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The Redwood Library and Athenaeum is a private subscription library in Newport, Rhode Island. Founded in 1747, it's the oldest community library still occupying its original building in the United States.(External Link

) The original section of the building was constructed in 1750 by the architect Peter Harrison. Designed in the style of Italian Ranaissance Architect Andrea Palladio, it was the first classical public building built in America. The main facade, facing Bellevue avenue, is based upon plates in the Edward Hoppus' "Andrea Palladio's Architecture" published in 1735. The oldest section, today called the Harrison Room, still houses the majority of the original books that were purchased as a collection in London. Occupying British troops allegedly looted numerous books (many of which were later returned) prior to the Battle of Rhode Island during the American Revolution.(External Link

) In 1932, historian and architect Norman Isham restored the eighteenth century Harrison room to what he concluded was its original appearance. The Library's modern collection now includes more than 160,000 volumes as well as a museum collection of art and artifacts. Ezra Stiles, later president of Yale University, was one of the most prominent librarians at the Library.

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