

Our endowment did not escape the lousy equity markets that wehave been experiencing and stood a bit over $33.5 million, downabout 5.5% over the prior year, including the $1.5 million we tookas an annual draw. We do have a well-diversified endowment,with investments in traditional and alternative asset classes.

As we created the financial plan for 2009, with rising oil and gasprices and continued declining museum attendance nationwide, weconcluded that a budget decline of 4% in admission revenue wasprudent. So far though, in April and May we have seen goodattendance, but in spite of the last few heat wave days, the mainattendance period, the summer season, has not yet started.

Looking farther out to the next few years, we have some heftychallenges in front of us financially. While we do keep the houseslooking superb, the maintenance costs are only going up, theunforeseen will only get more expensive, and there is only so muchimprovement we can make to our stores and our special events.Clearly, we need to see our endowment quite a bit larger so that wecan keep our houses looking the way we expect.

In closing, I want to thank the tremendous efforts of the FinanceCommittee, which meets monthly and then some. Also, andparticularly to Jim Burress and his Finance Department staff, whoprepare phenomenal reports for the committee and the Board.While I believe we are well positioned going into this year andnext, we will have to be more creative than ever in the years tocome when looking at our overall financial picture.


SUPPORT & REVENUE EXPENDITURES

37.2% Admissions

8.3% Endowment Draw

33.3% Curatorial, Conservation, Preservation & Restoration

21.4%Education

17.9% Newport Mansions

Stores

15.9% Newport

Mansions Stores

10.8%Supporting

Services

11.2% P.S. Events

4.7% Property

Rental

2.7%Fundraising

16.8% Contributions

10.6% Property Rental

9.2% P.S. Events


Laurel Awards

Prelle & Cie, Guillaume VerzierIn recognition of Prelle’s role in supplying much of Newport’s

rich textile heritage and in gratitude to the Verzier family fortheir preservation of this savoir faire.

The Laurel Award is given

annually by the Preservation Society

in recognition of outstanding service,

artisanship or leadership in support

of its mission. This year, three

Laurel Awards were bestowed at

the Annual Meeting in June.

Recognition of Outstanding

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Draperies and furniture upholstery in the ballroom of Marble House were replicated by Prelle et Cie. Photo by Andrea Carneiro

Pierre Irving, Guillaume Verzier and Paul Szápáry


Myra Horgan DuvallyIn recognition of her crucial role in fostering a national

recognition of Newport’s horticultural treasures and in thecreation of the Hunter House garden.

Service, Artisanship or Leadership in Support of its Mission.

Vice Admiral Thomas R. Weschler (USN, Ret.)

In recognition of his leadership and volunteer work on behalf of Tall Ships and the promotion of Newport’s rich nauticalheritage to the world at large.

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Myra Duvally in the garden at Hunter House. Photo courtesy of the Newport Daily News

Norey Dotterer Cullen and Myra Duvally Vice Admiral Thomas Weschler with Angela Fischer

Admiral Weschler takes a bow at the Tall Ships Ball.Photo by corbettphotography.net


IN D I V I D U A L G I F T S

Champions ofPreservation

$100,000 and aboveMr. and Mrs. A. Leslie BallardMr. and Mrs. Peter D. Kiernan III

$50,000-$99,999Mr. Dayton T. CarrMr. Solomon GrossmanMrs. Alfred S. Wilsey

$25,000-$49,999Mr. and Mrs. Glenn M. DardenMr. David B. FordMr. and Mrs. Bernard S. GewirzMr. David E. P. LindhMr. and Mrs. Eugene B. Roberts, Jr.

Chairman’s Circle $10,000-$24,999

Mr. and Mrs. Alexander AuerspergMr. and Mrs. William S. BernardMrs. Thomas W. BlakeMr. and Mrs. John W. Brooks, Jr.Mrs. Helen D. Buchanan and Mr. and Mrs. Richard I. BurnhamMr. and Mrs. Wiley T. Buchanan IIIMr. Charles J. Burns and Mr. Paul F. MillerMrs. Brittain B. CudlipMr. and Mrs. Edmond de La Haye JousselinOliver S. & Jennie R. Donaldson Charitable TrustMr. and Mrs. Pierre duPont IrvingMr. and Mrs. Howard A. FafardMr. Ronald Lee Fleming of the Fleming Charitable Trust IIMr. and Mrs. James C. FloresMrs. George E. FordMr. and Mrs. Robert T. GalkinMr. and Mrs. James B. GubelmannThe Honorable Esmond V. HarmsworthMr. and Mrs. George G. HerrickMs. Stefani HulitarMr. and Mrs. James D. Klau / FNZFoundation, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. William L. LeathermanMr. Peter E. MaddenThe Honorable and Mrs. Randolph MasonMs. Edith S. McBeanThe Honorable Juliette C. McLennanSenator and Mrs. Claiborne PellSarah K. de Coizart Article TENTHPerpetual Charitable TrustMr. and Mrs. Dan C. TutcherAnonymous

President’s Circle$5,000-$9,999

Ms. Helen Harting AbellMrs. Russell B. AitkenMs. Denae Bayer and Mr. Stephen OvrenMr. and Mrs. Allan BeitchmanMr. and Mrs. Ronald BennettMr. and Mrs. Mortimer Berkowitz IIIMr. and Mrs. Charles P. BoltonMr. and Mrs. James F. CarlinMr. and Mrs. Robert CastellanoMr. and Mrs. James T. ChadwickMs. Candace A. Clark and Mr. Edmund S. Borkoski IIMr. and Mrs. Eugene P. Conese, Sr.Mr. and Mrs. Peter S. DamonElizabeth Prince de RamelMr. and Mrs. Vincent Di BonaMs. Myra H. DuvallyDr. and Mrs. Edwin G. Fischer / The Hope FoundationMr. and Mrs. John H. French IIMr. and Mrs. Eugene W. FriedrichMrs. Robert H. I. GoddardMr. and Mrs. Thomas P. I. GoddardThe Honorable and Mrs. David S. GordonMr. and Mrs. John Rovensky GraceMr. and Mrs. William S. GubelmannMr. and Mrs. S. Matthews V. Hamilton, Jr.Mr. Joseph W. HammerMr. and Mrs. Peter HeydonMs. Leila C. JenkinsMrs. Donald Breck LamontMr. Richard C. Loebs, Jr.Mrs. Edmund C. LynchMr. Henry S. Lynn, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. John H. ManiceMr. and Mrs. William M. MatthewsMr. and Mrs. Michael P. McDonoughMr. and Mrs. Samuel M. MencoffMr. and Mrs. Craig J. MillardMr. and Mrs. Gary L. MooreMr. and Mrs. Kenneth M. OhrstromMr. and Mrs. Christopher T. H. PellMr. and Mrs. Louis G. PianconeMr. and Mrs. Donald O. RossMrs. Howard RossMr. and Mrs. Charles M. RoyceMr. Nicholas B. Scheetz

President’s Circle$5,000-$9,999 continued

Mr. and Mrs. J. Laurence SheerinMr. and Mrs. A. Theodore Stautberg, Jr.Mr. Paul L. SzápáryMr. and Mrs. Jack ThomasMr. and Mrs. Guy F. C. Van PeltMr. and Mrs. David L. Van SchaickAnonymous

Heritage Circle$2,500-$4,999

Mr. W. Whitman BallMr. Stephen F. BrauerMr. and Mrs. H. William Breyer IVCapt. and Mrs. Nicholas BrownMrs. Ruth Hale BuchananCapt. and Mrs. W. L. Caldwell, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Duncan A. ChapmanMr. and Mrs. Howard G. ChiltonMr. and Mrs. George E. Clark, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Richard H. Comstock, Jr.Mr. Ray DalioMr. and Mrs. Oscar DavisMr. Bartlett S. Dunbar and Ms. Lisa LewisBill and Jacalyn EganMs. Linda EppichMr. and Mrs. Michael A. FernandezMs. Joan S. GiacaloneMr. and Mrs. James H. GibsonMr. and Mrs. Thomas GilbaneMr. and Mrs. Thomas F. GilbaneMr. Stephen L. Glascock and Ms. Barbara van BeurenMr. and Mrs. Peter W. GonzalezMr. and Mrs. Robert M. GraceMrs. Samuel M. V. HamiltonMs. Diane S. HurleyMr. Michael KeyserMr. and Mrs. Karl KirchnerMr. and Mrs. John KitchensMs. Merry MacBarbMr. and Mrs. Thomas E. MalloyMr. and Mrs. Malcolm McGuireMr. Brian V. S. McKennaMr. and Mrs. Richard MilesMr. and Mrs. Carl Moore

The Preservation Society

is grateful for the support

of its many members and

friends during fiscal year

2007. Your ongoing

generosity is critical to

accomplishing our mission

of preserving Newport’s

architectural and

cultural heritage.

