AnnualAnnual ReportReport 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

The Chairman’s Report By Pierre duPont Irving Delivered at the Preservation Society’s Annual Meeting, June 12, 2008 Photo by corbettphotography.net

hen The Preservation Society of Newport County Like many other similar groups, it started life with no was incorporated in 1945 with the original purpose assets and a great idea. I don’t think that the founders of the LWof saving the endangered Hunter House, the Preservation Society were concerned with economic development Gilded Age houses, such an integral part of its collection today, per se, but I do think that their desire to preserve the were barely fifty years old and still in private hands. With the architectural heritage of Newport in the late 1940s, when the passage of time, the Preservation Society has created its own town was struggling economically, did reflect a nascent view history, and it has been fascinating for me to look back upon that historic preservation would do much to improve the how its mission has evolved over the years, from its roots quality of life of the community, which would ultimately in promoting historic preservation to its more recent create an economic benefit. achievement of accreditation from the American Katherine Warren, a founding member Association of Museums. I would like to take this and President of the Preservation Society opportunity to share with you that evolution until 1975, described their early and to examine its role today in both arenas. Great Houses preservation efforts in an interview The Preservation Society began as at her home in 1970: a small group of dedicated and civic connect people to a “We tried to get zoning laws. minded individuals who were interested We sat on zoning commissions. in historic preservation in the city of We tried to interest the city Newport. In the period immediately nation’s heritage and in helping us to protect them. following WWII when it was founded, We tried to give prizes for the Newport, along with many other cities open windows people who improved their front and towns, was in danger of losing much doors in the 18th Century part. of the architectural historic fabric which We gave a cash prize. We had three made it unique. to another age. contestants. We said, what, why weren’t The original Articles of Association filed with there more? Because their taxes would go the State of Rhode Island state that The Preservation up. And then when the urban renewal thing Society of Newport County was being organized: started, we wanted to help with that, we just wanted to dig into every part of this town and make it more attractive “for the purpose of preserving for posterity buildings, places, and make it nicer, wanted to save Ocean Drive, wanted to stop and objects of historical, artistic, architectural, and other interest, signs. There wasn’t anything in the cause of the city that we and for the purpose of the acquisition, collection, development weren’t ready to do and ready to help with.” and preservation of houses, places, and objects of historical, artistic, architectural and other interest” 4 The Preservation Society of Newport County Photo by corbettphotography.net

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

In 1952 the Preservation Society commissioned and published A legacy that stands out among its successful efforts to The Architectural Heritage of Newport Rhode Island by Antoinette promote historic preservation has been the amassing of an Downing and Vincent Scully. Two of its early headquarters were extraordinary collection of architecturally iconic properties and bought, restored and then sold back into private hands. The their contents. As it has become the steward of more and more Preservation Society holds easements on several houses which assets, there has been of necessity an ongoing strategic discussion were granted many years ago. It bought The White Horse about the role of the Preservation Society in regard to its role in Tavern, which it managed for a short time and then sold back historic preservation, vis-a-vis its vastly expanded role as a major into private hands with easements. As is still the case today, national cultural attraction and museum. volunteer efforts, special events, lectures and educational Over the course of more than 60 years, the Preservation activities were all employed to promote the cause. Society has evolved into an organization which has the following In looking back over the record, one element that stands out attributes today: over time was that the primary means used by the Preservation It has become a collection of house museums. It has stewardship Society for saving significant endangered properties was by their over an enormous number of objects which it holds for the public acquisition and collection. The majority of the funds raised by trust and about which it educates and informs the public. the Preservation Society over the years have been to acquire houses which it then opened to the public, to search out objects It is in some respects like Williamsburg, Mystic Seaport, and original to those houses, and to assure their upkeep and the Henry Ford Museum, but it is unique in that all of its houses, preservation. The Preservation Society collected houses and their instead of being moved into one central location, have evolved contents. And they were extraordinarily successful. Today, more and remain as a part of the fabric of the community which than half a million people visit those houses every year. surrounds them. It is a “museum” in situ whose collection is the houses themselves and their contents. Since those early years and in large measure due to the efforts of the Preservation Society and other like-minded organizations It has some of the attributes of an art museum, but it is not an and individuals, the environment of the city has changed art museum. Items in the Preservation Society’s houses could be in dramatically. In 1965 an Historic District was created and later major art museums and objects original to the houses are in their expanded. Municipal government has become more involved in collections. It faces many of the same challenges that art museums historic preservation. City-owned buildings have been sold and face: conservation, curatorial oversight of its enormous collection, restored for adaptive reuse. An historic planner is on the city collections management issues, climate control challenges, etc. payroll. The City of Newport now has more preserved Colonial However, the Preservation Society does not have its collection and Gilded Age buildings than any other city of its size in housed in a central location, and the quality of its collections is America. Colonial houses are now considered to be highly eclectic. The Preservation Society collects its objects in the cultural desirable as homes and are being bought and lovingly restored by context of the families and the homes in which they lived. private citizens. A colonial building which is in danger of being It uses the majority of its revenue and financial and staff lost today is the exception rather than the rule, far different than resources to directly or indirectly support the maintenance of the had been the case in the 1940s. properties and their collections and to engage the visiting public in the story of the houses, their families, and their place on America’s cultural landscape. Annual Report 2007-2008 5 Photo by corbettphotography.net

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

The Preservation Society of Newport County is unique. It is organizations. Staff and volunteers of the Preservation Society among the four most visited cultural institutions in New weigh in at the State House and at City Hall when matters England, which include the MFA in Boston, the Museum of relating to historic preservation are under consideration. Science in Boston, and the Boston Aquarium. There is no other This past winter the trustees and staff looked closely at the organization quite like it. mission and history of the Preservation Society to craft a mission The museum role that the Preservation Society has statement which would articulate the most important elements undertaken in the execution of its mission has provided a that define our organization: what we do, why we do it, and for powerful platform to expand upon its message of historic whom. I would like to share it with you now: preservation. The Newport Mansions themselves serve as Great Houses connect people to a nation’s heritage and open advocates for that message. The houses tell a compelling story windows to another age. about America’s cultural heritage through the lives of the families, craftsmen, and staff that built and maintained them. The Preservation Society of Newport County is a non-profit The story of their preservation and conservation engages and organization whose mission is to protect, preserve, and present an educates the visitor. That the houses can be experienced in their exceptional collection of house museums and landscapes in one local neighborhoods as a part of the fabric of the community of the most historically intact cities in America. promotes the value of historic preservation in enhancing We hold in public trust the Newport Mansions which are an community quality of life visually, contextually and integral part of the living fabric of Newport, Rhode Island. economically. The Preservation Society and the Newport These sites exemplify three centuries of the finest achievements in Mansions have evolved over time into a museum and cultural American architecture, decorative arts, and landscape design attraction with a mission that harkens back to its early roots. spanning the Colonial era to the Gilded Age. It is a message today which carries far beyond the local Through our historic properties, educational programs, and community to the many visitors from all over the world who related activities we engage the public in the story of America’s visit the Newport Mansions every year. Through its lectures, vibrant cultural heritage. symposia, educational programs, research, and outreach, the Preservation Society is able to engage and inform the public, and We seek to inspire and promote an appreciation of the value its message serves to act as a catalyst for preservation. of preservation to enrich the lives of people everywhere. Looking back at its history, the Preservation Society was On behalf of the Board and staff of the Preservation Society, unable to devote an enormous amount of financial and staff I want to thank you all for your support of this wonderful resources to politically champion the cause of historic organization. I want to thank the Board of Trustees for their preservation, and yet it was ultimately quite successful. Much of guidance and governance, our many volunteers who have given the financial resources they were able to raise were required to of their time and talent over the past year, and I especially want maintain the houses and collections, and they promoted the cause to thank Trudy Coxe and the extraordinary professional staff by example. That remains the case today. The Preservation and employees of the Preservation Society for making it all Society continues to encourage historic preservation locally, work so well. regionally, and nationally and to work collaboratively with other 6 The Preservation Society of Newport County

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

Jeff Moore, our conservator, would tell me that the collapse of the ceiling at Chateau-sur-Mer was the memorable event of the year for him. But you know when I got his e-mail response, I called him and said: “Are you sure this is your answer? I don’t understand.” The thing that was most memorable in his mind, Photo by corbettphotography.net was working on the Mission Statement. And when I called him and asked, “Are you sure that’s your answer?” he told me : “Oh yeah. I’m used to calamity. I mean this is what I do all the time. It was a joy to work with words. That was fun. That was CEO & Executive memorable.” So, administrative victories. We grew our admissions by 2%, plus we grew our membership by 30% - we’re now one of the Director’s Report largest membership organizations in Rhode Island, which I think is incredible: 20,000 people. We grew our corporate sponsorship By Trudy Coxe program, we surpassed our Annual Fund, we created a new retirement program for our employees. These may not seem to be Delivered as a slide show at the Preservation Society's the most exciting accomplishments, but they’re very important, and Annual Meeting, June 12, 2008 we had fun doing them. feel blessed because I have the opportunity every day of the Most important in my mind was that we changed our health week to witness the thoughtfulness you have just heard care plan radically. Anyone who is in business knows that health Ifrom Pierre Irving. He cares very much about this care is the hot-button issue. A few years ago we were told that our organization. I know that his hand is steady at the helm. And I am health care costs would increase by about 20% a year, and that by very proud to have him as the leader of our organization. the year 2008 we’d be spending about a million dollars a year on T health care, up from the $500,000 that we were spending several Like Pierre, I want to thank the entire Board of Trustees. Our years ago. That’s a lot of money. And it’s money that is taken away Board is very committed and supportive and they help in many, from caring for the buildings and the collections. So we went in a many ways. I also share with Pierre the view that our employees new direction; we created a new high-deductible health savings are probably the best anywhere in the country. They are the account program, and brought our health care plan cost down to hardest working people, some of the nicest people that anyone $557,000—and this year there was no increase. Whenever I hear could ever know. And our volunteers and members – you just Senators Obama and McCain talking about how to get health care make this organization work. People who weed the gardens at prices under control I shout at the TV: “Come to the Preservation Rosecliff, organize the balls and give us your financial support—we Society! We’ve done it! We have solved the problem!” could not do all the things we’ve done and we would not have had a great year if it were not for the support of all of you. We had a fantastic year of fundraising events. The Flower Show was a great success last year. One week later, we celebrated My job tonight is to give you the year in review. I had a question the Tall Ships Ball. It brought people from around the world… I sent out to the staff in getting ready for tonight. I asked every one people who care about the maritime history of this country and of our senior staff members what was their best memory of the the maritime history of Newport. It’s one of the reasons Admiral year, what did they think was the most memorable event, what was Weschler is receiving a Laurel Award tonight, because he is so the one decision made, what was the one action taken, that really adamant about making sure that Tall Ships is a part of the stood out in their minds. I have to tell you I got some unbelievable Newport community. answers, ones that I did not expect. For example, I expected that Annual Report 2007-2008 7

