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Vernon House

Home of the President of the Eastern Navy Board and the headquarters of the Comte de Rochambeau in 1780.

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46 Clarke St Newport, RI 02840
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This house is named after William Vernon, who was the President of the Eastern Navy Board through the Revolutionary War and was also the founder and second president of the Redwood Library. The Comte de Rochambeau used the house as a headquarters starting in July 1780. George Washington and the Marquis de Lafayette also visited Rochambeau while he stayed at the house.

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