Ocean House Hotel Roller Rink also known as Newport Roller Skating Rink Newport, RI. Source: Newport This Week 05 October 2017 by Ross Sinclair Cann, AIA
Ocean House Hotel Roller Rink Newport, RI ...better known as...
Newport Roller Skating Rink Newport, RI
Newport Roller Skating Rink Newport, RI
Ocean House Hotel Roller Rink Newport, RI which was really the Newport Roller Skating Rink was one of the earliest roller rink. It was a replacement rink for the location Newport Roller Skating Rink was at the famed Atlantic House Hotel that was shut down and demolished in 1877.
This one opened in 1879, two years after Newport Roller Skating Rink closed. It was sort of rebooted rink connecting to the original rink in the United States. Technically, this is a replacement location for the Newport Roller Skating Rink. There was an advertisement in 1882 that it was found by Skate Dance Diagrams. They closed the Atlantic House Hotel in 1877 so they needed a new location. Just similiar to a rink had to face a relocation and closer to me.. That is Black Mamba Skate Park. Black Mamba had to relocate because of the landlord of ShoppingTown Mall in DeWitt, NY had to force every tenant out as they were folded up and surrender the mall to Onondaga County to be seized for auction for non-payment of taxes. So Black Mamba found a new home quickly and they have a new location. It was on
After the relocation in 1879, they operated till something like 1896. I am not sure, there is no date of closure.
Here is more in-depth of the hotel itself. There are some cross reference with the original location --
The Ocean House, originally constructed in 1840. The building, rather than being on the ocean as its name suggests, was actually located on the corner of Bellevue and Bowery which is down the road from Atlantic House Hotel, now the site for the offices of Smith Barney, where they say, they make money the old fashioned way, they earn it. By the look of the name similar concept with Ocean House and Atlantic House, I believe they both were franchise and were right on the same road-- Bellevue.
It was 5 years later, the original hotel building was destroyed by fire and a new, larger building was constructed in its place. The rebuilt hotel was designed by noted architect Russell Warren in a Neo- Gothic style, which was rising in popularity and which suited the larger reconstruction. This gave opportunity for a series of steeply sloping Gables along two primary facades, giving it both height and grandeur.
This second hotel did well until 1898, when the rebuilt structure was also destroyed by fire, which was a great threat to buildings at the time before sprinklers and modern construction materials were required.
The Interior.
Original: N/A.
Rebuilt: According to an advertisement of the period, the hotel boasted “A fine view of the Ocean Harbor and surrounding country. The building is 112 feet on the front and 125 feet on the north, with porticos in front and rear, making 300 feet of continuous piazza. The public drawing room is 51- by-20 feet, the dining room 30 feet in length, and there are 13 private parlors with adjoining sleeping apartments and 125 lodging rooms which can accommodate 150 to 200 persons.”
The Exterior.
Original: It was originally a four-story structure built in a somewhat severe neo-Greek revival style, typical of much of the residential construction of the period. The building stood as a gateway to the southern part of Newport that was just beginning to blossom along the length of a newly developed Bellevue Avenue.
Rebuilt: Rebuilt in 1844 after the fire destroyed the 1840 location. New, larger building was constructed in its place. The second hotel was designed by noted architect Russell Warren in a neo - Gothic style, which was rising in popularity and which suited the larger reconstruction. This style allowed for a series of steeply sloping gables along two primary facades, giving it both height and grandeur.
Free-Span Wood Trusses Wood- Walled Hotel Neo-Gothic Gabled Building with Steep Neo-Gothic Gabled Roof.
Rebuilt #2: It was not the same. They closed the rink after the fire destroyed the rebuilt.
The Stats:
Rink Size: N/A. Floor: Maple hardwood. Floor Layout: Likely Straight..
Building Size: N/A. Built: (rebuilt hotel) . Renovations: N/A. Demolished: 1898 Fire.
Type of Building: Free-Span Wood Trusses Wood- Walled Hotel Neo-Gothic Gabled Building.
Roof: Steep Neo-Gothic Gabled.
Acres: N/A.
Architect: Russell Warren.
Operated: (Overall)-- 1879 to 1896.
Reason for Closure: Fire.
Wanted: Information regarding exact dates of open/closed, why closed, size of rink, rink materials. Also photos/articles. Anyone knows or have photos, please let me know by emailing at [email protected]. Thank you. You can also use this form.
Sources:
150 years of Roller Skating History - Mentioned both US's first roller rink and Ocean House Hotel, the 2nd rink.