Chief Conservator Jeff Moore hangs a Della Robbia plaque, part of the original Pierre Irving, Sir Stirling Moss, Trudy Coxe and Dan Gurney enjoyed the festivities at the Berwind collection, in the library of The Elms. Photo by Andrea Carneiro William K. Vanderbilt, Jr. Concours d’Elegance. Photo by corbettphotography.net

Thanks to the work of people like Peter Kiernan and Drew Reilly, back, and they created a beautiful piece of work. I commend them who is joining our Board this year, the Concours d’Elegance brought all because I know it was not a job that they enjoyed doing. thousands of people to Newport who care about antique cars. We We also did some in-house work. The dining room chairs at also had some of the world's best race car drivers, including Sir Marble House, bought by Alva Vanderbilt in the late 1880s, have Stirling Moss, the greatest living race car driver, and Dan Gurney – deteriorated badly over the last hundred plus years, and are now one of the greatest drivers in America. And then my favorite – and I being conserved. We have a fantastic textile conservator on staff, think Alva Vanderbilt would agree – Janet Guthrie, who was the Jessica Urick, who is literally sewing them by hand with gold first woman to ever drive the Indianapolis 500. thread. Her artisanship is unbelievable. The Wine and Food Festival continued to be a great success. I We were very fortunate to get a grant from the Getty have to interject a little look into the future: we recently reached an Foundation to examine the Asian lacquer panels at The Elms, agreement with the Italian Trade Commission, which is giving a which are disintegrating. These are panels which were made from hundred thousand dollars to underwrite this year’s Festival. They'll 1680 to 1720 and are very unique in the U.S. They’re not in good set up an Italian wine and food pavilion, so that’s going to be a great shape and it is very much a mission of ours to preserve them, so event. But we laid the groundwork last year, with people like Kevin with that Getty grant we’re examining what the problem is and Zraly, the former sommelier of Windows on the World, which was what we can do to correct it. the restaurant at the top of the World Trade Center, and chef Jacques Pepin – the most wonderful Frenchman I’ve ever met in my life. We're also reviving our collections and I think that Paul Miller and the whole curatorial staff deserve a tremendous amount of At the Green Animals Children's Party, now in its 26th year, credit for bringing things back to the houses--things that were once children and adults keep jumping for joy, thanks very much to Carol part of the Berwind family or the Vanderbilt family or any of the and Les Ballard. families--so that the stories about these families can be better told. I can’t mention all of our educational programs and lectures, but For example, the Boulle clock which was in The Breakers up until we brought a whole array of tremendous speakers through the the auction in 1970 came back this year. It’s about 7 feet tall. There Newport Symposium, through the weekly and monthly lectures. You was another Boulle clock at The Breakers as well that is now should all be proud of the work our education department does. owned by the Getty so it’s unlikely that we’ll get two back but at Now the administrative side and the special events side are all least we have one. That was a very major acquisition for us. geared up to help pay for and support the restoration of our houses, one of the centerpieces of our mission. We were certainly busy this The dining room table at The Elms had been lost at auction year continuing to restore Chateau-sur-Mer. One of the examples of in the early 1960s. It was found at Brown University, where it restoration work done last summer was the restoration of the was being used in the faculty house. Thanks to Dayton Carr, cornices. They were in pretty bad shape. The cornices were taken off, who is a Brown alum, for using his great negotiating skills to talk the underpinnings completely replaced and the old cornices restored. President Simmons into working out a deal out with us, so now We didn’t throw the old ones away, we used the old ones again. This the table is back. is a beautiful restoration job, so I think Richard Morris Hunt would be very pleased with us. Another great acquisition for The Elms is an original Della Robbia. Mr. Berwind was a great collector of Della Robbias. Mother Nature and Narragansett Bay continue to perplex us, When the auction was held at The Elms in the early 1960s, all of eating away at the seawall at Hunter House and, in fact, taking some the Della Robbias were bought by Doris Duke and put on exhibit of the yard away from us. So this year we began to create a new at Rough Point. This year one came up for auction and even seawall. This was a job done by our own staff, and you cannot though we bid furiously and frantically, we lost. But several imagine how hard it is to build a seawall because you have to do it months later Paul Miller got a call from the auction house saying between tides. So our men would leave for 4 hours and then come 8 The Preservation Society of Newport County

that this Della Robbia had been damaged in transport to the new Breakers. We are continuing to grow our membership base, and buyer and the buyer did not want it any longer. Were we that's important because the more members we have, the stronger interested? And what do you think he said? So, it is now being our voice can be on historic preservation issues. We want to conserved and it will go back on the wall just where it hung continue to preserve Chateau and Kingscote – our next project. We through the early1900s. are going to publish Lost Houses – the exhibit that many people These Chinese blue and white jars were in Hunter House in the have loved and have wanted to see in book form. We are going to early 1800s, part of Senator Hunter’s collection. They're now back advocate with many of our friends throughout the state that a state- at Hunter House, a tremendous addition to our collection. I could wide preservation ethic is absolutely mandatory – we should all go on, but suffice it to say one of the things that we rely upon is you care about old buildings. And we’re going to collect, collect, collect. all, watching auction catalogues and seeing if there are I think that historic preservation has an emotional side to it that opportunities for the Preservation Society to be involved in an takes us back to our own pasts. I remember being piled into the acquisition. So if you ever see something that looks like it might family car on the first day of August every year to take the long trip come from one of the houses in Newport please get in touch with from Pennsylvania to our summer house in Jamestown where we us. You often times are the best detectives. would spend the most blissful month imaginable. We knew we And then finally fighting for preservation. As Pierre pointed were almost there when we saw the masts of the Charles W. out, we started out as a group fighting to save Hunter House and Morgan and the Joseph Conrad at Mystic Seaport. We knew we then we fought to save The Elms and then we fought to save many were even closer when we drove through the beautiful farmland other houses. It is part of our tradition, so this year we have along 138. It was the custom to beep at the cows! When we arrived continued that. Two of the more important battles I’ll share with at the top of the Jamestown Bridge – that most horrifying, spine- you tonight. tingling, excruciatingly-frightening roller-coaster ride of a bridge – we knew we had arrived. I can still remember the rumble at the First is to save the trolleys. I know these are not historic but they top; I thought I was going to die. are historic-looking and do add to the quality of Newport. Trolleys are a lot smaller than buses, they are a lot prettier than buses and – We were Jamestowners but we came to Newport frequently. what’s most important – when these trolleys were introduced onto We’d take the ferry, unload at the end of Mill Street, and wind our the streets of Newport and Providence about ten years ago, thanks way up Mill, past the Corne House where Mr. Corne, the man who primarily to the leadership of Frank Ray, ridership on public brought the tomato to North America, lived. Bellevue Avenue was transportation increased by about 25 to 30 percent. So they’re the destination: The Breakers, tennis at the casino, or a trip to the working. They’re getting people out of cars and into public Newport Creamery to try to drink three Awful Awfuls in order to transportation. We were very unhappy to learn that the life of these get one free. (Never made it!) trolleys has come to an end and to replace them the state is I tell these stories because I think everything in our lives is proposing a bus that looks like a trolley. So we are fighting this influenced by our memories - who we are and where we come battle and we have secured support of 85 leading tourism and from. I still feel the same anticipation and enthusiasm and hospitality advocates who have all joined and signed a petition. expectation approaching Newport today as I did fifty years ago. It’s That’s part of the job of preservation. surprising how little has changed. So, to me, the Preservation Finally, many organizations in Rhode Island helped six or seven Society and Newport, as a community, represent continuity. They years ago to get a state historic tax credit in place. It was one of the represent places to come back to that are, to a large degree, very most outstanding laws for preservation ever created. More historic much like they were. I for one value that very much. It adds to my preservation has taken place in the last five years than in the own sense of place and security, and I suspect it’s the same for you. previous 25. Two hundred seventy seven mills, abandoned That’s why I think preservation is important and why what we properties, down-trodden buildings have been saved–25 in do really counts. We are in the business of saving great houses and Newport alone. This law has generated jobs, it’s generated saving great objects But our mission, I think, is also that of saving economic growth, it’s generated revenue and it has saved important memories. And if we don’t take the mission of saving memories parts of our history. So, we spent a lot of time on it, trying to seriously, I don’t know who will. It’s one of the reasons I support convince the legislature not to abandon it. We had many allies, the Preservation Society and I believe that’s why you support us from Grow Smart Rhode Island to the State Preservation Office. as well. We were not successful, but a group of us are planning to go back Your backing is very, very important to us, so thank you all for and make the case to the state that this indeed was one of the best helping make the last year such a great year. We cannot be bills ever passed, particularly important for historic preservation. successful without the marvelous support of all of our members, I want to conclude by laying out a few of the ideas for the year staff, and Board. And thank you for believing that it is the job of ahead. We are laying the foundation for a capital campaign. We the Preservation Society to protect this place, so that people in the are growing our educational outreach, redoing the audio tours at future can enjoy it just as much as we do right now. Thank you all! The Elms and Marble House and creating a new one for The Annual Report 2007-2008 9

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. Concours d’Elegance in July 2007. Photo by corbettphotography.net 10 The Preservation Society of Newport County Photo by corbettphotography.net

am delighted to report that this past fiscal year, our total visits were actually up 2.3% over the prior year and our Treasurer’s Iadmission revenue exceeded budget expectations by almost I4%—quite a change from prior years. Further, our total revenue of about $17 million beat our budgeted figure by 2%. On a cash basis, Report the Preservation Society generated a small surplus of $118,000, net of capital expenditures, slightly better than planned. By Donald O. Ross One of our major financial strategies is to enhance our revenue from non-admissions areas. As a result of strong leadership by Delivered at the Preservation Society’s Caroline Considine, head of the Development Department, the Annual Meeting, June 12, 2008 efforts in this area are showing good results. For the year, we exceeded our goals with regard to new members, and membership revenue contributed $774,000, up 21% over last year. In addition, including the Annual Fund which raised almost $600,000, total gifts contributed $1.4 million to the revenue line, which was slightly better than last year. I want to offer a special thank you to all of those generous and loyal donors who over the years have helped make the Preservation Society the organization it is and helped us keep on track with our maintenance goals. The Special Events Department continues to excel. Their gross revenues were $1.7 million, up 15% from last year. A special thanks to 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 was up 5% over last year. If you haven’t seen the changes at the store down at Bannister’s Wharf, I urge you to stop in. Annual Report 2007-2008 11

XPENDITURES SUPPORT & REVENUE E

4.7% 9.2% 2.7% Property Fundraising P.S. Events Rental

11.2% 33.3% P.S. Events Curatorial, 10.6% 37.2% Conservation, Property Rental Admissions Preservation & Restoration 10.8% Supporting Services 16.8% Contributions