Dayton Carr and Dede WilseyElizabeth Prince de Ramel, John Brooks, Jr. and Elizabeth Brooks

DonorsApril 1, 2007–March 31, 2008

Donor Photos by corbettphotography.net

Heritage Circle$2,500-$4,999 continued

Gloria Nagy and Richard Saul WurmanMr. and Mrs. Brian R. OwensMr. and Mrs. Edward PrattMr. and Mrs. Frank N. RayMr. and Mrs. Andrew ReillyJonathan N. Savage, Esq.Mr. and Mrs. Stephen R. SeiterMr. and Mrs. Richard ShappyCol. Alfred R. SimsonMr. and Mrs. Rockwell StensrudMs. Gladys SzápáryMr. and Mrs. Joseph B. Van Sciver IIIMr. and Mrs. Arthur WalkerMr. and Mrs. H. Hunter White, Jr.L. Walker WillsonMr. and Mrs. William F. WilsonMr. and Mrs. George F. WintersteenDr. and Mrs. John ZambettiAnonymous

Benefactor$1,000-$2,499

The Abaco Club/Mr. Peter J. de SavaryMr. and Mrs. Armin B. AllenMr.and Mrs. A. Edward AllinsonMrs. Cherie AmalfitanoMr. Edward Ankudavich and Ms. Rosemary PonzoMr. and Mrs. Charles AntonMrs. Victoria J. AveryMr. and Mrs. John F. BallMrs. Merrilyn BardesMr. and Mrs. Robert A. Bartlett, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. BeaverMr. and Mrs. John S. M. Beckwith-SmithMr. and Mrs. Alexander BerkMr. George C. BittingMs. Susan BodnerMr. and Mrs. Les BowenDr. and Mrs. Hallam Boyd, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Douglas P. BraffMr. and Mrs. Richard L. Brickley, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. William A. Buell, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. James M. BurressMr. and Mrs. David Bush-BrownMr. and Mrs. John J. CafaroMr. and Mrs. Ely Reeves Callaway

Benefactor$1,000-$2,499 continued

Mr. and Mrs. Edmund F. Capozzi, Sr.Ms. Andrea CarneiroMr. and Mrs. Ralph E. CarpenterMr. and Mrs. Richard G. CaseyMrs. Robert H. CharlesMr. and Mrs. Steven ChepaMrs. E. Taylor Chewning, Jr.Mr. Thomas ChristoffersonMr. Tom CoadyMr. and Mrs. James J. Coleman, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. John P. CollinsMr. and Mrs. Lyn L. ComfortMr. and Mrs. Joseph J. ConnollyMs. Caroline E. ConsidineMr. and Mrs. Bruce C. ConwayMr. Michael R. CorcoranMr. and Mrs. Robert W. CowleyMs. Trudy Coxe and Mr. James GaffneyMrs. Norey Dotterer CullenMr. and Mrs. Curt R. Pindler / Curt R. &Gerry Pindler FoundationMr. and Mrs. Lonnie F. CurtisMr. Frederick A. Cushing and Mrs. Caterine MilinaireMr. and Mrs. Edward N. DaneMr. and Mrs. John R. DanieliMrs. Virginia J. DawsonMr. and Mrs. Michael F. DelfinoMr. and Mrs. George DomolkyMrs. John DonnellMr. and Mrs. John R. Drexel IVMr. and Mrs. Gregory DryerMr. Elijah Duckworth-SchachterMs. Deborah DunlapMr. Michael DuryMr. and Mrs. Edward DweckMr. Thomas Eberhardt and Mr. Dan BurnesMr. Dean S. Edmonds, Jr.Mr. Howard Eisenberg and Ms. Doris ZografosMr. and Mrs. Peter H. ElebashMr. Vernon EvensonMr. and Mrs. A. Lawrence Fagan, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey M. FarrarMrs. Donald R. FindlayMr. Edward FittsMr. and Mrs. Thomas K. FlynnMrs. Kit C. Forrestal and Miss Francesca Forrestal


Mr. and Mrs. Carl S. Forsythe IIIMr. and Mrs. Thomas FraterMr. and Mrs. Joseph S. FreemanMr. and Mrs. Peter FrenchMr. and Mrs. Adolfo Ramon GarciaMr. John GarforthMr. and Mrs. Charles H. E. GarnettMr. Curtis H. GengaDr. Lawrence Geuss and Ms. Pamela LenehanMr. Daniel GhoseMr. and Mrs. Frederick H. Gillmore, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Louis M GirardMr. and Mrs. Peter S. GoltraMr. and Mrs. Richard H. GordonMr. and Mrs. Christopher R. GreenmanMr. and Mrs. Raymond GrenonMr. and Mrs. Peter GrossmanMr. and Mrs. Richard GrosvenorMr. and Mrs. Richard C. GrosvenorMr. James GrundyMr. and Mrs. Jay M. GwynneMr. and Mrs. Paul J. S. HaigneyMr. David R. HallMs. Deborah HallMr. Torrence HarderMr. and Mrs. Charles B. Harper IIIMr. Steven HarrisMr. and Mrs. Gurnee F. HartMr. and Mrs. Andrew P. HeaneyMrs. Edward F. HerrlingerDr. O. William Hilton, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Allan HodgesMr. and Mrs. Chandler Hovey IIIMr. David HughesMs. Emily Wade HugheyMr. and Mrs. William W. Humphrey, Jr.Mrs. Richard F. HunnewellMr. Edward J. Iannone, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Ralph H. IshamMr. and Mrs. Paul JablanskyDr. and Mrs. Julius H. Jacobson IIDr. and Mrs. Jeffrey R. JayJeffrey Jenkins, Esq.Ms. Joan L. JensenMr. and Mrs. Edward C. Johnson IIIMr. and Mrs. William Kaupp


Dr. and Mrs. David L. KeefeMr. and Mrs. Colin KeithMs. Susan KellerMr. and Mrs. Morten KiellandMr. Daniel K. KinderMr. and Mrs. Byron L. KniefMr. and Mrs. Christopher G. KnollMrs. M. S. KrakoffMr. and Mrs. Robert E. Kulp, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Robert LangMr. and Mrs. Hugh LennonMr. and Mrs. David J. LittleMr. Erik P. LittlejohnMr. and Mrs. Peter LombardiCommander Karen Lynch and Mr. Dana P. DownesThe Honorable and Mrs. Ronald K. MachtleyMr. and Mrs. Peter L. MalkinMs. Kara MalkovichMrs. Carmen L. MarchoskyMr. and Mrs. E. Michael MasinterMr. Charles T. MathesonMr. and Mrs. Frank MauranMr. and Mrs. Frank Mauran IVMr. and Mrs. Thomas J. McAndrewMr. Michael McCaffery and Mrs. Elizabeth E. MeyerMr. and Mrs. Paul E. McCollamMr. and Mrs. Earl McMillen IIIMr. Michael McQuiston and Ms. Mary McCawMr. and Mrs. John K. MenoudakosMrs. Dale T. MercerMs. Florence MicarelliAmbassador and Mrs. J. William Middendorf IIMs. Lee P. MillerMrs. Stacie Mills and Ms. Pat ReedMr. and Mrs. Clement C. Moore IIIMr. and Mrs. James E. MooreMs. Patricia MorrissetteMr. and Mrs. George F. MossMrs. Jennifer MurphyMs. Kelly NiehoffMs. Cynthia O’MalleyMr. Brian O’MalleyMr. and Mrs. James Opinsky

Brittain Cudlip, Oatsie Charles and Jocelyn ShermanAnna Mae and Eugene Conese, Sr.



