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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2016

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H O U S E   R E S O L U T I O N

RECOGNIZING AND COMMENDING THE DEDICATION AND LEADERSHIP OF THE

NEWPORT RESTORATION FOUNDATION FOR "KEEPING HISTORY ABOVE WATER"

     

     Introduced By: Representatives Carson, Fogarty, Abney, Ruggiero, and Ajello

     Date Introduced: March 10, 2016

     Referred To: House read and passed

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     WHEREAS, The Newport Restoration Foundation was founded in 1968 by Doris Duke,

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an heiress and lifelong preservationist who summered in Newport and spent much of her vast

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fortune restoring colonial buildings in the city; and

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     WHEREAS, Established as a non-profit institution, the Newport Restoration Foundation

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works to preserve, interpret, and maintain landscape and objects that reflect Aquidneck Island's

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18th- and 19th-century architectural culture; and

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     WHEREAS, Having restored or preserved eighty-three buildings since its inception, the

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Newport Restoration Foundation continues to own seventy-eight historic buildings, including

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seventy-three homes that are rented as private residences, adding to the rich history and vibrancy

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of the community; and

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     WHEREAS, On April 10th through the 13th of April, 2016, the Newport Restoration

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Foundation is presenting the "Keeping History Above Water Conference," which will be "one of

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the first national conversations on the risks posed by sea level rise to historic coastal communities

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and their built environments"; and

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     WHEREAS, Awareness for the value, and dedication to the historic preservation of our

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state's architecture and culture is an essential component in building a strong foundation for

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future generations and the overall vitality of our state; now, therefore be it

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     RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island and

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Providence Plantations hereby recognizes the leadership of the Newport Restoration Foundation

 

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for "Keeping History Above Water" and commends their almost fifty years of dedication to the

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preservation of Aquidneck Island; and be it further

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     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to

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transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Pieter Roos, Executive Director of the Newport

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Restoration Foundation.

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