15.9% 21.4% 17.9% 8.3% Newport Education Newport Mansions Endowment Draw Mansions Stores Stores

On the expense front, we were only off budget by less than 1%, Our endowment did not escape the lousy equity markets that we principally as a result of additional expenses related to our museum have been experiencing and stood a bit over $33.5 million, down store efforts. As we look at the longer term expense picture, and about 5.5% over the prior year, including the $1.5 million we took because of the legislative changes related to defined benefit as an annual draw. We do have a well-diversified endowment, retirement plans, we, like a number of corporations around the with investments in traditional and alternative asset classes. country and other not-for-profit institutions, reached a decision to As we created the financial plan for 2009, with rising oil and gas change our structure to a defined contribution plan. In the long run prices and continued declining museum attendance nationwide, we we feel the plan makes sense for everyone involved; it will initially concluded that a budget decline of 4% in admission revenue was mean a significant additional contribution being made to employee prudent. So far though, in April and May we have seen good retirement accounts by the Preservation Society at the time of attendance, but in spite of the last few heat wave days, the main conversion, which we expect in this fiscal year. attendance period, the summer season, has not yet started. Two and a half years ago we went through major angst with Looking farther out to the next few years, we have some hefty regard to insurance coverage. Since then we have built a wonderful challenges in front of us financially. While we do keep the houses relationship with Fireman’s Fund, breathed a little easier, and looking superb, the maintenance costs are only going up, the continue to get the coverage that we need. unforeseen will only get more expensive, and there is only so much Capital expenditures last year amounted to slightly over improvement we can make to our stores and our special events. $500,000, about 60% of which was for the Chateau-sur-Mer roof Clearly, we need to see our endowment quite a bit larger so that we restoration. This was about 40% more than last year, but in line can keep our houses looking the way we expect. with prior years’ spending. Generally speaking, our capital In closing, I want to thank the tremendous efforts of the Finance expenditures have to be funded by external sources, as operating Committee, which meets monthly and then some. Also, and cash flow is insufficient. particularly to Jim Burress and his Finance Department staff, who Looking at our balance sheet, we were able to reduce our total prepare phenomenal reports for the committee and the Board. borrowings by almost $1.2 million as a result of the slightly better While I believe we are well positioned going into this year and than expected net cash flow and the sale of the Smith property next, we will have to be more creative than ever in the years to earlier this year. This reduction gives us a bit more financial come when looking at our overall financial picture. flexibility for unforeseen events. 12 The Preservation Society of Newport County Laurel Recognition of Outstanding Awards 20072008 Photo by corbettphotography.net

Pierre Irving, Guillaume Verzier and Paul Szápáry Prelle & Cie, Guillaume Verzier In recognition of Prelle’s role in supplying much of Newport’s rich textile heritage and in gratitude to the Verzier family for their preservation of this savoir faire.

The Laurel Award is given

annually by the Preservation Society Draperies and furniture upholstery in the ballroom of Marble House were replicated by Prelle et Cie. in recognition of outstanding service, Photo by Andrea Carneiro artisanship or leadership in support of its mission. This year, three Laurel Awards were bestowed at the Annual Meeting in June. Annual Report 2007-2008 13 Service, Artisanship or Leadership in Support of its Mission. Photo by corbettphotography.net Photo by corbettphotography.net

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

Myra Horgan Duvally Vice Admiral Thomas R. Weschler (USN, Ret.) In recognition of her crucial role in fostering a national In recognition of his leadership and volunteer work on behalf recognition of Newport’s horticultural treasures and in the of Tall Ships and the promotion of Newport’s rich nautical creation of the Hunter House garden. heritage to the world at large.

Myra Duvally in the garden at Hunter House. Photo courtesy of the Newport Daily News Admiral Weschler takes a bow at the Tall Ships Ball. Photo by corbettphotography.net 14 The Preservation Society of Newport County

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

President’s Circle President’s Circle $5,000-$9,999 $5,000-$9,999 continued Donors Ms. Helen Harting Abell Mr. and Mrs. J. Laurence Sheerin Mrs. Russell B. Aitken Mr. and Mrs. A. Theodore Stautberg, Jr. April 1, 2007–March 31, 2008 Ms. Denae Bayer and Mr. Stephen Ovren Mr. Paul L. Szápáry Mr. and Mrs. Allan Beitchman Mr. and Mrs. Jack Thomas The Preservation Society Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Bennett Mr. and Mrs. Guy F. C. Van Pelt is grateful for the support Mr. and Mrs. Mortimer Berkowitz III Mr. and Mrs. David L. Van Schaick Mr. and Mrs. Charles P. Bolton Anonymous of its many members and Mr. and Mrs. James F. Carlin friends during fiscal year Mr. and Mrs. Robert Castellano Heritage Circle Chairman’s Circle Mr. and Mrs. James T. Chadwick $2,500-$4,999 2007. Your ongoing $10,000-$24,999 Ms. Candace A. Clark and Mr. W. Whitman Ball Mr. Edmund S. Borkoski II Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Auersperg Mr. Stephen F. Brauer generosity is critical to Mr. and Mrs. Eugene P. Conese, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. William S. Bernard Mr. and Mrs. H. William Breyer IV Mr. and Mrs. Peter S. Damon accomplishing our mission Mrs. Thomas W. Blake Capt. and Mrs. Nicholas Brown Elizabeth Prince de Ramel Mr. and Mrs. John W. Brooks, Jr. Mrs. Ruth Hale Buchanan of preserving Newport’s Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Di Bona Mrs. Helen D. Buchanan and Mr. and Capt. and Mrs. W. L. Caldwell, Jr. Ms. Myra H. Duvally architectural and Mrs. Richard I. Burnham Mr. and Mrs. Duncan A. Chapman Mr. and Mrs. Wiley T. Buchanan III Dr. and Mrs. Edwin G. Fischer / The Hope Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Howard G. Chilton cultural heritage. Mr. Charles J. Burns and Mr. Paul F. Miller Mr. and Mrs. John H. French II Mr. and Mrs. George E. Clark, Jr. Mrs. Brittain B. Cudlip Mr. and Mrs. Eugene W. Friedrich Mr. and Mrs. Richard H. Comstock, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Edmond de La Haye Jousselin Mrs. Robert H. I. Goddard Mr. Ray Dalio I NDIVIDUAL G IFTS Oliver S. & Jennie R. Donaldson Mr. and Mrs. Thomas P. I. Goddard Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Davis Champions of Charitable Trust The Honorable and Mrs. David S. Gordon Mr. Bartlett S. Dunbar and Ms. Lisa Lewis Preservation Mr. and Mrs. Pierre duPont Irving Mr. and Mrs. John Rovensky Grace Bill and Jacalyn Egan Mr. and Mrs. Howard A. Fafard Mr. and Mrs. William S. Gubelmann Ms. Linda Eppich $100,000 and above Mr. Ronald Lee Fleming of the Mr. and Mrs. S. Matthews V. Hamilton, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Fernandez Mr. and Mrs. A. Leslie Ballard Fleming Charitable Trust II Mr. Joseph W. Hammer Ms. Joan S. Giacalone Mr. and Mrs. Peter D. Kiernan III Mr. and Mrs. James C. Flores Mr. and Mrs. Peter Heydon Mr. and Mrs. James H. Gibson Mrs. George E. Ford Ms. Leila C. Jenkins Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Gilbane Mr. and Mrs. Robert T. Galkin Mrs. Donald Breck Lamont Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Gilbane Mr. and Mrs. James B. Gubelmann Mr. Richard C. Loebs, Jr. Mr. Stephen L. Glascock and $50,000-$99,999 Ms. Barbara van Beuren The Honorable Esmond V. Harmsworth Mrs. Edmund C. Lynch Mr. Dayton T. Carr Mr. and Mrs. Peter W. Gonzalez Mr. and Mrs. George G. Herrick Mr. Henry S. Lynn, Jr. Mr. Solomon Grossman Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Grace Ms. Stefani Hulitar Mr. and Mrs. John H. Manice Mrs. Samuel M. V. Hamilton Mrs. Alfred S. Wilsey Mr. and Mrs. James D. Klau / FNZ Mr. and Mrs. William M. Matthews Foundation, Inc. Ms. Diane S. Hurley Mr. and Mrs. Michael P. McDonough Mr. and Mrs. William L. Leatherman Mr. Michael Keyser Mr. and Mrs. Samuel M. Mencoff Mr. Peter E. Madden Mr. and Mrs. Karl Kirchner $25,000-$49,999 Mr. and Mrs. Craig J. Millard The Honorable and Mrs. Randolph Mason Mr. and Mrs. John Kitchens Mr. and Mrs. Gary L. Moore Mr. and Mrs. Glenn M. Darden Ms. Edith S. McBean Ms. Merry MacBarb Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth M. Ohrstrom Mr. David B. Ford The Honorable Juliette C. McLennan Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Malloy Mr. and Mrs. Christopher T. H. Pell Mr. and Mrs. Bernard S. Gewirz Senator and Mrs. Claiborne Pell Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm McGuire Mr. and Mrs. Louis G. Piancone Mr. David E. P. Lindh Sarah K. de Coizart Article TENTH Mr. Brian V. S. McKenna Perpetual Charitable Trust Mr. and Mrs. Donald O. Ross Mr. and Mrs. Eugene B. Roberts, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Miles Mr. and Mrs. Dan C. Tutcher Mrs. Howard Ross Mr. and Mrs. Carl Moore Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Royce Mr. Nicholas B. Scheetz