Patron$500-$999 continued

Mr. and Mrs. Marvin DavidsonMr. Caldwell DavisDr. Elliot B. Davis and Mr. John S. PaoellaMr. and Mrs. Glenn DawsonMr. and Mrs. Eliot W. DenaultMr. and Mrs. Anthony DePaulaMr. Frank DeSantisMr. Philip DeuchlerMr. Kenneth DewMs. Alexandra de WankowiczMr. and Mrs. Chauncey F. Dewey, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Ronald F. DickMr. Terry L. DickinsonMr. Harry L. DodsonMr. Robert W. Dolan and Dr. Maria L. GaisoMr. and Mrs. Timothy M. DonahueMr. Dennis DoneganDr. Leo P. Donovan, Jr.Mrs. Evelyn M. DorkinMr. and Mrs. Richard H. DorwaldtMr. and Mrs. A. Webster Dougherty, Jr.Mr. Peter DragoMs. Maria DrownMr. Philip DrumhellerMs. Leslie DubanevichMr. and Mrs. Michael DufresneMr. John DuhamelDr. Linda Durhan and Dr. John P. OpalaczMr. Joseph DuwanMr. Walter Frederick EayrsMiss Nancy K. EbbsMr. and Mrs. Alfred H. Ebert, Jr.Mr. Eamon EganMrs. Pearl ElionMr. and Mrs. Robert ElstonMr. and Mrs. David K. Elwell, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Richard F. ErnstMr. and Mrs. Christopher FanningMr. and Mrs. Geoffrey C. FarnumMr. and Mrs. Mohamad FarzanMr. Louis A. FazzanoMrs. Connie FeuersteinMr. and Mrs. Tylor Field IIMs. Mary Ellen FlanaganMs. Patricia Fleming


Mr. Brinkley ThorneMr. Whitney Tower, Jr.Mrs. Whitney TowerMr. Charles H. TownsendMr. and Mrs. Bruce G. TuckerMr. and Mrs. Kenneth P. UrbanMr. and Mrs. John A. van BeurenMr. and Mrs. Felipe VergaraMr. and Mrs. Robert S. WalkerMr. and Mrs. Barclay H. Warburton IVMr. and Mrs. Frederick WarrenMr. and Mrs. Kenneth W. WashburnMr. and Mrs. Bruce R. WattsMr. and Mrs. Karl WeintzMr. and Mrs. Richard WellsVADM and Mrs. Thomas R. WeschlerUSN (Ret.)Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm F. WheelerMr. and Mrs. Laurence F. WhittemoreMr. Richard WienMs. Deborah E. WileyMr. and Mrs. Gerald WilsonMr. and Mrs. John G. WinslowMr. and Mrs. Charles D. Wiseman, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. William N. Wood PrinceMr. and Mrs. Kenneth R. WoodcockMr. Faris ZeghibeAnonymous

Patron$500-$999

Mrs. Leith AdamsMr. and Mrs. Jeffery M. AllenMr. and Mrs. Christopher AllsupMr. and Mrs. Michael AnthonyMs. E. Vicki AriansMr. and Mrs. Robert ArmesMr. and Mrs. Theodore H. AshfordMr. Tony AzzaraDr. and Mrs. Richard A. BakerMr. and Mrs. Robert BakishMr. W. Barton Baldwin IIIMs. Janet BarillariMr. and Mrs. William P. BarrackMr. and Mrs. David G. BazarskyMr. and Mrs. David Curtis Beal


Mr. Bruce BeardMrs. Neale M. BeardenMr. Chris BeckerMr. Ralph BeckerMr. and Mrs. William BeekmanMs. T. Paige BetzMrs. Flora BiddleReine and Tim BittingMr. and Mrs. William BoatwrightMr. and Mrs. Constantin R. BodenMr. Derek BogdonMr. and Mrs. John F. BohanMr. and Mrs. Richard N. BohanMr. and Mrs. Richard N. Bohan, Jr.Ms. Jennifer BoothMr. and Mrs. Robert A. BoulayMr. and Mrs. Michael BowaterDr. Doug BowersMr. Guy T. P. BrennanMs. Deborah BrennerMr. and Mrs. David L. BrodskyMs. Elizabeth Q. BrooksMr. and Mrs. Andrew W. BurdenMr. and Mrs. Christopher BurdenMs. Eleanor BurgessMs. Carol BurkeMr. and Mrs. Jeffrey BusconiMr. and Mrs. Paul CallahanMrs. Elizabeth M. CampanellaMr. Russell CaramagnoMr. Bruce CarpMs. Vivian CavalieriMs. Pamela ChapmanMr. and Mrs. Herbert ChesbroughMr. Jonathan P. Cody and Ms. Heather ByersMrs. Alletta M. S. CooperMrs. June CostikyanMs. Beth CotnerMr. and Mrs. Derek A. CoultonMrs. Alexander C. CushingDr. John Cuttino and Dr. Carolyn DedrickMr. and Mrs. John D. DamonMr. and Mrs. David W. DangremondMr. and Mrs. Michael J. Darling

David Lindh, Pierre Irving, and George WarrenPeter Madden and Magi Purru


Mr. Leo OrsiMr. and Mrs. Charles H. PageMr. and Mrs. F. Michael PalmerMr. and Mrs. John S. Palmer, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan H. PardeeMr. and Mrs. Harold C. Paull, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey PetersonMr. and Mrs. Robert PilkingtonDr. John PrimianoThomas H. Quinn, Esq.Mr. David Warren RayMr. and Mrs. James ReadMr. and Mrs. Walter G. D. ReedMrs. Douglas RiggsMr. and Mrs. Richard L. RobbinsMr. and Mrs. Randall RobinsonMr. and Mrs. Thomas Rodgers IIIMr. and Mrs. John G. RodmanMr. James A. Roehm amd Ms. Bonnie PashkowMr. John RomanoMrs. Jill R. RooseveltMs. Laura L. Rose and Mr. William HallMrs. Elaine L. RosenbergMrs. Nancy RotheMr. and Mrs. Bayard RussellMs. Capera RyanMrs. Jeanne F. RyanMr. and Mrs. Charles F. SarkisMr. and Mrs. Jay SchochetMr. Charles T. SchulzeMr. and Mrs. Edwin S. SheffieldMrs. Albert K. ShermanMr. and Mrs. Timothy ShippeeMr. George ShusterMrs. Karl B. SmithMr. Randall SnowMr. and Mrs. J. F. SquillanteMrs. Frederick M. StaffordMr. Gary J. StallardMr. and Mrs. James P. StirlingMs. Jeaneen SullivanMs. Topsy TaylorMr. and Mrs. Andrew Teller, Jr.Mr. David ThalmannMrs. Daphne S. Thornton



Mr. Richard E. FordMr. and Mrs. Henry FruehaufDr. and Mrs. Louis V. GabaldoniMs. Amy GallagherMr. Richard GanfieldMr. and Mrs. Peter A. GerardMs. Elizabeth B. GertzMr. and Mrs. Robert L. GettMr. and Mrs. Jonathan K. GewirzMr. and Mrs. Michael K. GewirzKathryn E. Goff, Esq.Mr. and Mrs. Sidney S. Gorham IIIMiss Maisie GraceMr. and Mrs. Philip GraceffaDr. and Mrs. John T. GradyMr. and Mrs. Robert GrasingMr. and Mrs. Paul E. GricusMs. Rita C. HajjarMr. and Mrs. N. Peter HamiltonGerald Harrington, Esq.Mr. and Mrs. Richard T. HarrisMr. and Mrs. Edward T. Harvey, Jr.Mr. Mark Anthony HatsisMr. Keven HawkinsMr. and Mrs. Robert J. Hay, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Tim HeitmanMr. Silvio HidalgoMr. Tommy HilfigerMr. Ian HooperMs. Juana HortonMr. and Mrs. Michael S. HudnerMr. and Mrs. Mark HullMr. and Mrs. Matthew HumphreyMr. and Mrs. Peter HuntMr. Washington Irving IIIMr. and Mrs. Maurice IudiconeMr. William Jacklin and Ms. Janet Russo-JacklinMr. John E. JacksonMr. Ernest K. JacquetMr. John W. James, Jr.Mrs. Beatrix JohnsonMrs. Linda R. JonesMr. and Mrs. William H. Dyer JonesMr. and Mrs. Gary JordanDr. Terrence J. Joyce and Ms. Johanna MetzMs. Dawn Kamensky


