Ocean Drive Historic District
Ocean Drive Historic District | |
View of Castle Hill Light, located at the end of the Ocean Drive | |
| Location | Newport, RI |
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| Coordinates | 41°27′18″N 71°19′57″W / 41.45500°N 71.33250°W |
| Area | 1,509 acres (611 ha) |
| Built | Late 18th-20th century |
| Architectural style | Late Victorian, early 20th-century revival styles |
| NRHP reference No. | 76000048 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | May 11, 1976 |
| Designated NHLD | May 11, 1976 |
The Ocean Drive Historic District is a historic district that covers the long avenue of the same name along the southern shore of Newport, Rhode Island, United States. It was designated a National Historic Landmark District in 1976, in recognition for its distinctive landscape (in part the work of Frederick Law Olmsted) and architecture, which is less formal and generally not as ostentatious as the grand summer properties of Bellevue Avenue.
It consists of houses on large lots that overlook the beaches and ocean. It was a favorite picnicking spot of the wealthy summer residents of the mansions on nearby Bellevue Avenue in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.