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

Heritage Circle Benefactor Benefactor Benefactor $2,500-$4,999 continued $1,000-$2,499 continued $1,000-$2,499 continued $1,000-$2,499 continued Gloria Nagy and Richard Saul Wurman Mr. and Mrs. Edmund F. Capozzi, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Carl S. Forsythe III Dr. and Mrs. David L. Keefe Mr. and Mrs. Brian R. Owens Ms. Andrea Carneiro Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Frater Mr. and Mrs. Colin Keith Mr. and Mrs. Edward Pratt Mr. and Mrs. Ralph E. Carpenter Mr. and Mrs. Joseph S. Freeman Ms. Susan Keller Mr. and Mrs. Frank N. Ray Mr. and Mrs. Richard G. Casey Mr. and Mrs. Peter French Mr. and Mrs. Morten Kielland Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Reilly Mrs. Robert H. Charles Mr. and Mrs. Adolfo Ramon Garcia Mr. Daniel K. Kinder Jonathan N. Savage, Esq. Mr. and Mrs. Steven Chepa Mr. John Garforth Mr. and Mrs. Byron L. Knief Mr. and Mrs. Stephen R. Seiter Mrs. E. Taylor Chewning, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. E. Garnett Mr. and Mrs. Christopher G. Knoll Mr. and Mrs. Richard Shappy Mr. Thomas Christofferson Mr. Curtis H. Genga Mrs. M. S. Krakoff Col. Alfred R. Simson Mr. Tom Coady Dr. Lawrence Geuss and Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Kulp, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Rockwell Stensrud Mr. and Mrs. James J. Coleman, Jr. Ms. Pamela Lenehan Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lang Ms. Gladys Szápáry Mr. and Mrs. John P. Collins Mr. Daniel Ghose Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Lennon Mr. and Mrs. Joseph B. Van Sciver III Mr. and Mrs. Lyn L. Comfort Mr. and Mrs. Frederick H. Gillmore, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. David J. Little Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Walker Mr. and Mrs. Joseph J. Connolly Mr. and Mrs. Louis M Girard Mr. Erik P. Littlejohn Mr. and Mrs. H. Hunter White, Jr. Ms. Caroline E. Considine Mr. and Mrs. Peter S. Goltra Mr. and Mrs. Peter Lombardi L. Walker Willson Mr. and Mrs. Bruce C. Conway Mr. and Mrs. Richard H. Gordon Commander Karen Lynch and Mr. and Mrs. William F. Wilson Mr. Michael R. Corcoran Mr. and Mrs. Christopher R. Greenman Mr. Dana P. Downes Mr. and Mrs. George F. Wintersteen Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Cowley Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Grenon The Honorable and Mrs. Ronald K. Machtley Dr. and Mrs. John Zambetti Ms. Trudy Coxe and Mr. James Gaffney Mr. and Mrs. Peter Grossman Mr. and Mrs. Peter L. Malkin Anonymous Mrs. Norey Dotterer Cullen Mr. and Mrs. Richard Grosvenor Ms. Kara Malkovich Mr. and Mrs. Curt R. Pindler / Curt R. & Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Grosvenor Gerry Pindler Foundation Mr. James Grundy Mrs. Carmen L. Marchosky Benefactor Mr. and Mrs. E. Michael Masinter $1,000-$2,499 Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie F. Curtis Mr. and Mrs. Jay M. Gwynne Mr. Frederick A. Cushing and Mr. and Mrs. Paul J. S. Haigney Mr. Charles T. Matheson The Abaco Club/Mr. Peter J. de Savary Mrs. Caterine Milinaire Mr. David R. Hall Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mauran Mr. and Mrs. Armin B. Allen Mr. and Mrs. Edward N. Dane Ms. Deborah Hall Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mauran IV Mr.and Mrs. A. Edward Allinson Mr. and Mrs. John R. Danieli Mr. Torrence Harder Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. McAndrew Mrs. Cherie Amalfitano Mrs. Virginia J. Dawson Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Harper III Mr. Michael McCaffery and Mr. Edward Ankudavich and Mr. and Mrs. Michael F. Delfino Mrs. Elizabeth E. Meyer Ms. Rosemary Ponzo Mr. Steven Harris Mr. and Mrs. George Domolky Mr. and Mrs. Paul E. McCollam Mr. and Mrs. Charles Anton Mr. and Mrs. Gurnee F. Hart Mrs. John Donnell Mr. and Mrs. Earl McMillen III Mrs. Victoria J. Avery Mr. and Mrs. Andrew P. Heaney Mr. and Mrs. John R. Drexel IV Mr. Michael McQuiston and Mr. and Mrs. John F. Ball Mrs. Edward F. Herrlinger Ms. Mary McCaw Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Dryer Mrs. Merrilyn Bardes Dr. O. William Hilton, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John K. Menoudakos Mr. Elijah Duckworth-Schachter Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Bartlett, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Allan Hodges Mrs. Dale T. Mercer Ms. Deborah Dunlap Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Beaver Mr. and Mrs. Chandler Hovey III Ms. Florence Micarelli Mr. Michael Dury Mr. and Mrs. John S. M. Beckwith-Smith Mr. David Hughes Ambassador and Mr. and Mrs. Edward Dweck Mrs. J. William Middendorf II Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Berk Ms. Emily Wade Hughey Mr. Thomas Eberhardt and Mr. Dan Burnes Ms. Lee P. Miller Mr. George C. Bitting Mr. and Mrs. William W. Humphrey, Jr. Mr. Dean S. Edmonds, Jr. Mrs. Stacie Mills and Ms. Pat Reed Ms. Susan Bodner Mrs. Richard F. Hunnewell Mr. Howard Eisenberg and Mr. Edward J. Iannone, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Clement C. Moore III Mr. and Mrs. Les Bowen Ms. Doris Zografos Mr. and Mrs. Ralph H. Isham Mr. and Mrs. James E. Moore Dr. and Mrs. Hallam Boyd, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Peter H. Elebash Mr. and Mrs. Paul Jablansky Ms. Patricia Morrissette Mr. and Mrs. Douglas P. Braff Mr. Vernon Evenson Dr. and Mrs. Julius H. Jacobson II Mr. and Mrs. George F. Moss Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Brickley, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. A. Lawrence Fagan, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey R. Jay Mrs. Jennifer Murphy Mr. and Mrs. William A. Buell, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey M. Farrar Jeffrey Jenkins, Esq. Ms. Kelly Niehoff Mr. and Mrs. James M. Burress Mrs. Donald R. Findlay Ms. Joan L. Jensen Ms. Cynthia O’Malley Mr. and Mrs. David Bush-Brown Mr. Edward Fitts Mr. and Mrs. Edward C. Johnson III Mr. Brian O’Malley Mr. and Mrs. John J. Cafaro Mr. and Mrs. Thomas K. Flynn Mr. and Mrs. William Kaupp Mr. and Mrs. James Opinsky Mr. and Mrs. Ely Reeves Callaway Mrs. Kit C. Forrestal and Miss Francesca Forrestal 16 The Preservation Society of Newport County

Peter Madden and Magi Purru David Lindh, Pierre Irving, and George Warren

Benefactor Benefactor Patron Patron $1,000-$2,499 continued $1,000-$2,499 continued $500-$999 continued $500-$999 continued Mr. Leo Orsi Mr. Brinkley Thorne Mr. Bruce Beard Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Davidson Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Page Mr. Whitney Tower, Jr. Mrs. Neale M. Bearden Mr. Caldwell Davis Mr. and Mrs. F. Michael Palmer Mrs. Whitney Tower Mr. Chris Becker Dr. Elliot B. Davis and Mr. and Mrs. John S. Palmer, Jr. Mr. Charles H. Townsend Mr. Ralph Becker Mr. John S. Paoella Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan H. Pardee Mr. and Mrs. Bruce G. Tucker Mr. and Mrs. William Beekman Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Dawson Mr. and Mrs. Harold C. Paull, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth P. Urban Ms. T. Paige Betz Mr. and Mrs. Eliot W. Denault Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey Peterson Mr. and Mrs. John A. van Beuren Mrs. Flora Biddle Mr. and Mrs. Anthony DePaula Mr. and Mrs. Robert Pilkington Mr. and Mrs. Felipe Vergara Reine and Tim Bitting Mr. Frank DeSantis Dr. John Primiano Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Walker Mr. and Mrs. William Boatwright Mr. Philip Deuchler Thomas H. Quinn, Esq. Mr. and Mrs. Barclay H. Warburton IV Mr. and Mrs. Constantin R. Boden Mr. Kenneth Dew Mr. David Warren Ray Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Warren Mr. Derek Bogdon Ms. Alexandra de Wankowicz Mr. and Mrs. James Read Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth W. Washburn Mr. and Mrs. John F. Bohan Mr. and Mrs. Chauncey F. Dewey, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Walter G. D. Reed Mr. and Mrs. Bruce R. Watts Mr. and Mrs. Richard N. Bohan Mr. and Mrs. Ronald F. Dick Mrs. Douglas Riggs Mr. and Mrs. Karl Weintz Mr. and Mrs. Richard N. Bohan, Jr. Mr. Terry L. Dickinson Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Robbins Mr. and Mrs. Richard Wells Ms. Jennifer Booth Mr. Harry L. Dodson Mr. and Mrs. Randall Robinson VADM and Mrs. Thomas R. Weschler Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Boulay Mr. Robert W. Dolan and Dr. Maria L. Gaiso Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Rodgers III USN (Ret.) Mr. and Mrs. Michael Bowater Mr. and Mrs. Timothy M. Donahue Mr. and Mrs. John G. Rodman Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm F. Wheeler Dr. Doug Bowers Mr. Dennis Donegan Mr. James A. Roehm amd Mr. and Mrs. Laurence F. Whittemore Mr. Guy T. P. Brennan Dr. Leo P. Donovan, Jr. Ms. Bonnie Pashkow Mr. Richard Wien Ms. Deborah Brenner Mrs. Evelyn M. Dorkin Mr. John Romano Ms. Deborah E. Wiley Mr. and Mrs. David L. Brodsky Mr. and Mrs. Richard H. Dorwaldt Mrs. Jill R. Roosevelt Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Wilson Ms. Elizabeth Q. Brooks Mr. and Mrs. A. Webster Dougherty, Jr. Ms. Laura L. Rose and Mr. William Hall Mr. and Mrs. John G. Winslow Mr. and Mrs. Andrew W. Burden Mr. Peter Drago Mrs. Elaine L. Rosenberg Mr. and Mrs. Charles D. Wiseman, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Burden Ms. Maria Drown Mrs. Nancy Rothe Mr. and Mrs. William N. Wood Prince Ms. Eleanor Burgess Mr. Philip Drumheller Mr. and Mrs. Bayard Russell Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth R. Woodcock Ms. Carol Burke Ms. Leslie Dubanevich Ms. Capera Ryan Mr. Faris Zeghibe Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Busconi Mr. and Mrs. Michael Dufresne Mrs. Jeanne F. Ryan Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Paul Callahan Mr. John Duhamel Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Sarkis Mrs. Elizabeth M. Campanella Mr. and Mrs. Jay Schochet Dr. Linda Durhan and Patron Mr. Russell Caramagno Dr. John P. Opalacz Mr. Charles T. Schulze $500-$999 Mr. Bruce Carp Mr. Joseph Duwan Mr. and Mrs. Edwin S. Sheffield Mrs. Leith Adams Ms. Vivian Cavalieri Mr. Walter Frederick Eayrs Mrs. Albert K. Sherman Mr. and Mrs. Jeffery M. Allen Ms. Pamela Chapman Miss Nancy K. Ebbs Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Shippee Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Allsup Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Chesbrough Mr. and Mrs. Alfred H. Ebert, Jr. Mr. George Shuster Mr. and Mrs. Michael Anthony Mr. Jonathan P. Cody and Mr. Eamon Egan Mrs. Karl B. Smith Ms. Heather Byers Ms. E. Vicki Arians Mrs. Pearl Elion Mr. Randall Snow Mrs. Alletta M. S. Cooper Mr. and Mrs. Robert Armes Mr. and Mrs. Robert Elston Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Squillante Mrs. June Costikyan Mr. and Mrs. Theodore H. Ashford Mr. and Mrs. David K. Elwell, Jr. Mrs. Frederick M. Stafford Ms. Beth Cotner Mr. Tony Azzara Mr. and Mrs. Richard F. Ernst Mr. Gary J. Stallard Mr. and Mrs. Derek A. Coulton Dr. and Mrs. Richard A. Baker Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Fanning Mr. and Mrs. James P. Stirling Mrs. Alexander C. Cushing Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bakish Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey C. Farnum Ms. Jeaneen Sullivan Dr. John Cuttino and Mr. W. Barton Baldwin III Mr. and Mrs. Mohamad Farzan Ms. Topsy Taylor Dr. Carolyn Dedrick Ms. Janet Barillari Mr. Louis A. Fazzano Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Teller, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John D. Damon Mr. and Mrs. William P. Barrack Mrs. Connie Feuerstein Mr. David Thalmann Mr. and Mrs. David W. Dangremond Mr. and Mrs. David G. Bazarsky Mr. and Mrs. Tylor Field II Mrs. Daphne S. Thornton Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Darling Mr. and Mrs. David Curtis Beal Ms. Mary Ellen Flanagan Ms. Patricia Fleming Annual Report 2007-2008 17

