Grace W. Rives House
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Hambly Funeral Home (Grace W. Rives House)
1879, Peabody and Stearns. 1881, northwest wing, George Champlin Mason and Son. 30 Red Cross Ave.
For Newport, this is a unique remaining example of a Victorian Gothic house with polychrome trim in darker brick and lighter stone and a rare example of the extensive settings which once graced many more houses in the area. The stonework of the pointed-arched windows, the large octagonal tower pulled into one corner, and the carved molding give the overall boxiness an almost ecclesiastical or perhaps scholastic aura.
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