Newport, RI (PRWEB) May possibly 31, 2013
The Meeting Area, an installation by worldrenowned artist and architect Maya Lin, was devoted and opened to the public nowadays in Newports Queen Anne Square. The Doris Duke Monument Foundation (DDMF), an offshoot of the Newport Restoration Foundation (NRF), presented the installation and revitalized park to the City of Newport as a gift in honor of the memory of philanthropist Doris Duke. Duke championed Newports historic preservation and left an enduring legacy of historic architecture. The installation also honors the effect of historic preservation as a catalyst for community revitalization.

We are delighted to present this gift to the City of Newport., mentioned Pieter N. Roos, Executive Director of the NRF. When Doris Duke founded the Newport Restoration Foundation she set in motion a movement of restoration and preservation for which Newport is identified. By means of this project our trustees saw it as each crucial and required to continue with Miss Dukes vision and establish what our board President, Mrs. Robert Charles, has termed preservation for the future, Roos added.

The Meeting Area was made by Maya Lin, artist and designer of the Vietnam Memorial. Lin was selected for her ability in creating installations sensitive to the context of the internet site. Edwina von Gal, a leading national landscape architect, and Nick Benson, distinguished local stone carver from the John Stevens Shop, collaborated on the project.

The Meeting Room consists of three foundations, all representing historic makes use of of the home. Text from historic documents has been carved in the thresholds of every single. The prominent function in the installation is the water table, a signature of a Maya Lin design and style, carved with a historic quotation from the Rhode Island Charter of 1663. In addition to the elements of the installation, the revitalized Queen Anne Square has more than 3,000 square feet of new green space 24 further trees 11 benches and additional seating along Thames Street and on the foundation walls environmentally-friendly LED lighting and totally free WiFi.

On behalf of the City Council and the Newport community, I would like to thank the Doris Duke Monument Foundation for this generous gift to the City of Newport, mentioned Mayor Henry F. Winthrop. The thoughtful and respectful installation by Maya Lin, coupled with comprehensive park improvements, are most surely assets to our City. One of the many factors that makes Newport unique is how seamlessly our history is represented in the modern day day. Ms. Lins designs stays accurate to our culture.

The creation of Queen Anne Square represented one particular of Doris Dukes most important public operates in Newport. Undertaken between 1976 and 1978, the idea for Queen Anne Square was developed in collaboration with Trinity Church to generate a town green in what was a congested retail, commercial and warehouse district. Completed with funds from the NRF and Doris Duke, the upper region was deeded to Trinity Church while the lower portion was deeded to the city for public park use.

About Doris Duke Monument Foundation (DDMF): Formed as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, the Doris Duke Monument Foundation (DDMF), is an offshoot of the Newport Restoration Foundation (NRF), at present drawing from the NRFs board of trustees and its staff. It has raised funds for the project at Queen Anne Square by way of a mixture of private and foundation support for each building and future upkeep. Key gifts have come from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, Alletta Morris McBean Charitable Trust , Hamilton Household Foundation, Prince Charitable Trusts, Rose and Charles Dana, van Beuren Charitable Foundation, and the Newport Restoration Foundation. The DDMF will grow to be a self-supporting buddies organization which will oversee upkeep and administration for the park in the future. For a lot more data go to http://www.DDMF.org.

About NRF: Founded by Doris Duke in 1968, NRF was developed to rescue Newports dilapidated homes, numerous of which had been at risk of getting demolished. These days, NRF owns 82 historic structures of which 70 are lived in by individual tenant-stewards. For this continuing function, NRF was honored with a Stewardship Award from the National Trust for Historic Preservation in 2010. NRF operates 3 museum internet sites: Rough Point, the former property of Doris Duke Whitehorne Residence, displaying a collection of early American furniture and Prescott Farm in Middletown, featuring historic buildings on a preserved rural landscape. A non-profit institution, the foundation continues to be actively engaged in historic preservation, educational programming and scholarly research. http://www.NewportRestoration.org





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