Pat Fernandez and Cynthia O’Malley Doris and Stan Geary

Patron Patron Patron Patron $500-$999 continued $500-$999 continued $500-$999 continued $500-$999 continued Mr. Richard E. Ford Mr. and Mrs. Gaynor N. Kelley Mr. Richard Michaels Mr. Bruce A. Rokes, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Fruehauf Mrs. Kathleen B. Kelly Mr. and Mrs. Guy W. Millner Dr. and Mrs. Gerald Rosenberg Dr. and Mrs. Louis V. Gabaldoni Ms. Melissa King and Mr. Ken Coquin Dr. and Mrs. Michael Montanaro Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Roskelly Ms. Amy Gallagher Ms. Katherine Kirk and Ms. Barbara Kirk Ms. Rachel Moore Mr. Andrew Ross and Mr. Richard Ganfield Mr. and Mrs. Michael C. Kissel Ms. Colleen Morton Ms. Leslie S. George Mr. and Mrs. Peter A. Gerard Mr. Jan Kniffen Mr. and Mrs. John D. Muggeridge Ms. Noreen Rossini Ms. Elizabeth B. Gertz Mr. Peter Knowllenberg Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Murray Mr. Edward Rovegno Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Gett Mr. and Mrs. Charles P. Kontulis Mr. Guy Napoli Mrs. Susan Rufkahr Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan K. Gewirz Ms. Donna Kunkel Mr. and Mrs. Edward Napolitano Mr. and Mrs. Erik Saarmaa Mr. and Mrs. Michael K. Gewirz Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Lafen Ms. Margaret Nelson Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sadler Kathryn E. Goff, Esq. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Langston Mr. Michael Newburg Dr. Scott Salkind Mr. and Mrs. Sidney S. Gorham III Mr. and Mrs. Michael H. Lanza Mr. Andrew Nicoletta Ms. Sophia D. Schachter Miss Maisie Grace Mr. Stephen LaPointe Mr. and Mrs. Eric Nietsch Mr. Richard J. Schlaff Mr. and Mrs. Philip Graceffa Ms. Patricia M. Lassiter Mrs. Sandra D. O’Donnell Mrs. Arthur Schuetz Dr. and Mrs. John T. Grady Mr. and Mrs. Richard Leonard Mr. and Mrs. Eric Offenberg Ms. Maria Scott Mr. and Mrs. Robert Grasing Mr. and Mrs. David P. Leys Mr. Roderick B. O’Hanley and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Seitz Mr. and Mrs. Paul E. Gricus Mr. Paul Leys and Ms. Christina West Mr. Richard C. Crisson Mrs. Anne Self Ms. Rita C. Hajjar Mrs. Josiah K. Lilly III Mrs. Ruth Orthwein Mr. Edwin S. Sheffield, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. N. Peter Hamilton Mr. and Mrs. Bertram Lippincott III Mrs. Cordlandt Parker Ms. Marie Shrekgast Gerald Harrington, Esq. Col. Karen Lloyd Mr. Rob Parrish Mr. and Mrs. John Slawenski Mr. and Mrs. Richard T. Harris Mr. and Mrs. William Lockett Mr. John M. Peixinho Mrs. John J. Slocum* Mr. and Mrs. Edward T. Harvey, Jr. Ambassador John L. Loeb, Jr. Mr. Anthony G. Pennacchi Mr. Kevin M. Smith Mr. Mark Anthony Hatsis Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Lorenz Mr. and Mrs. James C. Peterson Mr. and Mrs. Lee A. Smith Mr. Keven Hawkins Professor Charles Lounsbury Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Pettit Capt. and Mrs. Frank M. Snyder, USN (Ret.) Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Hay, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Bruce Lowry Mr. and Mrs. Edward W. Phifer, III Mr. Phillip K. Sotel Mr. and Mrs. Tim Heitman Mr. James B. Lyon Mr. John Pistana Mrs. Candy Spelling Mr. Silvio Hidalgo Mr. D. Stuart MacNaught Dr. Joseph J. Plaud and Dr. Deborah M. Plaud Mr. and Mrs. Stephen W. Spencer Mr. Tommy Hilfiger Mr. and Mrs. E. Kimbark MacColl, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Joel Post Mr. David C. Stanford Mr. Ian Hooper Mr. Davis Margold Mr. and Mrs. William S. Post Ms. Nancy G. Stear Ms. Juana Horton Mrs. Marion Mariner Mr. Lowell G. Powers, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Peter N. Stevens Mr. and Mrs. Michael S. Hudner Mr. Ronald C.J.R. Martin Mr. and Mrs. Paul Prenoveau Miss Eleanor Steward Mr. and Mrs. Mark Hull Mr. Ferdinand E. Massari and Mr. and Mrs. Frederick H. Prince IV Mr. Merrill H. Stewart, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Humphrey Ms. Diane Lapins Mr. and Mrs. James A. Purviance Ms. Nina A. Straight Mr. and Mrs. Peter Hunt Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin W. McCleary Ms. Darlene Ragozzine Mr. A. Michael Sullivan, Jr. Mr. Washington Irving III John and Brookie McColloch Ms. Octavia Porter Randolph Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Sullivan Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Iudicone Mr. and Mrs. Ian McColough Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Reder Ms. Susan Sullivan Mr. William Jacklin and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. McCormack Ms. Janet Russo-Jacklin Ms. Suzanne McDonald and Mr. and Mrs. David L. Reed The Honorable and Mrs. Bruce Sundlun Mr. John E. Jackson Mr. Robert Roklan Mr. and Mrs. John T. Reid Ms. Carol Swift Mr. Ernest K. Jacquet Mr. and Mrs. Bill McDowell Ms. Amy Renaud Mr. and Mrs. Charles Taylor Mr. John W. James, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. T. Paul McEnroe Mr. Frederick Reynolds Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth E. Taylor Mrs. Beatrix Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Michael McKeon Mr. Jeffrey Reynolds and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas D. Thacher II Ms. Nancy Tynan Mrs. Linda R. Jones Mr. and Mrs. Thomas McKown Mr. and Mrs. Sprague Theobald Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Richardson, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. William H. Dyer Jones Mr. Michael McMahon Ms. Alix Thorne Mr. and Mrs. Steven A. Richter Mr. and Mrs. Gary Jordan Ms. Lynn McRae Ms. Mary Kate Tobin Mrs. Thomas Ridgway Dr. Terrence J. Joyce and Ms. Johanna Metz Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Meland Capt. Michael Tollefson USN (Ret.) Mr. Lloyd M. Rives Ms. Dawn Kamensky Ms. Pauline C. Metcalf Ms. Evelyn Tompkins Mr. John Train