Mr. and Mrs. Gaynor N. KelleyMrs. Kathleen B. KellyMs. Melissa King and Mr. Ken CoquinMs. Katherine Kirk and Ms. Barbara KirkMr. and Mrs. Michael C. KisselMr. Jan KniffenMr. Peter KnowllenbergMr. and Mrs. Charles P. KontulisMs. Donna KunkelMr. and Mrs. Thomas LafenMr. and Mrs. Charles LangstonMr. and Mrs. Michael H. LanzaMr. Stephen LaPointeMs. Patricia M. LassiterMr. and Mrs. Richard LeonardMr. and Mrs. David P. LeysMr. Paul Leys and Ms. Christina WestMrs. Josiah K. Lilly IIIMr. and Mrs. Bertram Lippincott IIICol. Karen LloydMr. and Mrs. William LockettAmbassador John L. Loeb, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Joseph LorenzProfessor Charles LounsburyDr. and Mrs. Bruce LowryMr. James B. LyonMr. D. Stuart MacNaughtMr. and Mrs. E. Kimbark MacColl, Jr.Mr. Davis MargoldMrs. Marion MarinerMr. Ronald C.J.R. MartinMr. Ferdinand E. Massari and Ms. Diane LapinsMr. and Mrs. Benjamin W. McClearyJohn and Brookie McCollochMr. and Mrs. Ian McColoughMr. and Mrs. Thomas M. McCormackMs. Suzanne McDonald and Mr. Robert RoklanMr. and Mrs. Bill McDowellMr. and Mrs. T. Paul McEnroeMr. and Mrs. Michael McKeonMr. and Mrs. Thomas McKownMr. Michael McMahonMs. Lynn McRaeDr. and Mrs. Joseph MelandMs. Pauline C. Metcalf


Mr. Richard MichaelsMr. and Mrs. Guy W. MillnerDr. and Mrs. Michael MontanaroMs. Rachel MooreMs. Colleen MortonMr. and Mrs. John D. MuggeridgeMr. and Mrs. Michael J. MurrayMr. Guy NapoliMr. and Mrs. Edward NapolitanoMs. Margaret NelsonMr. Michael NewburgMr. Andrew NicolettaMr. and Mrs. Eric NietschMrs. Sandra D. O’DonnellMr. and Mrs. Eric OffenbergMr. Roderick B. O’Hanley and Mr. Richard C. CrissonMrs. Ruth OrthweinMrs. Cordlandt ParkerMr. Rob ParrishMr. John M. PeixinhoMr. Anthony G. PennacchiMr. and Mrs. James C. PetersonMr. and Mrs. Jeffrey PettitMr. and Mrs. Edward W. Phifer, IIIMr. John PistanaDr. Joseph J. Plaud and Dr. Deborah M. PlaudMr. and Mrs. Joel PostMr. and Mrs. William S. PostMr. Lowell G. Powers, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Paul PrenoveauMr. and Mrs. Frederick H. Prince IVMr. and Mrs. James A. PurvianceMs. Darlene RagozzineMs. Octavia Porter RandolphMr. and Mrs. Daniel RederMr. and Mrs. David L. ReedMr. and Mrs. John T. ReidMs. Amy RenaudMr. Frederick ReynoldsMr. Jeffrey Reynolds and Ms. Nancy TynanMr. and Mrs. Charles C. Richardson, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Steven A. RichterMrs. Thomas RidgwayMr. Lloyd M. Rives


Mr. Bruce A. Rokes, Jr.Dr. and Mrs. Gerald RosenbergMr. and Mrs. Thomas C. RoskellyMr. Andrew Ross and Ms. Leslie S. GeorgeMs. Noreen RossiniMr. Edward RovegnoMrs. Susan RufkahrMr. and Mrs. Erik SaarmaaMr. and Mrs. Robert SadlerDr. Scott SalkindMs. Sophia D. SchachterMr. Richard J. SchlaffMrs. Arthur SchuetzMs. Maria ScottMr. and Mrs. Thomas SeitzMrs. Anne SelfMr. Edwin S. Sheffield, Jr.Ms. Marie ShrekgastMr. and Mrs. John SlawenskiMrs. John J. Slocum*Mr. Kevin M. SmithMr. and Mrs. Lee A. SmithCapt. and Mrs. Frank M. Snyder, USN (Ret.)Mr. Phillip K. SotelMrs. Candy SpellingMr. and Mrs. Stephen W. SpencerMr. David C. StanfordMs. Nancy G. StearMr. and Mrs. Peter N. StevensMiss Eleanor StewardMr. Merrill H. Stewart, Jr.Ms. Nina A. StraightMr. A. Michael Sullivan, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Patrick SullivanMs. Susan SullivanThe Honorable and Mrs. Bruce SundlunMs. Carol SwiftMr. and Mrs. Charles TaylorMr. and Mrs. Kenneth E. TaylorMr. and Mrs. Thomas D. Thacher IIMr. and Mrs. Sprague TheobaldMs. Alix ThorneMs. Mary Kate TobinCapt. Michael Tollefson USN (Ret.)Ms. Evelyn TompkinsMr. John Train

Doris and Stan GearyPat Fernandez and Cynthia O’Malley

*Deceased


Steward$250-$499 continued

Ms. Tina DolenMr. Alex DonnerMs. Constance A. DonovanMr. and Mrs. A. H. Douglas, Jr.Mr. Martin DouglasMr. David DrookerMr. and Mrs. David V. DrubnerDr. and Mrs. Richard C. DrummondMs. Beth Dubas and Mr. Burt DorfmanMr. and Mrs. Laurent T. DuPontMr. and Mrs. Paul C. EddyMs. Suze EdwardsDr. Ronald Ellis, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Ford ElsaesserMrs. Joanne M. EmersonMr. and Mrs. Thomas W. EmmettDrs. Christopher and Susan ErstlingMr. William W. Everett, Jr.Ms. Constance EvrardMs. Diane FeinbergMs. Christine C. FergusonMs. Margaret FergusonMrs. Cecelia FerroMr. and Mrs. Russ FisherMr. and Mrs. John FlahertyMs. Rita FoleyMrs. Christine FontanaMr. Thomas Fortson DarbyMr. William H. Foulk, Jr.Dr. and Mrs. Louis A. FragolaMrs. Jane FrankelMr. and Mrs. Neal FrankingMr. Thomas FreemanMr. and Mrs. Hugh D. FullerMr. and Mrs. James M. FullerMr. and Mrs. John H. GalivanMr. and Mrs. Joseph GallagherMs. Brooke GalloMr. Peter GammonsMr. and Mrs. Dan GaraffaMr. and Mrs. John GarlockMrs. Elizabeth GerardMr. and Mrs. Louis A. GeremiaMr. Ronald GierekMr. and Mrs. Richard A. GillDr. and Mrs. Wayne B. GlazierMs. Jessica Glick


Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence TrainorMs. Elisabeth TraversMrs. Robert E. TschirchMr. and Mrs. Andrew S. TsimortosMr. Howard Tucker and Ms. Megan EvansMs. Leslie TurcotteMr. and Mrs. Joseph F. TurleyMr. and Mrs. Peter S. S. TylerMr. and Mrs. Archbold D. van BeurenMr. and Mrs. William A. ViallMr. and Mrs. Jeptha H. WadeMr. and Mrs. Randall H. WadeMr. and Mrs. Stephen G. W. WalkMr. Peter WalshMr. George H. WarrenMr. Randy WattsMr. and Mrs. John P. WhiteMr. Henry WigginMr. and Mrs. Eric WilliamsMr. James WilsonMr. and Mrs. Ronald WilsonMs. Kristyn WoodlandMr. and Mrs. John YeagerDr. and Mrs. Fred ZilianMrs. Hanna ZukoskiAnonymous (2)

Steward$250-$499

Frank Aiello, Esq.Mr. and Mrs. David AldrichMrs. Catherine AllenMr. and Mrs. Craig H. AllenMs. Holly AllisonMs. Linda AlvesMr. Donald AndersonMr. Richard E. Anderson and Ms. Susan AndersonMr. and Mrs. Paul B. AndrewsMr. and Mrs. Isamettin AralMr. and Mrs. Brian R. ArnoldMr. Kenneth AroldMs. Faith ArterMr. and Mrs. Harris J. AshtonMr. and Mrs. Ronald R. AtkinsMr. Robert Bailey and Ms. Theodora Aspegren


