President's House (Naval War College)

The President's House (also known as Quarters AA) is the home of the President of the Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island. The house is a wooden, three-story building in Colonial Revival style located on a hill on Coaster's Harbor Island, overlooking Coaster's Harbor, Dewey Field, and Narragansett Bay.

President's House, Naval War College
LocationNewport, Rhode Island
Coordinates41°30′28″N 71°19′40″W
Built1896
ArchitectCreighton Withers
Architectural styleColonial revival
NRHP reference No.89001219
Added to NRHPSeptember 18, 1989

The house was built in 1896 by local Newport, Rhode Island, architect and builder Creighton Withers at the cost of $16,226. Built originally as "Quarters B" for the commandant of the Naval Training Station, Newport, the first president of the Naval War College to occupy it was Rear Admiral French Ensor Chadwick, in June 1903.

Every Naval War College president except for Charles Stillman Sperry (1903–1906) and William Ledyard Rodgers (1911–1913) has lived in the house since that time. Among the most famous residents of the house have been Admirals William Sims, Raymond A. Spruance, Stansfield Turner, and James Stockdale.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.

List of occupants

From April 28, 1917, to April 11, 1919, the academic activities of the Naval War College were discontinued due to United States participation in World War I. During this period, the reserve force of the Second Naval District used the college buildings and a series of three acting presidents maintained the administrative side of the college.

See also

References
  • John B. Hattendorf, et al., Sailors and Scholars: The Centennial History of the U.S. Naval War College. Newport: Naval War College Press, 1984
  1. After change of command in November 2008, Rear Admiral Shuford occupied the house until 13 January 2009, when renovations were scheduled to begin. The President’s House remained under renovation for the rest of 2009 and in the first half of 2010, during which period Rear Admiral James P. Wisecup and his family occupied Quarters A, the flag quarters next door.
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