*Deceased 18 The Preservation Society of Newport County

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

Patron Steward Steward Steward $500-$999 continued $250-$499 continued $250-$499 continued $250-$499 continued Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Trainor Mrs. Marianna J. Baker Mr. Daniel Carroll Ms. Tina Dolen Ms. Elisabeth Travers Mr. and Mrs. Robert Baker Mr. Justin Carron Mr. Alex Donner Mrs. Robert E. Tschirch Mr. Rich Barletta Mrs. Christa Casey Ms. Constance A. Donovan Mr. and Mrs. Andrew S. Tsimortos Ms. Ellen Barnes Ms. Mary Casey Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Douglas, Jr. Mr. Howard Tucker and Mr. and Mrs. Jon M. Barrett Mr. and Mrs. John Caswell Mr. Martin Douglas Ms. Megan Evans Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Bauchspies, Jr. Mr. David Catalfino and Mr. David Drooker Ms. Leslie Turcotte Ms. Lisa Bautista Ms. Nicole Daniel Mr. and Mrs. David V. Drubner Mr. and Mrs. Joseph F. Turley Mr. Peter N. Baylor and Mr. and Mrs. John G. Cayer Dr. and Mrs. Richard C. Drummond Mr. and Mrs. Peter S. S. Tyler Ms. Patricia Baylor Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Chace Ms. Beth Dubas and Mr. Burt Dorfman Mr. and Mrs. Archbold D. van Beuren Mr. and Mrs. Ronald I. Becker Ms. M. Elaine Chiarenza Mr. and Mrs. Laurent T. DuPont Mr. and Mrs. William A. Viall Mr. and Mrs. Stephen J. Bell Ambassador and Mrs. Gene B. Christy Mr. and Mrs. Paul C. Eddy Mr. and Mrs. Jeptha H. Wade Mrs. Susan H. Belt Ms. Earline Clark Ms. Suze Edwards Mr. and Mrs. Randall H. Wade Mr. and Mrs. John Benfield Mr. John S. Clark and Dr. Ronald Ellis, Jr. Mr. Tommy Chambers Mr. and Mrs. Stephen G. W. Walk Dr. and Mrs. William Biermann Mr. and Mrs. Ford Elsaesser Mr. Scott Clark Mr. Peter Walsh Mr. Brian Biglin Mrs. Joanne M. Emerson Mrs. Eleanor Cochran Mr. George H. Warren Mrs. Holli Birgbauer Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Emmett Ms. LeeAnn Coleman Mr. Randy Watts Mr. Allen S. Bishop Drs. Christopher and Susan Erstling Mr. and Mrs. John P. White Mrs. Adelaide H. P. Bitting Mr. Harry Collette and Mr. David R. Stevens Mr. William W. Everett, Jr. Mr. Henry Wiggin Dr. John and Lady Romayne Bockstoce Ms. Laura M. Concannon Ms. Constance Evrard Mr. and Mrs. Eric Williams Mr. and Mrs. H. Dickson S. Boenning Mr. and Mrs. Justin Cooper Ms. Diane Feinberg Mr. James Wilson Mrs. Mary K. Bond Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Corbin Ms. Christine C. Ferguson Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Wilson Mr. George H. Booth II Mr. Stephen Cornell Ms. Margaret Ferguson Ms. Kristyn Woodland Mr. and Mrs. Paul Boreham Mr. Robert Coster Mrs. Cecelia Ferro Mr. and Mrs. John Yeager Mr. Adam Bortolussi Mr. Jon-Paul Couture Mr. and Mrs. Russ Fisher Dr. and Mrs. Fred Zilian Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Bosco Mrs. Andrea Crump Mr. and Mrs. John Flaherty Mrs. Hanna Zukoski Mrs. Susan Brazeau Mr. Mark Cuocolo Ms. Rita Foley Anonymous (2) Miss Marian E. Britton Ms. Katherine Currey Mrs. Christine Fontana Mr. David Brown and Mr. Thomas Fortson Darby Ms. Sheila McCurdy Ms. Laurie Curtin Steward Mr. William H. Foulk, Jr. Mr. Fenton L. Brown Ms. Rose D’Amato $250-$499 Dr. and Mrs. Louis A. Fragola Mr. Timothy Brown Ms. Kathy Damon Frank Aiello, Esq. Mrs. Jane Frankel Mrs. Sally Brownell Mr. Michael D’Angelo and Mr. and Mrs. David Aldrich Ms. Meggan Shenefield Mr. and Mrs. Neal Franking Dr. G. C. Brunnhoeffer and Mrs. Catherine Allen Ms. Marilyn G. McCarthy Mrs. Jennifer Danielson Mr. Thomas Freeman Mr. and Mrs. Craig H. Allen Mr. and Mrs. Salvatore J. Bucacci, Jr. Mr. Jeffrey Darnowski Mr. and Mrs. Hugh D. Fuller Ms. Holly Allison Mr. and Mrs. Josiah Bunting III Mr. Peter J. Davey Mr. and Mrs. James M. Fuller Ms. Linda Alves Mr. and Mrs. Richard R. Burns Dr. and Mrs. John Davie Mr. and Mrs. John H. Galivan Mr. Donald Anderson Mr. and Mrs. Terry Burns Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell Davis Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Gallagher Mr. Richard E. Anderson and Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Bushika Ms. Elizabeth Deehan Ms. Brooke Gallo Ms. Susan Anderson Mr. Douglas P. Butler Ms. Michelle Denault Mr. Peter Gammons Mr. and Mrs. Paul B. Andrews Ms. Laura Cahill Mr. William Dennis Mr. and Mrs. Dan Garaffa Mr. and Mrs. Isamettin Aral Mr. and Mrs. Raymond W. Caine, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Mark Derrick Mr. and Mrs. John Garlock Mr. and Mrs. Brian R. Arnold Mr. and Mrs. Ross S. Cann, Jr. Ms. Katherine DeSousa Mrs. Elizabeth Gerard Mr. Kenneth Arold Ms. Susan Canning Mr. William Dewey Mr. and Mrs. Louis A. Geremia Ms. Faith Arter Mr. and Mrs. Moises Carreiro Mr. and Mrs. James F. Dias Mr. Ronald Gierek Mr. and Mrs. Harris J. Ashton Ms. Elizabeth C. Carroccia Mrs. Keiko Dickinson Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Gill Mr. and Mrs. Ronald R. Atkins Ms. Cara Diplacidi Dr. and Mrs. Wayne B. Glazier Mr. Robert Bailey and Mr. Dave Dittmann Ms. Jessica Glick Ms. Theodora Aspegren Annual Report 2007-2008 19

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

Steward Steward Steward Steward $250-$499 continued $250-$499 continued $250-$499 continued $250-$499 continued Mr. Greg Goldsborough Mr. and Mrs. S. Tucker Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth H. Lyons Ms. Linda L. Naiss Mr. and Mrs. Walter S. Gommermann Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Kafka Mr. and Mrs. Colin A. MacGillivray Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Neary Mr. Steven C. Goodwin and Mr. and Mrs. Roger E. Kass Mr. and Mrs. Donald Malpass Mrs. Dale Nelson Ms. Susan B. Schenck Mr. Aaron Katz Ms. Margaret L. Mangan Mr. Richard A. Nelson and Mrs. Ellen Gower Ms. Dodie Kazanjian Ms. Eileen Manzella Mr. James C. Michael Ms. Kimberly Gowrie Mr. and Mrs. Allan R. Keck Mr. and Mrs. Frederick J. Marano Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Nemtzow Lt. Trevor Grant Ms. Karen Keelan Mr. and Mrs. Arthur J. Margolin Mr. Patricio Neuss Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Greeven Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Keith, Jr. Miss Cynthia Marin Mr. William B. Noble and Ms. Gail P. Whipple Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gregoire Mr. John Kells Mr. Kurt Marohn Mr. and Mrs. Steve R. Grgas Mr. Michael Numa and Dr. Jamie Kelly Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Marra Ms. Amy Rauch Mr. and Mrs. Donald Gross Mr. James L. Kerr Mr. and Mrs. Jared Martin Mr. Charles C. Nute Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Grunfeld Ms. Joan A. Kieffer Mr. and Mrs. Robert Marvel Mr. and Mrs. John O’Donovan Mr. and Mrs. Leif Gustavson Mr. and Mrs. David S. Killebrew Dr. and Mrs. Edward M. Mazze Mr. and Mrs. Vincent J. O’Dwyer Ms. Cheryl A. Hahn Mr. Peter King III Mr. and Mrs. Dan McFarland Ms. Catherine Oles Dr. William P. Hale and Ms. Sue B. Hale Mr. and Mrs. Roger H. King, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. William McGowan Ms. Mimi Oliveira Mr. Stewart K. Hall Mrs. Jane Kirkpatrick Mr. and Mrs. John McGrath Mr. and Mrs. George Oliver Mr. Darrell M. Hallett Mr. and Mrs. Jerome R. Kirby, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Mark McLewin Mrs. Carol O’Malley Mr. Michael A. Halperson Ms. Joan C. Kirwin Dr. Joseph McNamara Mrs. Joseph K. Ott Mr. and Mrs. Paul Harden Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Kissam Ms. Meghan McNamara Ms. Janet Pacifico Mr. and Mrs. John Harmon Mr. and Mrs. David F. Kleeman Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. McOsker Mrs. Christina Palcic Ms. Helen J. Harris Dr. and Mrs. William Kober Mr. and Mrs. Henry L. McVickar, Jr. Mrs. Joanna Palmer Mr. and Mrs. Marvin R. Harris Mr. and Mrs. Laszlo Korbl Mr. and Mrs. John Medeiros Mr. Richard S. Palmer Mrs. Jennifer Helming Mrs. Louis B. Kremer Mr. and Mrs. Juan C. Mejia Mr. and Mrs. Michael Palys Mr. and Mrs. Gerald P. Hendrick Mr. and Mrs. Steven Kumble Mr. and Mrs. Joseph F. Mele Dr. Vincent Pandolfi Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Henlyshyn Mr. and Mrs. Frank A. Ladd Mr. and Mrs. George A. Mendonca Mrs. Heather C. Paolino Mr. Warren C. Herlong, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Gerard LaFlamme Ms. Joan Whitney Meyer Mr. and Mrs. Raymond M. Paquet Dr. and Mrs. Ronald C. Hillegass Mr. Tom Laflamme and Ms. Kate Carter Mr. and Mrs. Anthony E. Micheletti Mrs. Carol L. Parsons Mr. Aaron Hoff Ms. Kristina Lamarre Mr. and Mrs. Edward Miller Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Patterson Mrs. Anne M. Hogg Dr. Leena K. Langeland Mrs. Helen Miller Dr. Cynthia Paulis Ms. Gail S. Holmes Mr. Laurence Lapeyre Mr. and Mrs. Ted Miller Mr. Paul Pawlyk and Mrs. Quita Woodward Horan Ms. Alison Lavoie Ms. Barbara Millspaugh Ms. Gwen House Mrs. Barbara L. Horgan Mr. David LeClaire Mr. Vincent Mocini and Ms. Patricia Perez Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Horgan Mr. and Mrs. George Lee Mrs. Ruth Ann Petree Ms. Clara Perlingiero Mr. and Mrs. Outerbridge Horsey Mrs. Wendy Vanderbilt Lehman Mr. Charles Moffitt Ms. Jackie Perrett Ms. Laurie Hotard Dr. Kathryne Leonard and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Jeffers Moore Mr. Steven J. Peterson Ms. Laura A. Howat Dr. Robert Leonard Mr. George Moore Ms. Susan Petrouas Miss Natalie Hruska Mr. Henry Levesque Mrs. Katharine B. Morgan Mr. and Mrs. George Petrovas Mrs. Denecia Hubbard Ms. Virginia Levi Ms. Gretchen Morgenson and Ms. Carla Pickens Mr. Paul Devlin Ms. Jennifer Huether Mr. Perry Lewis Dr. John V. Pilitsis Mr. and Mrs. Alfred T. Morris, Jr. Ms. Marjorie Hulstrunk Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Leys Mr. Scott Plesh Miss Brenda Moskowitz Mr. and Mrs. Frederick H. Humphreys Mr. William H. Leys Mr. and Mrs. Julian Plowright Ms. Ann Muir Mr. and Mrs. Gavin Hunter Mr. and Mrs. Derek L. Limbocker Mr. Michael Powers Mrs. Ellie Murphy Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Hutchinson Mr. Robert Lindgren Ms. Martha V. Poynter Ms. Linda Murphy Mr. and Mrs. Peter Iascone Mr. and Mrs. Gary Lineberry Mr. Nathan Pratt Dr. and Mrs. Michael S. Murphy Mr. and Mrs. Jaime Iribarren Dr. and Mrs. Richmond M. Lloyd Mr. Robert Prescott Dr. and Mrs. Bruce Jaeger Mr. and Mrs. Richard Rice Long Mr. Albert R. Naar and Ms. Judith Kelly Mr. and Mrs. Tim Putman Mr. and Mrs. Jack P. Jefferies Mrs. and Mr. Daryl Lovejoy Mr. Robert Nagle Mr. and Mrs. Walt Quick 20 The Preservation Society of Newport County