Mrs. Marianna J. BakerMr. and Mrs. Robert BakerMr. Rich BarlettaMs. Ellen BarnesMr. and Mrs. Jon M. BarrettMr. and Mrs. Richard E. Bauchspies, Jr.Ms. Lisa BautistaMr. Peter N. Baylor and Ms. Patricia BaylorMr. and Mrs. Ronald I. BeckerMr. and Mrs. Stephen J. BellMrs. Susan H. BeltMr. and Mrs. John BenfieldDr. and Mrs. William BiermannMr. Brian BiglinMrs. Holli BirgbauerMr. Allen S. BishopMrs. Adelaide H. P. BittingDr. John and Lady Romayne BockstoceMr. and Mrs. H. Dickson S. BoenningMrs. Mary K. BondMr. George H. Booth IIMr. and Mrs. Paul BorehamMr. Adam BortolussiMr. and Mrs. Gregory BoscoMrs. Susan BrazeauMiss Marian E. BrittonMr. David Brown and Ms. Sheila McCurdyMr. Fenton L. BrownMr. Timothy BrownMrs. Sally BrownellDr. G. C. Brunnhoeffer and Ms. Marilyn G. McCarthyMr. and Mrs. Salvatore J. Bucacci, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Josiah Bunting IIIMr. and Mrs. Richard R. BurnsMr. and Mrs. Terry BurnsMr. and Mrs. Jerry BushikaMr. Douglas P. ButlerMs. Laura CahillMr. and Mrs. Raymond W. Caine, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Ross S. Cann, Jr.Ms. Susan CanningMr. and Mrs. Moises CarreiroMs. Elizabeth C. Carroccia


Mr. Daniel CarrollMr. Justin CarronMrs. Christa CaseyMs. Mary CaseyMr. and Mrs. John CaswellMr. David Catalfino and Ms. Nicole DanielMr. and Mrs. John G. CayerMr. and Mrs. Arnold ChaceMs. M. Elaine ChiarenzaAmbassador and Mrs. Gene B. ChristyMs. Earline ClarkMr. John S. Clark and Mr. Tommy ChambersMr. Scott ClarkMrs. Eleanor CochranMs. LeeAnn ColemanMr. Harry Collette and Mr. David R. StevensMs. Laura M. ConcannonMr. and Mrs. Justin CooperMr. and Mrs. Robert E. CorbinMr. Stephen CornellMr. Robert CosterMr. Jon-Paul CoutureMrs. Andrea CrumpMr. Mark CuocoloMs. Katherine CurreyMs. Laurie CurtinMs. Rose D’AmatoMs. Kathy DamonMr. Michael D’Angelo and Ms. Meggan ShenefieldMrs. Jennifer DanielsonMr. Jeffrey DarnowskiMr. Peter J. DaveyDr. and Mrs. John DavieMr. and Mrs. Mitchell DavisMs. Elizabeth DeehanMs. Michelle DenaultMr. William DennisMr. and Mrs. Mark DerrickMs. Katherine DeSousaMr. William DeweyMr. and Mrs. James F. DiasMrs. Keiko DickinsonMs. Cara DiplacidiMr. Dave Dittmann

Monty Burnham, Eugene Roberts, Jr., Bernard and Sarah Gewirz, and Richard BurnhamRobert and Jane Grace



Mr. Greg GoldsboroughMr. and Mrs. Walter S. GommermannMr. Steven C. Goodwin and Ms. Susan B. SchenckMrs. Ellen GowerMs. Kimberly GowrieLt. Trevor GrantMr. and Mrs. Patrick GreevenMr. and Mrs. Robert GregoireMr. and Mrs. Steve R. GrgasMr. and Mrs. Donald GrossMr. and Mrs. Joseph GrunfeldMr. and Mrs. Leif GustavsonMs. Cheryl A. HahnDr. William P. Hale and Ms. Sue B. HaleMr. Stewart K. HallMr. Darrell M. HallettMr. Michael A. HalpersonMr. and Mrs. Paul HardenMr. and Mrs. John HarmonMs. Helen J. HarrisMr. and Mrs. Marvin R. HarrisMrs. Jennifer HelmingMr. and Mrs. Gerald P. HendrickMr. and Mrs. Michael J. HenlyshynMr. Warren C. Herlong, Jr.Dr. and Mrs. Ronald C. HillegassMr. Aaron HoffMrs. Anne M. HoggMs. Gail S. HolmesMrs. Quita Woodward HoranMrs. Barbara L. HorganMr. and Mrs. Robert D. HorganMr. and Mrs. Outerbridge HorseyMs. Laurie HotardMs. Laura A. HowatMiss Natalie HruskaMrs. Denecia HubbardMs. Jennifer HuetherMs. Marjorie HulstrunkMr. and Mrs. Frederick H. HumphreysMr. and Mrs. Gavin HunterDr. and Mrs. Thomas HutchinsonMr. and Mrs. Peter IasconeMr. and Mrs. Jaime IribarrenDr. and Mrs. Bruce JaegerMr. and Mrs. Jack P. Jefferies


Mr. and Mrs. S. Tucker JohnsonMr. and Mrs. Matthew KafkaMr. and Mrs. Roger E. KassMr. Aaron KatzMs. Dodie KazanjianMr. and Mrs. Allan R. KeckMs. Karen KeelanMr. and Mrs. Marvin Keith, Jr.Mr. John KellsDr. Jamie KellyMr. James L. KerrMs. Joan A. KiefferMr. and Mrs. David S. KillebrewMr. Peter King IIIMr. and Mrs. Roger H. King, Jr.Mrs. Jane KirkpatrickMr. and Mrs. Jerome R. Kirby, Jr.Ms. Joan C. KirwinMr. and Mrs. Robert S. KissamMr. and Mrs. David F. KleemanDr. and Mrs. William KoberMr. and Mrs. Laszlo KorblMrs. Louis B. KremerMr. and Mrs. Steven KumbleMr. and Mrs. Frank A. LaddMr. and Mrs. Gerard LaFlammeMr. Tom Laflamme and Ms. Kate CarterMs. Kristina LamarreDr. Leena K. LangelandMr. Laurence LapeyreMs. Alison LavoieMr. David LeClaireMr. and Mrs. George LeeMrs. Wendy Vanderbilt LehmanDr. Kathryne Leonard and Dr. Robert LeonardMr. Henry LevesqueMs. Virginia LeviMr. Perry LewisMr. and Mrs. Matthew LeysMr. William H. LeysMr. and Mrs. Derek L. LimbockerMr. Robert LindgrenMr. and Mrs. Gary LineberryDr. and Mrs. Richmond M. LloydMr. and Mrs. Richard Rice LongMrs. and Mr. Daryl Lovejoy


Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth H. LyonsMr. and Mrs. Colin A. MacGillivrayMr. and Mrs. Donald MalpassMs. Margaret L. ManganMs. Eileen ManzellaMr. and Mrs. Frederick J. MaranoMr. and Mrs. Arthur J. MargolinMiss Cynthia MarinMr. Kurt MarohnMr. and Mrs. Robert A. MarraMr. and Mrs. Jared MartinMr. and Mrs. Robert MarvelDr. and Mrs. Edward M. MazzeMr. and Mrs. Dan McFarlandMr. and Mrs. William McGowanMr. and Mrs. John McGrathMr. and Mrs. Mark McLewinDr. Joseph McNamaraMs. Meghan McNamaraMr. and Mrs. Joseph A. McOskerMr. and Mrs. Henry L. McVickar, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. John MedeirosMr. and Mrs. Juan C. MejiaMr. and Mrs. Joseph F. MeleMr. and Mrs. George A. MendoncaMs. Joan Whitney MeyerMr. and Mrs. Anthony E. MichelettiMr. and Mrs. Edward MillerMrs. Helen MillerMr. and Mrs. Ted MillerMs. Barbara MillspaughMr. Vincent Mocini and Mrs. Ruth Ann PetreeMr. Charles MoffittMr. and Mrs. Charles Jeffers MooreMr. George MooreMrs. Katharine B. MorganMs. Gretchen Morgenson and Mr. Paul DevlinMr. and Mrs. Alfred T. Morris, Jr.Miss Brenda MoskowitzMs. Ann MuirMrs. Ellie MurphyMs. Linda MurphyDr. and Mrs. Michael S. MurphyMr. Albert R. Naar and Ms. Judith KellyMr. Robert Nagle


