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Nineteenth Century, Volume 43, Number 1, Spring 2023

NEWPORT'S BELMONT CHAPEL   by Pamela Kelley 

Preservation Diary

The Restoration of the Belmont Chapel, Newport

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The Belmont Chapel is located in the middle of a cemetery in Newport, Rhode Island. The chapel, built in 1887 by August Belmont (1813-1890), a New York financier ...

Newport This Week, June 15, 2023
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Belmont Stakes Day, June 10, 2023

The Belmont Chapel Foundation held its second annual fundraiser on June 10 at Island Cemetery ...

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Newport This Week, August 21,  2021
Belmont Chapel Getting New Lease on Life

Belmont Chapel, a hidden gem in the heart of Island Cemetery, is a 19th-century, Neo-Gothic remnant of the historic romance of Newport. It is being restored, one glorious piece of slate and glass at a time...

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Newport This Week, April, 28, 2022
Belmont Chapel Completes First Phase of Restoration

Phase two has already begun and will include re-plastering the interior walls, ornamental woodwork in the chancel, repairing missing sections of floor tiles, repairing window and door frames, installing tempered storm glass for windows, repairing stained glass windows...

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Capital Campaign Progress Report​

We have surely had an extremely successful Capital Campaign thanks to all of you, our generous supporters and donors. This report is a brief look at the financial success to date and at the restoration progress at the chapel. 

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