The Griswold House, completed in 1864, is considered by architectural historians to be a seminal design by the noted architect Richard Morris Hunt as the first example in the country of the mature Stick Style. Author and professor of architectural history Vincent Scully has called the Griswold House Hunt’s “most American” work. The house was constructed for China Trade and railroad magnate John N. A. Griswold, who settled in Newport in 1863 and was active in city improvements, real estate, and land development for nearly a half century. The building has been the home of the Art Association of Newport (known today as the Newport Art Museum and Art Association) since 1916 when it was purchased from the Griswold family. Tremont Preservation Services worked on a historic structures report for the house and secured National Historic Landmark designation for the property.