George Champlin Mason Sr. (1820-1894)

George Champlin Mason Sr., Developer & Architect, of Newport, Rhode Island

Associated Houses

By-the-Sea

Newport

Edgewater

Newport

Stonor Lodge

Newport

The Orchard

Newport

Elm Court

Newport

Harborview

Newport

Seaview

Newport

5 Touro Park West

Newport

He was a property developer and architect, regarded as Newport's first home-grown architect. From 1860, he developed the Narragansett Avenue corridor. Among the 'cottages' he built were Edgewater and By-the-Sea, and he carried out the first major renovation and extension of Stonor Lodge. Perhaps his most ambitious Italianate project was Harborview
Contributed by Mark Meredith on 08/06/2019 and last updated on 02/11/2020.