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

Steward Steward Steward $250-$499 continued $250-$499 continued $250-$499 continued Mr. Jeffrey Ramos Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Skulsky Mr. and Mrs. Scott Timko Mr. David Raspallo Mr. and Mrs. Jan Slee Mr. Dana Todd Mrs. Karen Rawson Mrs. Crawford K. Small Dr. Dennis Todd Mr. and Mrs. Brendan Raymond Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Smith Mr. and Mrs. Asheton C. Toland Capt. and Mrs. Peter Reich Mr. and Mrs. Gary L. Smith Mr. Ron Torio Mr. Robert L. Renck and Ms. Carol Kahn Miss Jacqueline Smith Ms. Lydia Tower Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Rhodes Ms. Jeanne L. Smith Ms. Teresa C. Trifero Mr. William Riccitelli Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Smith Mr. Donald Tufts and Ms. Susan Ross Ms. Wendy Rizzi Ms. Madison Smith Mrs. Jillian Tullock Ms. Gail L. Robinson Dr. R. Scott Smith and Mr. Russ Turner Ms. Lori Rodzuinas Ms. Donna Marino Mr. and Mrs. Mark S. Tusan Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Rogers, Jr. Ms. Sandra Smith Dr. and Mrs. Henry S. Urbaniak, Jr. Mr. Joseph Romano Dr. Robert Sofarelli Mrs. Jennifer Vail Ms. Diane Rooney Mr. and Mr. Scott Sommer Mr. Javier Valenzuela and Mr. and Mrs. Amory Ross Mr. and Mrs. Bob Sommers Ms. Mary Beth Klee Mr. and Mrs. Donald W. Ross Ms. June Sotiropoulos Ms. Kari Van Buren Dr. and Mrs. Stephen Rous Mr. Joseph P. Spang Mr. and Mrs. Paul Vanderheyden Miss Leigh Anne Rowinski Mr. and Mrs. Edward Spargo Mr. and Mrs. Alfred B. Van Liew Mr. Greg Rozsay and Ms. Helene Hordines Dr. Nancy J. G. Spear and Mr. Jim E. Vegher and Mr. Frederick F. Fox Mr. John W. Grigsby Mr. Robert Salerno Ms. Mary K. Spengler Mr. and Mrs. Kirby G. Vosburgh Dr. and Mrs. John J. Salesses Ms. Wendy T. Stapleton John and Ruth Walden Dr. and Mrs. Deepak Saluja Mr. and Mrs. Theodore E. Stebbins, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Walker Mr. William B. San Soucie and Ms. Gretchen H. Del Duca Ms. Rita Steele Mr. Clay Walter Mr. and Mrs. Harold Winthrop Sands Dr. and Mrs. Richard D. Stengel Mr. Peter M. Walter Mr. Jeffrey D. Sant Mr. and Mrs. John M. Stevens Mr. Tarleton H. Watkins and Ms. Janet Atkins Capt. John Sarcone Ms. Linda Stewart Ms. Sandra Watson Mr. and Mrs. Frank Scantlin Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Stigliano Mr. and Mrs. Paul F. Weber Mr. and Mrs. Rounsevelle W. Schaum Mr. and Mrs. John W. Stokes II Mr. and Mrs. William E. Weir Mrs. Joyce Schimmel Mr. and Mrs. Keith W. Stokes Mr. and Mrs. Jerry F. Wells, Jr. Mr. James Schiro and Mr. and Mrs. Edward L Stone Ms. Tara Rumbarger Mr. and Mrs. Terrance L. Stowers Mr. Jack Wetzel Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Schmults Mr. and Mrs. Michael Stranahan Ms. Lynne White Ms. Carol Schneider and Ms. Joanie Stringer Mr. and Mrs. Francis Wildonger Ms. Fayth Bailey Ms. Ann Strosnick Mr. Artie Wilkowsky Mr. Robert Schrader Miss Nicole Sullivan Mr. and Mrs. Craig B. Williams Mrs. Avery Seaman Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Surette Mr. and Mrs. John A. Williamson II Mr. and Mrs. Richard Sebastiao Mr. William Swain Mrs. Diane Williams-Rafferty Mr. Marcus H. Seeger Ms. Catherine W. Swallow Mr. and Mrs. Jay R. Wilson Mr. and Mrs. Todd Sekundiak Mrs. Susan Taliaferro Mr. and Mrs. Stephen W. Wilson F. Stephen Serzan Mr. and Mrs. Marcio Tavares Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wolfang Mr. William Shaw and Mr. Andrew Taylor Mr. and Mrs. John Woltjen Mr. Thomas Brace Mr. and Mrs. J. Scot Taylor Mr. and Mrs. William C. Wyer Mr. and Mrs. Richard B. Sheffield Lord Keith E. Taylor-Gromacki III Ms. Marie Young and Ms. Stephanie Falk Mrs. Cynthia Sherman Ms. Amy Thibeault Mrs. William H. Young Mr. Daniel Shreve Mr. and Mrs. S. Emmett Thomas III Mr. William Zadrozny Mr. Tom Shuler Mr. and Mrs. Richard D. Thomson Mr. Douglas Zeghibe Ms. Julie Sicioilano Mr. James Thompson and Anonymous (2) Ms. Laura Sierra and Ms. Suzanne Granville Ms. Tracey Seymour *Deceased Annual Report 2007-2008 21

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

F OUNDATION G IFTS C ORPORATE G IFTS Benefactor M ATCHING G IFT AND G RANTS Champions of $1,000-$2,499 C OMPANIES Champions of Preservation Alsan Company, Inc. Aetna Foundation, Inc. Preservation $100,000 and above The Bellevue Gardens Shopping Center AllianceBernstein $100,000 and above Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company BMI Technologies Matching Gift Center The Champlin Foundation Carey, Richmond & Viking Insurance AT&T Foundation van Beuren Charitable Foundation $50,000-$99,999 Child & Family Services AXA Foundation F. A. Bartlett Tree Expert Co. Clark’s Security, Inc. Champions of Crowne Plaza Hotel Bank of America Foundation Preservation $25,000-$49,999 Donovan & Sons, Inc. Caterpillar $50,000-$99,999 Bentley Motors, Inc. Gilbane Building Company Matching Gifts Program Gramercy Capital Corporation Alletta Morris McBean Charitable Trust Christie’s Citi Foundation Insurance Marketing Agencies, Inc. Rhode Island Historical Preservation & Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC Matching Gifts Heritage Commission Newport Daily News Legal Management Services, LLC Citizens Charitable Foundation Newport Harbor Corporation Margolis Photography Studio Meridian Printing, Inc. Computer Associates International, Inc. Champions of U.S. Trust, Bank of America Davidson Holdings, Inc. Preservation Private Wealth Management Nixon Peabody LLP $25,000-$49,999 Otis Elevator Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation Petro Oil Company The 1772 Foundation ExxonMobil Foundation Chairman’s Circle Providence Journal The J. Paul Getty Trust GE Foundation $10,000-$24,999 Restoration by Costikyan, Ltd. J. Edgar Monroe Foundation Argo Group, Inc. Roskelly Inc. Houghton Mifflin Prince Charitable Trusts Berwind Two Prong Lesson, LLC Matching Gift Program Breitling USA UnitedHealthcare IBM Corporation Chairman’s Circle Brooks Brothers Country Club Victorian Society Summer Schools Matching Grants Program $10,000-$24,999 Grenon’s of Newport William Vareika Fine Arts, Ltd. ING Foundation Felicia Fund Inskip Porsche John Hancock Sachem Foundation, Inc. Surfside3/Marine Max Patron Matching Gifts Program Tall Ships Rhode Island $500-$999 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. World Energy Solutions President’s Circle Ben & Jerry’s Key Foundation $5,000-$9,999 President’s Circle Crocker Architectural Sheet Metal Co., Inc. Microsoft Hope Foundation Ilsco Corporation Matching Gifts Program John Clarke Trust $5,000-$9,999 Phelps Industries LLC Monsanto Fund The Rhode Island Foundation BankNewport Sandra M. Liotus Lighting Design, LLC Coca-Cola Bottling Company of SHS Pest Control Corporation NSTAR Foundation Benefactor South Eastern New England Universal Roofing & Sheet Metal Co., Inc. Pfizer Foundation $1,000-$2,499 Condé Nast Publications Matching Gifts Program Ford Motor Company Steward Pitney Bowes, Inc. M. Bernard Aidinoff & Elsie V. Aidinoff JPMorgan Private Bank Fund $250-$499 Saint-Gobain Corporation Foundation The Edwin Soforenko Foundation Kimberly Pucci LLC Newport Shipyard Castle Hill Inn and Resort The Gillette Company Hamilton Family Foundation Clambake Club of Newport Matching Gift Program The Marvin H. Davidson Foundation, Inc. Providence Bentley Coastal Electric, Inc. The John A. Hartford Foundation, Inc. Newman’s Own Foundation Supercar Life Three Golden Apples D.A.S. Sound Systems, Inc. The Vanguard Group Foundation Touchstone Consulting Francis Malbone House Patron Friends of the Sandwich Public Library Tyco Employee $500-$999 Matching Gift Program Heritage Circle Katherine Field and Associates Henry B. Plant Memorial Fund Lila Delman Real Estate Unum Matching Gifts Program $2,500-$4,999 Michael Hayes Company Bayer HealthCare’s Diabetes Care Newport County Chamber of Commerce The Computer Merchant, Ltd. Swift Morris Interiors Swift Earth Share of New England T.J. Brown Landscape Contractor, Inc. Fine Catering by Russell Morin Wheaton College Kahn, Litwin, Renza & Co., Ltd. J.W. Millegan, Inc. Shechtman, Halperin, Savage LLP Wainwright Investment Counsel 22 The Preservation Society of Newport County

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

M EMORIAL G IFTS M EMORIAL G IFTS continued DONORS TO COLLECTIONS American Heritage Center In Memory of In Memory of University of Wyoming Dr. Marjorie Atwood Adelaide R. Stout Ms. Lisa Blocklinger and Mr. Nicholas Craw Oliver S. & Jennie R. Donaldson Charitable Trust The AD Company Capt. and Mrs. Nicholas Brown Mr. and Mrs. Donald J. Aldrich, Jr. Mrs. Mary Buchan In Memory of Ms. Ruth Bellino Madame Robert Daudier Blair Baldwin, John R. Drexel III and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Berube Mrs. Catherine Davis Edward F. Herrlinger II Ms. Jean R. Clemente Ms. Lurleen G. Dillman Mr. and Mrs. George P. Gardner Mr. and Mrs. Peter D. Kiernan III Ms. Margaret M. Enwright Mrs. Charlotte P. Gertz Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Florentino Mr. and Mrs. Peter Jefferys In Memory of Mr. and Mrs. Earl T. Hall Loyd Paxton, Inc. Marjorie Arnold and Mr. and Mrs. Michael Hanley Dr. and Mrs. Samuel Mandel Thomas Baumgarth Mr. Scott McElveen Mrs. Elinor Truesdale Marvell Mr. Brian Murrell Count Blaise Baumgarth Mr. Paul F. Miller Mr. and Mrs. Robert Novick Mr. and Mrs. Alfred T. Morris, Jr. Mr. Robert Patrella In Memory of Mrs. Peter V. C. Morris Joy Cochrane Dr. and Mrs. Ernest Rothman Ms. Anne K. Rudasill Mr. John C. O’Donnell III Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Dougal Mr. Daniel P. Titus Mr. and Mrs. Walter W. Patten, Jr. Ms. Linda A. Larson Mr. and Mrs. Jerry F. Wells, Jr. Mr. Anthony Russo Ms. Catherine E. Purcell Mrs. Karl B. Smith Mr. and Mrs. William A. Andrews Ms. Sybil A. Morris H ONOR G IFTS Mr. and Mrs. Guy F. C. Van Pelt Mr. and Mrs. Paul L. Veeder II In Memory of In Honor of Mr. and Mrs. John G. Winslow Mrs. A. Leslie Ballard Leo P. Donovan, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. E. Michael Masinter Dr. Leo P. Donovan, Jr. In Honor of In Memory of Mr. Charles J. Burns Mrs. Gwendolen Armstrong Rives Mr. Max J. Riekse Mrs. Alletta M. S. Cooper Mrs. Lynn Roberts In Honor of Ms. Trudy Coxe In Memory of Ms. Mary A. Marshall Janice Schwartz The Harry A. Schwartz Family Foundation In Honor of Mrs. John R. Donnell THE In Memory of Mr. and Mrs. Adolfo R. Garcia CONSERVATORS Mrs. Elizabeth Morris Smith CIRCLE In Honor of Mrs. Lynn Roberts Mrs. Edwin G. Fischer Ms. Vivian Cavalieri Annual Report 2007-2008 23