Ms. Linda L. NaissMr. and Mrs. Stephen NearyMrs. Dale NelsonMr. Richard A. Nelson and Mr. James C. MichaelMr. and Mrs. Bernard NemtzowMr. Patricio NeussMr. William B. Noble and Ms. Gail P. WhippleMr. Michael Numa and Ms. Amy RauchMr. Charles C. NuteMr. and Mrs. John O’DonovanMr. and Mrs. Vincent J. O’DwyerMs. Catherine OlesMs. Mimi OliveiraMr. and Mrs. George OliverMrs. Carol O’MalleyMrs. Joseph K. OttMs. Janet PacificoMrs. Christina PalcicMrs. Joanna PalmerMr. Richard S. PalmerMr. and Mrs. Michael PalysDr. Vincent PandolfiMrs. Heather C. PaolinoMr. and Mrs. Raymond M. PaquetMrs. Carol L. ParsonsMr. and Mrs. Bernard PattersonDr. Cynthia PaulisMr. Paul Pawlyk and Ms. Gwen HouseMs. Patricia PerezMs. Clara PerlingieroMs. Jackie PerrettMr. Steven J. PetersonMs. Susan PetrouasMr. and Mrs. George PetrovasMs. Carla PickensDr. John V. PilitsisMr. Scott PleshMr. and Mrs. Julian PlowrightMr. Michael PowersMs. Martha V. PoynterMr. Nathan PrattMr. Robert PrescottMr. and Mrs. Tim PutmanMr. and Mrs. Walt Quick

Kenneth and Sally Ohrstrom, Helen Abell and Kathy IrvingAnnette and Dr. Sam Mandel

Les and Carol Ballard, Edmond and Anne de La Haye JousselinSandra Ourusoff, Robert and Wini Galkin, William and Joan Bernard



Mr. and Mrs. Bryan SkulskyMr. and Mrs. Jan SleeMrs. Crawford K. SmallMr. and Mrs. Christopher SmithMr. and Mrs. Gary L. SmithMiss Jacqueline SmithMs. Jeanne L. SmithMr. and Mrs. Jeffrey SmithMs. Madison SmithDr. R. Scott Smith and Ms. Donna MarinoMs. Sandra SmithDr. Robert SofarelliMr. and Mr. Scott SommerMr. and Mrs. Bob SommersMs. June SotiropoulosMr. Joseph P. SpangMr. and Mrs. Edward SpargoDr. Nancy J. G. Spear and Mr. Frederick F. FoxMs. Mary K. SpenglerMs. Wendy T. StapletonMr. and Mrs. Theodore E. Stebbins, Jr.Ms. Rita SteeleDr. and Mrs. Richard D. StengelMr. and Mrs. John M. StevensMs. Linda StewartMr. and Mrs. Jeff StiglianoMr. and Mrs. John W. Stokes IIMr. and Mrs. Keith W. StokesMr. and Mrs. Edward L StoneMr. and Mrs. Terrance L. StowersMr. and Mrs. Michael StranahanMs. Joanie StringerMs. Ann StrosnickMiss Nicole SullivanMr. and Mrs. Edward J. SuretteMr. William SwainMs. Catherine W. SwallowMrs. Susan TaliaferroMr. and Mrs. Marcio TavaresMr. Andrew TaylorMr. and Mrs. J. Scot TaylorLord Keith E. Taylor-Gromacki IIIMs. Amy ThibeaultMr. and Mrs. S. Emmett Thomas IIIMr. and Mrs. Richard D. ThomsonMr. James Thompson and Ms. Suzanne Granville


Mr. and Mrs. Scott TimkoMr. Dana ToddDr. Dennis ToddMr. and Mrs. Asheton C. TolandMr. Ron TorioMs. Lydia TowerMs. Teresa C. TriferoMr. Donald Tufts and Ms. Susan RossMrs. Jillian TullockMr. Russ TurnerMr. and Mrs. Mark S. TusanDr. and Mrs. Henry S. Urbaniak, Jr.Mrs. Jennifer VailMr. Javier Valenzuela and Ms. Mary Beth KleeMs. Kari Van BurenMr. and Mrs. Paul VanderheydenMr. and Mrs. Alfred B. Van LiewMr. Jim E. Vegher and Mr. John W. GrigsbyMr. and Mrs. Kirby G. VosburghJohn and Ruth WaldenMr. and Mrs. Tom WalkerMr. Clay WalterMr. Peter M. WalterMr. Tarleton H. Watkins and Ms. Janet AtkinsMs. Sandra WatsonMr. and Mrs. Paul F. WeberMr. and Mrs. William E. WeirMr. and Mrs. Jerry F. Wells, Jr.Mr. Jack WetzelMs. Lynne WhiteMr. and Mrs. Francis WildongerMr. Artie WilkowskyMr. and Mrs. Craig B. WilliamsMr. and Mrs. John A. Williamson IIMrs. Diane Williams-RaffertyMr. and Mrs. Jay R. WilsonMr. and Mrs. Stephen W. WilsonMr. and Mrs. Robert WolfangMr. and Mrs. John WoltjenMr. and Mrs. William C. WyerMs. Marie Young and Ms. Stephanie FalkMrs. William H. YoungMr. William ZadroznyMr. Douglas ZeghibeAnonymous (2)

*Deceased


Mr. Jeffrey RamosMr. David RaspalloMrs. Karen RawsonMr. and Mrs. Brendan RaymondCapt. and Mrs. Peter ReichMr. Robert L. Renck and Ms. Carol KahnMr. and Mrs. Calvin RhodesMr. William RiccitelliMs. Wendy RizziMs. Gail L. RobinsonMs. Lori RodzuinasMr. and Mrs. Robert G. Rogers, Jr.Mr. Joseph RomanoMs. Diane RooneyMr. and Mrs. Amory RossMr. and Mrs. Donald W. RossDr. and Mrs. Stephen RousMiss Leigh Anne RowinskiMr. Greg Rozsay and Ms. Helene HordinesMr. Robert SalernoDr. and Mrs. John J. SalessesDr. and Mrs. Deepak SalujaMr. William B. San Soucie and Ms. Gretchen H. Del DucaMr. and Mrs. Harold Winthrop SandsMr. Jeffrey D. SantCapt. John SarconeMr. and Mrs. Frank ScantlinMr. and Mrs. Rounsevelle W. SchaumMrs. Joyce SchimmelMr. James Schiro and Ms. Tara RumbargerMr. and Mrs. Theodore SchmultsMs. Carol Schneider and Ms. Fayth BaileyMr. Robert SchraderMrs. Avery SeamanMr. and Mrs. Richard SebastiaoMr. Marcus H. SeegerMr. and Mrs. Todd SekundiakF. Stephen SerzanMr. William Shaw and Mr. Thomas BraceMr. and Mrs. Richard B. SheffieldMrs. Cynthia ShermanMr. Daniel ShreveMr. Tom ShulerMs. Julie SicioilanoMs. Laura Sierra and Ms. Tracey Seymour

Mary Van Pelt, Pierre Irving and Drew ReillyBetty Lou Sheerin, Lynda Lindh, Howard and Madlyn Fafard


FO U N D A T I O N GI F T SA N D GR A N T S


$100,000 and aboveThe Champlin Foundationvan Beuren Charitable Foundation


$50,000-$99,999Alletta Morris McBean Charitable TrustRhode Island Historical Preservation &Heritage Commission


$25,000-$49,999The 1772 FoundationThe J. Paul Getty TrustJ. Edgar Monroe FoundationPrince Charitable Trusts

Chairman’s Circle$10,000-$24,999

Felicia FundSachem Foundation, Inc.


Hope FoundationJohn Clarke TrustThe Rhode Island Foundation


M. Bernard Aidinoff & Elsie V. AidinoffFundThe Edwin Soforenko FoundationHamilton Family FoundationThe Marvin H. Davidson Foundation, Inc.Newman’s Own Foundation

Patron$500-$999

Henry B. Plant Memorial Fund

MA T C H I N G GI F TCO M P A N I E S

Aetna Foundation, Inc.AllianceBernstein Matching Gift CenterAT&T FoundationAXA FoundationBank of America FoundationCaterpillar Matching Gifts ProgramCiti Foundation Matching GiftsCitizens Charitable FoundationComputer Associates International, Inc.Davidson Holdings, Inc.Deutsche Bank Americas FoundationExxonMobil FoundationGE FoundationHoughton Mifflin Matching Gift ProgramIBM CorporationMatching Grants ProgramING FoundationJohn Hancock Matching Gifts ProgramJohn Wiley & Sons, Inc.Key FoundationMicrosoft Matching Gifts ProgramMonsanto FundNSTAR FoundationPfizer Foundation Matching Gifts ProgramPitney Bowes, Inc.Saint-Gobain Corporation FoundationThe Gillette Company Matching Gift ProgramThe John A. Hartford Foundation, Inc.The Vanguard Group FoundationTyco Employee Matching Gift ProgramUnum Matching Gifts Program

CO R P O R A T E G I F T S


$100,000 and above Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company

$50,000-$99,999 F. A. Bartlett Tree Expert Co.

