240 Highland Dr., Jamestown, Rhode Island. County/parish: Newport.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places June 16, 1999. NRIS 99000675.
2 contributing buildings. 1 contributing site.
Horsehead/Marbella is an historic summer house at 240 Highland Drive in Jamestown, Rhode Island. Occupying a spectacular setting on a southerly-projecting peninsula, this Shingle style house and carriage house were designed by Charles L. Bevins and built for industrialist Joseph Wharton in the 1880s. It is also notable as an early example of the lower-key architectural styles associated with Jamestown's summer community, differentiating it from the more elaborate summer estates developed in nearby Newport.
The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. It continues to be owned by Wharton's descendants.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41375050