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

GENERAL IN KIND DONORS 2007 WINE & FOOD FESTIVAL 2007 NEWPORT Restoration by Costikyan, Ltd. A UCTION D ONORS F LOWER S HOW I N K IND Carver’s Guild - Canner, Inc. C ORPORATE S UPPORT Italian Wine Merchants ABC6 CHRISTMAS TREE & CHRISTMAS Altman Plants GARLAND DONORS INE OOD ESTIVAL Clear Channel Cousens Farm 2007 W & F F I N K IND C ORPORATE Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Mr. Paul Dutra S UPPORT Southeastern New England Mr. Dave Hanos ABC6/WLNE-TV David Austin Roses Ms. Barbara Medeiros All Occasion Transportation Hotel Viking Autocrat, Inc. Newport Daily News 2007 GOLF O UTING Clear Channel/B101 RI Public Television Coca-Cola Bottling Company of A UCTION D ONORS Southeastern New England Yankee Magazine Barton and Gray Mariners Club Delia, Inc. Carnegie Abbey Club Hallsmith-Sysco Food Services 2007 WILLIAM K. The Golf Club of Cape Cod Hotel Viking V ANDERBILT, JR . Hershey Hotel and Hershey Country Club Hyatt Regency Newport C ONCOURS D’ELEGANCE Lake of Isles Intermezzo Magazine I N K IND C ORPORATE Mr. Thomas J. McAndrew Johnson & Wales University S UPPORT Earl McMillen, McMillen Yachts Karlitz and Co. Car Collector Magazine Kobrand The Preservation Society of Newport County Grenon’s of Newport Meridian Printing Mr. Donald O. Ross Newport Hotel Group Hotel Viking Rentals Unlimited Makes and Models Magazine Road and Track Magazine 2007 GOLF O UTING RI PBS/WSBE-TV I N K IND D ONORS Stölzle Roskelly Inc. Newport National Golf Club Williams-Sonoma WIMCO Villas and Hotels Peckham Brothers E ASTER E GG H UNT Yankee Magazine Thrifty Car Rental Talbots Lindt Chocolates

We wish to recognize our members Mr. and Mrs. Armin B. Allen Ms. Joya Granbery Hoyt and friends who have informed the Mrs. Ruth Hale Buchanan Mrs. Richard F. Hunnewell Miss Elizabeth A. Burton Mr. and Mrs. Pierre duPont Irving Preservation Society of a bequest Mr. Dayton T. Carr Mr. Nicholas L. S. Kirkbride in their estate plans by warmly Mr. Edward Lee Cave Mr. and Mrs. Louis J. Lettiero, Jr. welcoming them into the Mr. and Mrs. Peter S. Damon Mr. Walter W. Patten, Jr. Conservators Circle. Mr. M. David Dial, Jr. and Mr. James A. Roehm Ms. Linda Brotkin Mr. and Mrs. Donald O. Ross A bequest provision represents exceptional support Mrs. Linda Eppich Dr. Charles A. Ryerson III of historic preservation as part of a person's social Mrs. Edwin G. Fischer Mr. Dennis E. Stark legacy. The Conservators Circle honors these Mr. and Mrs. Jay C. Grutman Mrs. A. Theodore Stautberg, Jr. individuals for their far-sighted commitments. Mr. Joseph W. Hammer Mr. Peter M. Walter If you are interested in providing for The Preservation Society of Newport County in your will, with a gift annuity, trust agreement, insurance, To make a gift or explore giving options, contact: James Roehm, Development Office, or in a retirement plan, please contact the The Preservation Society of Newport County, 424 Bellevue Avenue, Newport RI 02840 Development Office for confidential assistance. 401-847-1000 ext 142 [email protected] 24 The Preservation Society of Newport County

Board of Trustees Seated, left to right: Angela Fischer, Leila Jenkins, Eaddo Kiernan, Monty Burnham, The following individuals were elected to the Preservation Society’s Board of Angela Moore, Kate Greenman, Mary Van Pelt, Trustees for the 2008-2009 fiscal year at the Society’s annual meeting on June 12, 2008: Sarah Gewirz, Susan Stautberg Standing, left to right: David Leys, William Humphrey, Jr., Pierre Irving, Donald Ross, OFFICERS TRUSTEES OVERSEERS Eugene Roberts, Jr., Frank Ray, Drew Reilly, Paul Szápáry, Richard Loebs, Jr., Ronald Lee Fleming, John Muggeridge, Keith Stokes Chairman Emeritus Ronald Lee Fleming Ralph E. Carpenter, Jr. Not Pictured: Carol Ballard, John G. Winslow Mrs. Bernard S. Gewirz Mrs. Robert H. Charles Joseph Hammer, Arthur Murphy, Mrs. Christopher R. Greenman Mrs. Robert H.I. Goddard Pat Stensrud, William Wilson Chairman Joseph W. Hammer Jerome R. Kirby Ms. Leila Jenkins Richard N. Sayer, Esq. Pierre duPont Irving Photo by corbettphotography.net Mrs. Peter D. Kiernan John J. Slocum, Jr. Richard C. Loebs, Jr. George H. Warren Vice Presidents Mrs. Gary L. Moore John G. Winslow Mrs. A.L. Ballard John D. Muggeridge Mrs. Edwin G. Fischer Arthur W. Murphy, Esq. David P. Leys Frank N. Ray, Esq. Keith W. Stokes Andrew K. Reilly Paul L. Szápáry Eugene B. Roberts, Jr. Mrs. Rockwell Stensrud Treasurer Mrs. Guy F.C. Van Pelt OUTGOING TRUSTEES Donald O. Ross William F. Wilson Assistant Treasurer The Preservation Society extends its William W. Humphrey, Jr. sincere gratitude and appreciation to the following members of the Board Secretary of Trustees for their contributions: Mrs. A. Theodore Stautberg, Jr. Mrs. Norey Dotterer Cullen Assistant Secretary Peter S. Damon Mrs. Richard I. Burnham David S. Gordon Mrs. William L. Leatherman David E.P. Lindh Annual Report 2007-2008 25 Full Time Employees

OFFICE OF THE CEO & FINANCE PROPERTIES EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR James M. Burress, Director Curtis H. Genga, Director Trudy Coxe, CEO & Executive Director Jennifer E. Clinton Virgilio G. Aguiar Hugh Collard James A. Aull Terry L. Dickinson, Special Assistant Janet F. Doda Robert A. Beebe, Jr. Colleen Breitenstein Judith D. James Jeffrey D. Boyark Kenneth Breitenstein ACADEMIC PROGRAMS Margaret Cavaliere John R. Tschirch, Director GARDENS AND GROUNDS James H. Cottrell Jeffrey T. Curtis, Director Patricia L. Toomey Bryan T. Coyne Anthony R. Aguiar Maryanne N. Craft Jared A. Bonnenfant Brian E. Faria Rebecca L. Bonnenfant CONSERVATION Stephen P. Golda Barbara Crosbie Charles J. Moore, Chief Conservator Nicole Hatzberger James Donahue John Bartosh Gilbert W. Lawrence Thomas D. Downes Jessica L. Urick Robert C. Marvelle James P. Levitre Harold F. Mathews Michael Logan Pauline McGrady-Keneshea CURATORIAL Robert Marvelle, Jr. William D. Miranda, Jr. Paul F. Miller, Curator Eugene Platt William R. Murphy Charles J. Burns Raphael N. Ribera David J. Oakley Claudia E. Thiel Charissa Rogers Patricia Pasvolsky Laurene Vivieros Harry H. Suvajian Theresa M. Peckham Christine G. Pickens DEVELOPMENT MARKETING & SALES Thomas Pickens Caroline E. Considine, Director John G. Rodman, Director Roland Quarry Linda A. Eppich Andrea Carneiro Robert A. Raffa James A. Roehm Ivan S. Colon Manuel R. Rodericks Kari Van Buren Patricia R. Dias John Souza Daniel P. Fryer Patricia Stetson EDUCATIONAL SALES Debbie Kammerer Betsy A. Vivieros Cynthia J. O’Malley, Director Judith Moniz Robert G. Watterson Patrick K. Allen Barbara A. Shea Philip D. Woolhouse Kathryn M. Botelho Carol A. Velasco Theresa Wyatt Maryann Hertig Susan L. Kehoe SPECIAL EVENTS Gayline A. Mello Philip F. Pelletier, Director Laura Murphy Amy E. Moyer Joseph C. Sporcic Beverly Ware Karen G. Wheeler

VISITOR SERVICES Janice Wiseman, Director JoAnn Blumsack David E. Boenning Lavada M. Cashman Kimberly A. Feeney Lucy A. Kinsley Robert E. Lee Heidi L. Mello John A. Pettet Alberta T. Picozzi Robert Regalbuto Valentina Svanidze-Lee Donato T. Ziurella 26 The Preservation Society of Newport County

2007-2008 Annual Report Editor: Andrea Carneiro Design: Roskelly Inc. Printing: Meridian Printing

© 2008 The Preservation Society of Newport County 424 Bellevue Avenue Newport, RI 02840 (401) 847-1000 www.NewportMansions.org

The Preservation Society of Newport County, Rhode Island, founded in 1945, is a non-profit CEO Trudy Coxe, security guard Joseph Ponte, assistant caretaker Betsy Vivieros and Properties Director Curt Genga educational organization accredited by the Photo by Andrea Carneiro American 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 PROPERTIES Arnold 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) Tommy and Danie Pickens of the Properties Department, and Peter Duval of Special Events Photo by Andrea Carneiro 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 House Photo by Roskelly Inc.

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

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

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

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