$25,000-$49,999Bentley Motors, Inc. Christie’sMercedes-Benz USA, LLCNewport Daily NewsNewport Harbor CorporationU.S. Trust, Bank of America Private Wealth Management

Chairman’s Circle$10,000-$24,999

Argo Group, Inc.BerwindBreitling USABrooks Brothers Country ClubGrenon’s of NewportInskip PorscheSurfside3/Marine MaxTall Ships Rhode IslandWorld Energy Solutions


BankNewportCoca-Cola Bottling Company of South Eastern New EnglandCondé Nast PublicationsFord Motor CompanyJPMorgan Private BankKimberly Pucci LLCNewport ShipyardProvidence BentleySupercar LifeThree Golden ApplesTouchstone Consulting

Heritage Circle$2,500-$4,999

Bayer HealthCare’s Diabetes CareThe Computer Merchant, Ltd.Earth Share of New EnglandFine Catering by Russell MorinKahn, Litwin, Renza & Co., Ltd.J.W. Millegan, Inc.Shechtman, Halperin, Savage LLPWainwright Investment Counsel


Alsan Company, Inc.The Bellevue Gardens Shopping CenterBMI TechnologiesCarey, Richmond & Viking InsuranceChild & Family ServicesClark’s Security, Inc.Crowne Plaza HotelDonovan & Sons, Inc.Gilbane Building CompanyGramercy Capital CorporationInsurance Marketing Agencies, Inc.Legal Management Services, LLCMargolis Photography StudioMeridian Printing, Inc.Nixon Peabody LLPOtis ElevatorPetro Oil CompanyProvidence JournalRestoration by Costikyan, Ltd.Roskelly Inc.Two Prong Lesson, LLCUnitedHealthcareVictorian Society Summer SchoolsWilliam Vareika Fine Arts, Ltd.

Patron$500-$999

Ben & Jerry’sCrocker Architectural Sheet Metal Co., Inc.Ilsco CorporationPhelps Industries LLCSandra M. Liotus Lighting Design, LLCSHS Pest Control CorporationUniversal Roofing & Sheet Metal Co., Inc.

Steward$250-$499

Castle Hill Inn and ResortClambake Club of NewportCoastal Electric, Inc.D.A.S. Sound Systems, Inc.Francis Malbone HouseFriends of the Sandwich Public LibraryKatherine Field and AssociatesLila Delman Real EstateMichael Hayes CompanyNewport County Chamber of CommerceSwift Morris Interiors SwiftT.J. Brown Landscape Contractor, Inc.Wheaton College

Pamela Fielder and David FordErron Al-Amin, Greg Nardone, and Peter Herman


ME M O R I A L G I F T S continued

In Memory of Adelaide R. Stout

The AD CompanyMr. and Mrs. Donald J. Aldrich, Jr.Ms. Ruth BellinoMr. and Mrs. Robert BerubeMs. Jean R. ClementeMs. Lurleen G. DillmanMs. Margaret M. EnwrightMr. and Mrs. Robert J. FlorentinoMr. and Mrs. Earl T. HallMr. and Mrs. Michael HanleyMr. Scott McElveenMr. Brian MurrellMr. and Mrs. Robert NovickMr. Robert PatrellaDr. and Mrs. Ernest RothmanMs. Anne K. RudasillMr. Daniel P. TitusMr. and Mrs. Jerry F. Wells, Jr.

HO N O R GI F T S

In Honor of Mrs. A. Leslie Ballard

Mr. and Mrs. E. Michael Masinter

In Honor ofMr. Charles J. Burns

Mr. Max J. Riekse

In Honor of Ms. Trudy Coxe

Ms. Mary A. Marshall

In Honor of Mrs. John R. Donnell

Mr. and Mrs. Adolfo R. Garcia

In Honor of Mrs. Edwin G. Fischer

Ms. Vivian Cavalieri

ME M O R I A L G I F T S

In Memory of Dr. Marjorie Atwood

Oliver S. & Jennie R. Donaldson Charitable Trust

In Memory of Blair Baldwin, John R. Drexel III andEdward F. Herrlinger II

Mr. and Mrs. Peter D. Kiernan III

In Memory of Marjorie Arnold and Thomas Baumgarth

Count Blaise Baumgarth

In Memory of Joy Cochrane

Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. DougalMs. Linda A. LarsonMs. Catherine E. PurcellMr. and Mrs. William A. AndrewsMs. Sybil A. Morris

In Memory of Leo P. Donovan, Sr.

Dr. Leo P. Donovan, Jr.

In Memory of Mrs. Gwendolen Armstrong Rives

Mrs. Alletta M. S. CooperMrs. Lynn Roberts

In Memory of Janice Schwartz

The Harry A. Schwartz Family Foundation

In Memory of Mrs. Elizabeth Morris Smith

Mrs. Lynn Roberts

DONORS TO COLLECTIONS

American Heritage Center University of WyomingMs. Lisa Blocklinger and Mr. Nicholas CrawCapt. and Mrs. Nicholas BrownMrs. Mary BuchanMadame Robert DaudierMrs. Catherine DavisMr. and Mrs. George P. GardnerMrs. Charlotte P. GertzMr. and Mrs. Peter JefferysLoyd Paxton, Inc.Dr. and Mrs. Samuel MandelMrs. Elinor Truesdale MarvellMr. Paul F. MillerMr. and Mrs. Alfred T. Morris, Jr.Mrs. Peter V. C. MorrisMr. John C. O’Donnell IIIMr. and Mrs. Walter W. Patten, Jr.Mr. Anthony RussoMrs. Karl B. SmithMr. and Mrs. Guy F. C. Van PeltMr. and Mrs. Paul L. Veeder IIMr. and Mrs. John G. Winslow

THE CONSERVATORS

CIRCLE

Eaddo Kiernan, Tommy Hilfiger, Dee Ocleppo and Peter KiernanJames and Susan Klau


GENERAL IN KIND DONORSRestoration by Costikyan, Ltd.

CHRISTMAS TREE & CHRISTMASGARLAND DONORS

Cousens FarmMr. Paul DutraMr. Dave HanosMs. Barbara Medeiros

2007 GO L F OU T I N GAU C T I O N DO N O R S

Barton and Gray Mariners ClubCarnegie Abbey ClubThe Golf Club of Cape CodHershey Hotel and Hershey Country ClubLake of IslesMr. Thomas J. McAndrewEarl McMillen, McMillen YachtsThe Preservation Society of Newport CountyMr. Donald O. Ross

2007 GO L F OU T I N GIN K I N D DO N O R S

Newport National Golf ClubPeckham BrothersThrifty Car Rental

2007 WINE & FOOD FESTIVALAU C T I O N DO N O R S

Carver’s Guild - Canner, Inc.Italian Wine Merchants

2007 WINE & FOOD FESTIVALIN K I N D CO R P O R A T ESU P P O R T

ABC6/WLNE-TVAll Occasion TransportationAutocrat, Inc.Clear Channel/B101Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Southeastern New EnglandDelia, Inc.Hallsmith-Sysco Food ServicesHotel VikingHyatt Regency NewportIntermezzo MagazineJohnson & Wales UniversityKarlitz and Co.KobrandMeridian PrintingNewport Hotel GroupRentals UnlimitedRI PBS/WSBE-TVStölzleWilliams-SonomaWIMCO Villas and HotelsYankee Magazine

2007 NE W P O R TF L O W E R SH O W IN KI N DCO R P O R A T E SU P P O R T

ABC6Altman PlantsClear ChannelCoca-Cola Bottling Company of Southeastern New EnglandDavid Austin RosesHotel VikingNewport Daily NewsRI Public TelevisionYankee Magazine

2007 WI L L I A M K.VA N D E R B I L T , JR .CO N C O U R S D ’E L E G A N C EIN K I N D CO R P O R A T ESU P P O R T

Car Collector MagazineGrenon’s of NewportHotel VikingMakes and Models MagazineRoad and Track MagazineRoskelly Inc.

