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Witherbee School, Middletown Historical Society, Newport East, RIPhoto: John Phelan · CC BY-SA 3.0
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History · Newport East

14% of Newport East’s homes were built before 1940

8 places in town are on the National Register. Below: maps from 1890 on and the census since 1960.

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14%homes built before 1940
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Photo: John Phelan · CC BY-SA 3.0

What stands out about Newport East’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Newport East are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18907 editions of the USGS map, 1890 to 1996. Watch Newport East change.Landmarks on the Register8 places on the National Register.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Newport East’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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On the map

Newport East on the map, 1890 to 1996

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Newport East. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Newport East on the 1890 USGS mapNewport East on the 1919 USGS mapNewport East on the 1939 USGS mapNewport East on the 1942 USGS mapNewport East on the 1955 USGS mapNewport East on the 1970 USGS mapNewport East on the 1996 USGS map1890Narragansett Bay sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Newport East.

On the National Register

8 historic places in Newport East

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

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National Historic Landmarks
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historic buildings protected
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each building in a district counts

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

The story so far

Newport East, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Newport East yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Newport East is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Middletown, Newport County, Rhode Island, United States. The CDP encompasses the portion of the urban area of the city of Newport that extends beyond the municipal boundaries. As of the 2020 census, Newport East had a population of 12,337.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 11,769 to 12,337 (+5%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

Newport East, decade by decade

Today6 recent
Flo's Clam Shack2021Flo's Clam ShackFlo's Clam Shack - Newport, RI2021Flo's Clam Shack - Newport, RIWitherbee School, Middletown Historical Society2014Witherbee School, Middletown Historical SocietyRhode Island Route 214 looking east2010Rhode Island Route 214 looking eastNewport Cliff Walk Newport East view2010Newport Cliff Walk Newport East viewWitherbee School2008Witherbee School
People over time

Newport East, census by census

02,0004,0006,0008,00010,00012,000196019802000202012,337

Grew from 2,643 people in 1960 to 12,337 in 2020, 4 times over.

7 censuses, 1960–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Newport East’s Wikipedia page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Newport East

Nobody well known was born in Newport East itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Mena SuvariAmerican actress, fashion designer, model · b. 1979
Benjamin TuckerAmerican journalist and anarchist · b. 1854
Matthew C. PerryAmerican naval officer · b. 1794
Lizzie BordenAmerican murder suspect · b. 1860
Van JohnsonAmerican actor · b. 1916
William Ellery ChanningAmerican Unitarian clergyman · b. 1780
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Middletown15 historic placesA−Melville1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townNewport67 historic placesA+

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (6), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.