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Doris Duke Historic Preservation Awards in Newport
Jerry Kirby (l), of event sponsor Kirby Perkins
Construction, Laurie Moore and Bob Moore, of The
Moore Group –at the 4th Annual Doris Duke Preservation
Awards & Grants in Newport.
Photo courtesy of Linda Phillips - Newport Seen
A joint program of the Newport Restoration Foundation and the City of Newport, the annual
Doris Duke Historic Preservation Awards encourage exemplary historic preservation efforts
within the City of Newport, Rhode Island by recognizing and rewarding activities or
accomplishments that strengthen, broaden and advance the
appreciation, understanding and involvement in Newport’s
historic preservation.
The fourth annual Doris Duke Historic Preservation Awards
were celebrated at Rough Point on September 10, 2010.
Award winners included prominent Newport resident, Marion
Oates Charles who received the distinguished steward award
for her strong support of preservation in Newport, RI and
Washington, DC.; James and Alice Ross received an award for
their painstaking restoration of Berkeley House, a wonderful
example of McKim, Mead & White design; and Channing
Memorial Church received an award for the repair of its
historic steeple and bells, which demonstrated excellent
planning and community involvement.
Each year, the proceeds from the Doris Duke Historic
Preservation Awards celebration go into the grant fund
to support further historic preservation in Newport.
Small grants are given annually for bricks-and-mortar projects
on Aquidneck Island or Jamestown.
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Marion “Oatsie” Charles
photo courtesy of Linda Phillips, Newport Seen
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