Gilbert Stuart Birthplace
Gilbert Stuart Birthplace | |
The house in 2015 | |
| Location | 815 Gilbert Stuart Road, Saunderstown, Rhode Island |
|---|---|
| Nearest city | Newport |
| Coordinates | 41°31′14″N 71°26′37″W / 41.52056°N 71.44361°W |
| Built | 1751 |
| NRHP reference No. | 66000004 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | October 15, 1966 |
| Designated NHL | December 21, 1965 |
The Gilbert Stuart Birthplace and Museum is located in Saunderstown, Rhode Island. Gilbert Stuart, who was born on December 3, 1755, in the colonial-era house located on the property, became a famous American portraitist of the 18th and 19th centuries. The museum consists of the 1751 house in which Stuart was born, an operational snuff mill, an operational grist mill, a mill pond, streams, a fish ladder, 23 acres of nature trails, an herb garden, and a welcome center and art gallery containing paintings by both Gilbert Stuart and his daughter Jane Stuart.