Newport's Lost Hotels - Mentioned both hotels-the Ocean House Hotel and the Atlantic House Hotel.
Date of issue: 21 November 2021.
For office use only: 1.
© Copyrighted by Dead-Rinks. All Rights Reserved. Jn 3:3 and 16.
This one opened in 1879, two years after Newport Roller Skating Rink closed. It was sort of rebooted rink connecting to the original rink in the United States. Technically, this is a replacement location for the Newport Roller Skating Rink. There was an advertisement in 1882 that it was found by Skate Dance Diagrams. They closed the Atlantic House Hotel in 1877 so they needed a new location. Just similiar to a rink had to face a relocation and closer to me.. That is Black Mamba Skate Park. Black Mamba had to relocate because of the landlord of ShoppingTown Mall in DeWitt, NY had to force every tenant out as they were folded up and surrender the mall to Onondaga County to be seized for auction for non-payment of taxes. So Black Mamba found a new home quickly and they have a new location. It was on
After the relocation in 1879, they operated till something like 1896. I am not sure, there is no date of closure.
Here is more in-depth of the hotel itself. There are some cross reference with the original location --
The Ocean House, originally constructed in 1840. The building, rather than being on the ocean as its name suggests, was actually located on the corner of Bellevue and Bowery which is down the road from Atlantic House Hotel, now the site for the offices of Smith Barney, where they say, they make money the old fashioned way, they earn it. By the look of the name similar concept with Ocean House and Atlantic House, I believe they both were franchise and were right on the same road-- Bellevue.
It was 5 years later, the original hotel building was destroyed by fire and a new, larger building was constructed in its place. The rebuilt hotel was designed by noted architect Russell Warren in a Neo- Gothic style, which was rising in popularity and which suited the larger reconstruction. This gave opportunity for a series of steeply sloping Gables along two primary facades, giving it both height and grandeur.
This second hotel did well until 1898, when the rebuilt structure was also destroyed by fire, which was a great threat to buildings at the time before sprinklers and modern construction materials were required.
The Interior.
Original: N/A.
Rebuilt: According to an advertisement of the period, the hotel boasted “A fine view of the Ocean Harbor and surrounding country. The building is 112 feet on the front and 125 feet on the north, with porticos in front and rear, making 300 feet of continuous piazza. The public drawing room is 51- by-20 feet, the dining room 30 feet in length, and there are 13 private parlors with adjoining sleeping apartments and 125 lodging rooms which can accommodate 150 to 200 persons.”
The Exterior.
Original: It was originally a four-story structure built in a somewhat severe neo-Greek revival style, typical of much of the residential construction of the period. The building stood as a gateway to the southern part of Newport that was just beginning to blossom along the length of a newly developed Bellevue Avenue.
Rebuilt: Rebuilt in 1844 after the fire destroyed the 1840 location. New, larger building was constructed in its place. The second hotel was designed by noted architect Russell Warren in a neo - Gothic style, which was rising in popularity and which suited the larger reconstruction. This style allowed for a series of steeply sloping gables along two primary facades, giving it both height and grandeur.
Free-Span Wood Trusses Wood- Walled Hotel Neo-Gothic Gabled Building with Steep Neo-Gothic Gabled Roof.
Rebuilt #2: It was not the same. They closed the rink after the fire destroyed the rebuilt.
The Stats:
Rink Size: N/A. Floor: Maple hardwood. Floor Layout: Likely Straight..
Building Size: N/A. Built: (rebuilt hotel) . Renovations: N/A. Demolished: 1898 Fire.
Type of Building: Free-Span Wood Trusses Wood- Walled Hotel Neo-Gothic Gabled Building.
Roof: Steep Neo-Gothic Gabled.
Acres: N/A.
Architect: Russell Warren.
Operated: (Overall)-- 1879 to 1896.
Reason for Closure: Fire.
Wanted: Information regarding exact dates of open/closed, why closed, size of rink, rink materials. Also photos/articles. Anyone knows or have photos, please let me know by emailing at [email protected]. Thank you. You can also use this form.
Sources:
150 years of Roller Skating History - Mentioned both US's first roller rink and Ocean House Hotel, the 2nd rink.
Newport's Lost Hotels - Mentioned both hotels-the Ocean House Hotel and the Atlantic House Hotel.
Date of issue: 21 November 2021.
For office use only: 1.
© Copyrighted by Dead-Rinks. All Rights Reserved. Jn 3:3 and 16.