PRESERVE RI AND
LIPPITT HOUSE MUSEUM BLOG

Now that stone wall projects across Aquidneck Island are wrapped up, learn what's in store for the Stone Wall Initiative.

This demolition shocked residents of Tiverton. Learned how it happened and what can be done to try and prevent future demolitions.

Read about the impact 1772 Grants have had across Rhode Island.

What is the Lippitt House Museum Civics Program for English Language Learners and how did it get started?

Balancing the preservation of cultural heritage with modern climate action at Historic New England is a complex but essential task. This...

Alexander Graham Bell, one of Jeanie Lippitt's teachers, left a complicated legacy in Deaf history.

How much do you know about deafness? How are sign languages different from “flipping fingers”? How did “Deaf” become a cultural identity?

What did oralist education mean for the broader deaf population in RI in the 19th century? 

Jeanie Lippitt and her mother Mary Ann, along with Alexander Graham Bell, were important figures the 19th century deaf education.

A series about the history of equal rights for deaf education and the Lippitt family’s contributions to that history.

Lippitt House Museum's Civics Program for English Language Learners connects history with our responsibilities today.

Read this overview of PlaceEconomics's response to YIMBYSM.

Read how Newport is preparing for the realities of climate change.

The state historic tax credit is broken. Learn how this puts RI at a disadvantage.

The Read-Ott Mansion in Pawtucket was demolished. Learn what happened here.

Our revolving fund investment into Chase Farmhouse has been extended another 10 years! Learn more about what that means for the property...

Lippitt House was passed down through a line of women who acted as stewards of family tradition and conservators of the property.

Learn more about our work with Aquidneck Stone Wall program.

Learn more about buying historic homes from expert realtors!

Learn more about the intersection between preservation and affordable housing.