William King Covell III House

	William King Covell III House
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	Newport, Rhode Island
Coordinates	41°29′39″N 71°19′19″W / 41.49417°N 71.32194°W
Built	1870
Architect	Emerson & Fehmer; A. A. Low & Co.
Architectural style	Stick/Eastlake
NRHP reference No.	72000027
Added to NRHP	May 31, 1972

The William King Covell III House, originally Villa Edna but now known as the Sanford-Covell Villa Marina, is historic house at 72 Washington Street in Newport, Rhode Island.

The house is a 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure, with a mansard roof and restrained Second Empire styling. It was designed by Emerson & Fehmer of Boston, and built in 1870 for M. H. Sanford as a summer residence. Its interior, in marked contrast to its exterior, is lavishly decorated with woodwork and stencilwork.^[2]

William King Covell II bought the house in 1896 and it has remained in his family until this day. It is currently owned by Anne Ramsey Cuvelier, the great granddaughter of William King Covell II, who uses it for a bed and breakfast business.

Lizzie Borden, a family friend who stood trial for murder, stayed with the Covell family after her acquittal in the summer of 1893. She stayed at the winter home of the Covell family on Farewell Street^[3] where the famous photo of her on the porch was taken. It is assumed that she also spent some time at 72 Washington Street.

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
^ "NRHP nomination for William King Covell III House" (PDF). Rhode Island Preservation. Retrieved 2014-11-05.
^ Lizzie Borden

External links

Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. RI-345, "Sanford-Covell House, 72 Washington Street, Newport, Newport County, RI", 9 photos, 11 data pages, 1 photo caption page
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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.

[NRHP-2] "NRHP nomination for William King Covell III House" (PDF). Rhode Island Preservation. Retrieved 2014-11-05.

[3] Lizzie Borden

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