EA S T E R EG G HU N TTalbotsLindt Chocolates

Mr. and Mrs. Armin B. AllenMrs. Ruth Hale BuchananMiss Elizabeth A. BurtonMr. Dayton T. CarrMr. Edward Lee CaveMr. and Mrs. Peter S. DamonMr. M. David Dial, Jr. and Ms. Linda BrotkinMrs. Linda EppichMrs. Edwin G. FischerMr. and Mrs. Jay C. GrutmanMr. Joseph W. Hammer

Ms. Joya Granbery HoytMrs. Richard F. HunnewellMr. and Mrs. Pierre duPont IrvingMr. Nicholas L. S. KirkbrideMr. and Mrs. Louis J. Lettiero, Jr.Mr. Walter W. Patten, Jr.Mr. James A. RoehmMr. and Mrs. Donald O. RossDr. Charles A. Ryerson IIIMr. Dennis E. StarkMrs. A. Theodore Stautberg, Jr.Mr. Peter M. Walter

We wish to recognize our membersand friends who have informed thePreservation Society of a bequest in their estate plans by warmly welcoming them into theConservators Circle.A bequest provision represents exceptional supportof historic preservation as part of a person's sociallegacy. The Conservators Circle honors theseindividuals for their far-sighted commitments.

If you are interested in providing for ThePreservation Society of Newport County in yourwill, with a gift annuity, trust agreement, insurance,or in a retirement plan, please contact theDevelopment Office for confidential assistance.

To make a gift or explore giving options, contact: James Roehm, Development Office,The Preservation Society of Newport County, 424 Bellevue Avenue, Newport RI 02840

401-847-1000 ext 142 [email protected]


OFFICERS

Chairman EmeritusJohn G. Winslow

ChairmanPierre duPont Irving

Vice PresidentsMrs. A.L. BallardMrs. Edwin G. FischerDavid P. LeysKeith W. StokesPaul L. Szápáry

TreasurerDonald O. Ross

Assistant TreasurerWilliam W. Humphrey, Jr.

SecretaryMrs. A. Theodore Stautberg, Jr.

Assistant SecretaryMrs. Richard I. Burnham

TRUSTEES

Ronald Lee FlemingMrs. Bernard S. GewirzMrs. Christopher R. GreenmanJoseph W. HammerMs. Leila JenkinsMrs. Peter D. KiernanRichard C. Loebs, Jr.Mrs. Gary L. MooreJohn D. MuggeridgeArthur W. Murphy, Esq.Frank N. Ray, Esq.Andrew K. ReillyEugene B. Roberts, Jr.Mrs. Rockwell StensrudMrs. Guy F.C. Van PeltWilliam F. Wilson

OVERSEERS

Ralph E. Carpenter, Jr.Mrs. Robert H. CharlesMrs. Robert H.I. GoddardJerome R. KirbyRichard N. Sayer, Esq.John J. Slocum, Jr.George H. WarrenJohn G. Winslow

Seated, left to right: Angela Fischer, Leila Jenkins, Eaddo Kiernan, Monty Burnham,Angela Moore, Kate Greenman, Mary Van Pelt,Sarah Gewirz, Susan Stautberg

Standing, left to right: David Leys,William Humphrey, Jr., Pierre Irving, Donald Ross,Eugene Roberts, Jr., Frank Ray, Drew Reilly, Paul Szápáry, Richard Loebs, Jr., Ronald LeeFleming, John Muggeridge, Keith Stokes

Not Pictured: Carol Ballard, Joseph Hammer, Arthur Murphy, Pat Stensrud, William Wilson

Photo by corbettphotography.net

The following individuals were elected to the Preservation Society’s Board ofTrustees for the 2008-2009 fiscal year at the Society’s annual meeting on June 12, 2008:

Board of Trustees

OUTGOING TRUSTEES

The Preservation Society extends itssincere gratitude and appreciation tothe following members of the Board of Trustees for their contributions:

Mrs. Norey Dotterer CullenPeter S. DamonDavid S. GordonMrs. William L. LeathermanDavid E.P. Lindh


OFFICE OF THE CEO & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Trudy Coxe, CEO & Executive Director

Terry L. Dickinson, Special AssistantColleen Breitenstein

ACADEMIC PROGRAMSJohn R. Tschirch, Director

Patricia L. Toomey

CONSERVATIONCharles J. Moore, Chief Conservator

John BartoshJessica L. Urick

CURATORIALPaul F. Miller, Curator

Charles J. BurnsClaudia E. ThielLaurene Vivieros

DEVELOPMENTCaroline E. Considine, Director

Linda A. EppichJames A. RoehmKari Van Buren

EDUCATIONAL SALESCynthia J. O’Malley, Director

Patrick K. AllenKathryn M. BotelhoMaryann HertigSusan L. KehoeGayline A. MelloLaura MurphyJoseph C. SporcicKaren G. Wheeler

FINANCEJames M. Burress, Director

Jennifer E. ClintonHugh CollardJanet F. DodaJudith D. James

GARDENS AND GROUNDSJeffrey T. Curtis, Director

Anthony R. AguiarJared A. BonnenfantRebecca L. BonnenfantBarbara CrosbieJames DonahueThomas D. DownesJames P. LevitreMichael LoganRobert Marvelle, Jr.Eugene PlattRaphael N. RiberaCharissa RogersHarry H. Suvajian

MARKETING & SALESJohn G. Rodman, Director

Andrea CarneiroIvan S. ColonPatricia R. DiasDaniel P. FryerDebbie KammererJudith MonizBarbara A. SheaCarol A. Velasco

PROPERTIESCurtis H. Genga, Director

Virgilio G. AguiarJames A. AullRobert A. Beebe, Jr.Jeffrey D. BoyarkKenneth BreitensteinMargaret CavaliereJames H. CottrellBryan T. CoyneMaryanne N. CraftBrian E. FariaStephen P. GoldaNicole HatzbergerGilbert W. LawrenceRobert C. MarvelleHarold F. MathewsPauline McGrady-KenesheaWilliam D. Miranda, Jr.William R. MurphyDavid J. OakleyPatricia PasvolskyTheresa M. PeckhamChristine G. PickensThomas PickensRoland QuarryRobert A. RaffaManuel R. RodericksJohn SouzaPatricia StetsonBetsy A. VivierosRobert G. WattersonPhilip D. WoolhouseTheresa Wyatt

SPECIAL EVENTSPhilip F. Pelletier, Director

Amy E. MoyerBeverly Ware

VISITOR SERVICESJanice Wiseman, Director

JoAnn BlumsackDavid E. BoenningLavada M. CashmanKimberly A. FeeneyLucy A. KinsleyRobert E. LeeHeidi L. MelloJohn A. PettetAlberta T. PicozziRobert RegalbutoValentina Svanidze-LeeDonato T. Ziurella

Full Time Employees


CEO Trudy Coxe, security guard Joseph Ponte, assistant caretaker Betsy Vivieros and Properties Director Curt GengaPhoto by Andrea Carneiro

Tommy and Danie Pickens of the Properties Department, and Peter Duval of Special EventsPhoto by Andrea Carneiro

Membership associate Kari Van Buren and Development Director Caroline ConsidinePhoto by corbettphotography.net

2007-2008 Annual ReportEditor: Andrea CarneiroDesign: Roskelly Inc.Printing: Meridian Printing

© 2008 The Preservation Society of Newport County424 Bellevue AvenueNewport, RI 02840(401) 847-1000www.NewportMansions.org

The Preservation Society of Newport County,Rhode Island, founded in 1945, is a non-profit educational organization accredited by theAmerican Association of Museums and dedicated to preserving and interpreting the area’s historic architecture, landscapes and decorative arts. Its 14 historic properties—seven of them National Historic Landmarks—span more than 250 years of American architectural and social development.

PRESERVATION SOCIETY PROPERTIESArnold Burying Ground (1675)Hunter House (circa 1748)Kingscote (1839-1841)Chateau-sur-Mer (1851-1852)Green Animals Topiary Garden (circa 1860)Chepstow (1860-1861)Isaac Bell House (1881-1883)424 Bellevue Avenue (1887-1888)Marble House (1888-1892)The Breakers (1893-1895)The Breakers Stable & Carriage House (1895)The Elms (1899-1901)Rosecliff (1899-1902)Rovensky Park (1959)

Front Cover: Aerial of Marble House and the Chinese Tea HousePhoto by Roskelly Inc.

Inside Back Cover: 2007 Newport Flower Show at RosecliffPhoto by www.corbettphotography.net

Back Cover: The Tall Ships Ball at The Breakers, July 2007Photo by www.corbettphotography.net

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